100% online broadcast of Punjab polling stations: official

Polling for 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab will be held on June 1. Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C said on Tuesday that 100% live webcasting will be achieved at all polling stations in the state during the Lok Sabha polls to be held on June 1. The Chief Electoral Officer also said that … Read more

Pakistani woman sentenced to life in prison for burning pages of Quran

A 40-year-old woman was found guilty of burning Islam’s holy book and sentenced to life in prison, a court official in Pakistan’s Punjab province said on Friday. Asia Bibi, a Muslim resident of Lahore’s densely populated Bedian Road area, was accused by a local man of burning a Quran outside her home in 2021 , … Read more

Brother of Pakistan’s former intelligence chief arrested on corruption charges

The brother of former ISI chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid has been arrested on suspicion of corruption in Pakistan’s Punjab province, anti-corruption authorities said on Monday, as the new government appears to be retaliating against those who targeted the Sharif family under Imran Khan’s regime . A spokesperson of the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACE) said: “Tax … Read more

SKM goes to Punjab PPP leader’s Gherao residence, press center to take on farmers’ demands

Published by: Pragati Pal Last updated: February 18, 2024 23:14 UTC A leader of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM0) said the outfit will conduct surveillance at the residences of BJP leaders in Punjab for three days from Tuesday to force the Center to accept farmers’ demands, including minimum levy on crops Legal guarantee to back … Read more

Kia India delivers 71 specially customized Carens to Punjab Police

Last updated: February 16, 2024 08:50 US Standard Time Punjab Police has received 71 uniquely customized Carens MPVs kia India. Displayed as a purpose-built vehicle (PBV) at the recently concluded Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 in Delhi, Kia Carens will serve as an emergency response vehicle (ERV) to provide timely assistance to citizens. Kia has … Read more

Farmers’ protest day 4 live: Grameen Bharat Bandh today; Article 144 implemented in Noida

planner: Sanstuti Nas Last updated: February 16, 2024 07:56 US Standard Time Members of various organizations held a ‘rail roko’ protest in Patiala on Thursday in support of the farmers agitating at the Shambhu border in Punjab and Haryana, blocking the railway tracks at Rajpura (Image: PTI) Farmer Protest News Updates: Explore the latest developments … Read more

Farmers, unions call for ‘Gramin Bharat Bandh’ on February 16 | All you must know

Last updated: February 14, 2024 10:11 U.S. Standard Time Amid the ongoing farmers’ protest at Delhi borders, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), along with central trade unions, has called for a Gramin Bharat Bandh (nationwide strike) on February 16 to raise their demands to the central government. SKM has called on all like-minded farmer organizations … Read more

Airport road extension to New Chandigarh resumed, GMADA sets deadline of May 2024

Last updated: February 13, 2024 18:00 US Standard Time Commuters from Mohali and Kalar in Punjab will no longer have to pass through Chandigarh A 9-km-long bypass road to New Chandigarh, part of the Airport Road (PR7) extension project, is expected to be completed by May 2024. This section starts from Kharar Sunny Enclave 120/125 … Read more

Union ministers hold talks with farm leaders; farmers insist on legal cover for MSP

Published by: Pragati Pal Last updated: February 13, 2024 00:01 US Standard Time As a group of Union ministers held talks with farmer leaders here on Monday evening to dissuade them from participating in the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, it was learned that the Center has agreed to withdraw cases against farmers registered during the 2020-21 … Read more

‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation: Why are Punjab’s farmers marching towards the capital? What are their needs? | Explanation

Ahead of the “Delhi Chalo” march on February 13, authorities sealed border areas and deployed more than 5,000 security personnel to bolster the capital’s defences. In addition to concrete roadblocks, road spikes, razor wire and thousands of police officers have been deployed at the interstate border. Meanwhile, Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Nityanand Rai and Arjun … Read more