SGPC protests against Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Emergency’; police deployed in Amritsar. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) protested outside PVR Suraj Chanda Tara Cinema in Amritsar demanding a ban on Kangana Ranaut’s film Emergency, alleging that the film distorts Sikh history, particularly the events related to the 1984 period. Heavy police deployment was seen outside the … Read more
Six-Year-Old Electrocuted in Tarn Taran, Raising Concern Over Plastic Kite Strings. A tragic incident was witnessed in Tarn Taran as a six-year-old boy was electrocuted after touching a plastic kite-flying thread. The tragedy has once again brought to the fore the dangers posed by these threads, especially plastic ones that can conduct electricity when wet, … Read more
Punjab to face relentless election calendar as 2025 brings two more by-elections. After a long series of elections in 2024, Punjab is now getting ready for two more Assembly by-elections in 2025. The state, which was under the code of conduct for nearly five months last year, is now preparing for polls following the Aam … Read more
Maghi Mela in Muktsar: Political Color Returns as Launch of Pro-Khalistan Leader’s Party Draws Near.This includes Sri Muktsar Sahib in Punjab, the venue of annual Maghi Mela, held to commemorate the martyrdom of 40 Sikh soldiers who were brutally killed by the Mughal forces in 1705 while fighting against the latter in the Battle of … Read more
By-Election Speculation Rises After Ludhiana West MLA Gurpreet Gogi’s Death. The sudden death of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Gurpreet Gogi from Ludhiana West has thrown open the issue of an impending assembly by-election in Punjab. Gogi died under mysterious circumstances late Friday night, reportedly from a gunshot wound. Even before his final rites, political circles … Read more
Punjab Seeks ₹600 Crore Aid to Fight Drug Menace. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah for a ₹600-crore financial package to strengthen the war against drug trafficking and set up special courts under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Mann made the plea during a regional … Read more
Punjab MLA Gurpreet Gogi dies of Gunshot wound on head, Investigation underway. Punjab MLA Gurpreet Gogi, 58, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head at his residence in Ludhiana’s Ghumar Mandi late Friday night. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, with authorities investigating whether it was a case of accidental fire … Read more
SAD accepts Sukhbir Singh Badal’s resignation as Party President following Akal Takht directive. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) working committee on Friday formally accepted Sukhbir Singh Badal’s resignation as the party president, marking a significant development in the ongoing tensions between the party and the Akal Takht. The decision comes after Akal Takht Jathedar took … Read more
Punjab Rejects Central Government’s Agricultural Marketing Policy Draft. The Punjab government has officially rejected the Agricultural Marketing Policy draft issued by the central government, labeling it as an attempt to reintroduce contentious provisions from the repealed farm laws of 2021. In a letter to the central government, Punjab emphasized that agriculture is a state subject … Read more
Vigilance Bureau apprehends Assistant Town Planner, Architect for taking Rs 50000 bribe. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its drive against corruption in the state, has arrested Jaspal Singh, Assistant Town Planner (ATP), Municipal Corporation Patiala and Anish Khanna, an Architect from Patiala while taking a bribe of Rs. 50,000. Disclosing this here today an … Read more