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Undertrial in Amritsar drugs case dies in judicial custody
Chandigarh, July 21 : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death of the main accused in the recent Amritsar drugs case in judicial custody. Full Story


Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu vacates his ministerial bungalow
New Delhi , July 21 : A day after his resignation from the post of Cabinet minister was formally accepted by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Congress legislator Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said to have vacated the ministerial bungalow. Full Story


Devotees throng BSF outpost to view Kartarpur Gurudwara
Amritsar, July 21 : An outpost of the Border Security Force (BSF) on the Pakistan frontier here is thronged by scores of devotees daily. Full Story


Workers race against time to complete Kartarpur Sahib corridor
Amritsar, July 21 : Racing against time, workers are doing three shifts a day to complete the Indian part of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor that will enable pilgrims from here to visit the revered Sikh shrine in Pakistan. Full Story


Amritsar: STF arrests inter-state smuggler, seizes 10 kg opium
Amritsar , July 20 : Special Task Force (STF) of Punjab police on Sunday arrested an inter-state smuggler and seized 10 kg opium from his possession. Full Story


Sheila was known for warm nature: Parkash Singh Badal
Chandigarh, July 20 : Former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday expressed condolences at the demise of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Full Story


Sheila's death end of a political era: Amarinder
Chandigarh, July 20 : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday mourned the demise of senior Congress leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, terming it the passing away of a political era. Full Story


Navjot Singh Sidhu no longer a Punjab Minister; CM, Governor both accept resignation
Chandigarh , July 20 : Congress legislator Navjot Singh Sidhu is formally out of Punjab Cabinet with both Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Governor VPS Badnore accepting his one-line resignation. Full Story


Punjab poll panel puts Nirbhaya rape convict's photo in awareness campaign
Chandigarh, July 20 : In a shocking goof-up, the Punjab Election Commission has put the face of a Nirbhya rape convict on its posters and banners as part of its election awareness drive in Hoshiarpur district. Full Story


Political activists in Punjab ask Khalistani extremists to stop fuelling separatism
Ludhiana , July 20 : Political activists from Punjab have asked pro-Khalistani extremists settled abroad to stop fuelling separatism in the state. Full Story


Anyone not happy with Harpreet Sidhu's re-appointment as STF chief can seek deputation with Centre: Capt Amarinder
Chandigarh , July 20 : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday said that anyone unhappy with senior IPS officer Harpreet Sidhu's re-posting as Special Task Force (STF) chief is welcome to leave the state and seek deputation with the Central government. Full Story


Sidhu's resignation accepted; Punjab CM holds Power portfolio
Chandigarh, July 20 : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday accepted state Power Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation. Full Story


Punjab CM protests against Priyanka's detention
Chandigarh, July 20 : Senior Congress leader and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday protested against the undemocratic and unconstitutional detention of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra by the Uttar Pradesh administration. Full Story


Dumped baby girl saved by stray dogs
Chandigarh, July 20 : In a shocking incident in Haryana -- infamous for its skewed sex ratio -- a newly born girl, wrapped in plastic, was dumped by a woman in a drain near Kaithal town, police said. Full Story


Punjab: CM Amarinder Singh accepts Navjot Sidhu's resignation
Chandigarh , July 20 : Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh has accepted the resignation of Navjot Singh Sidhu as minister from Punjab cabinet. Full Story


Punjab Chief Minister accepts Sidhu's resignation
Chandigarh, July 20 : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday accepted his Cabinet minister Navjot Sidhu's resignation. Full Story


Holy cows different from commercial cows, govt should define it: Punjab Minister Bajwa
Amritsar , July 20 : Punjab Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa has said that holy cows are different from the commercial cows and central government should define it and devise its policies accordingly. Full Story


Flood-like situation hits Sangrur villages
Sangrur, July 19 : Flood-like situations are prevailing in at least 12 villages in Punjab's Sangrur district after an embankment of the swollen Ghaggar river collapsed, damaging the newly planted paddy crop in over 4,000 acres of land, officials said on Friday. Full Story


Crucial files from Sidhu's previous department go missing
Chandigarh, July 19 : In a major goof-up, crucial government files, including one pertaining to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in a case of Rs 1,144-crore Ludhiana City Centre scam, have gone missing from the previous department of Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu. Full Story


Punjab extends quota in pvt medical colleges to sportsmen
Chandigarh, July 18 : The Punjab government has decided to extend reservation to sportspersons and children and grandchildren of the Sikh riot victims in the admission to undergraduate courses in private medical colleges. Full Story


550th Guru Nanak Prakash Purab: SGPC president urges Punjab CM to appoint representatives for preparations
Amritsar , July 18 : Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Gobind Singh Longowal on Thursday urged Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to appoint two representatives of the state government in order to jointly celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev here. Full Story


Punjab prison cell where Nehru was lodged caves in
Faridkot, July 18 : A portion of the prison cell where Jahawarlal Nehru and other freedom fighters were lodged for a day in 1923 during the Jaitu Morcha in Punjab's Faridkot district has caved in owing to heavy rains, the police said on Thursday. Full Story


Kathua rape-murder case to be heard on priority: Punjab High Court
Chandigarh, July 18 : Recognising the gravity of the crime, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday heard on priority petitions of the victim's family and the six convicts in the brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir. Full Story


Punjab CM pays tributes to Nelson Mandela
Chandigarh, July 18 : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday paid tributes to South Africa's first black President and freedom advocate Nelson Mandela on his birth anniversary. Full Story


Punjab government promotes 3 IPS officers to DGP rank
Chandigarh , July 17 : Punjab government on Wednesday promoted three Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to the rank of Director General of Police (DGP) with immediate effect. Full Story


Punjab CM for taking sacrilege cases to logical conclusion
Chandigarh, July 17 : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said his government would take to its logical conclusion the CBI's failure to further investigate the Bargari sacrilege cases against three followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda. Full Story


ICJ verdict on Kukbhushan Jadhav a big win for India: Dalbir Kaur
Jalandhar , July 17 : The verdict of International Court of Justice (ICJ) further staying the sentencing of Kulbhushan Jadhav is a big win for India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government at the Centre, said Dalbir Kaur on Wednesday, sister of Sarabjit Singh, who was killed in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail. Full Story


ICJ's verdict will be in India's favour, doubtful if Pak will obey: Dalbir Kaur
Jalandhar , July 17 : I fully believe that the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav's case will be in India's favour, said Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarabjit Singh. Full Story


Bathinda: Several cows feared trapped after roof of shelter collapses
Bathinda , July 16 : Several cows are feared trapped after the roof of a cow shelter in Bhagta Bhai Ka area collapsed on Tuesday morning. Full Story


Concerned over delay in releasing SC/ST scholarships by Punjab, Chug seeks Gehlot's intervention
New Delhi , July 16 : BJP national secretary Tarun Chugh has written to Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot, alleging the Congress government in Punjab is not disbursing the funds to SC and ST students under the scholarship scheme. Full Story