Chandigarh, May 30 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) received a significant political boost after emerging as the dominant force in Punjab’s civic body elections, a result that could strengthen the ruling party’s position ahead of the state’s Assembly elections scheduled next year. According to official election data, AAP secured more than 48 percent of the […]
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Patiala, May 30 Patiala Police have solved the murder case of a young woman whose body was found inside a blue drum near the DCW Bridge on May 26. The victim, identified as Neha, a resident of the Sanauri Adda area, was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend following a dispute over marriage. Addressing a press […]
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Chandigarh, May 30 Residents across several parts of Punjab woke up to cooler and more pleasant weather on Saturday after rainfall brought relief from the intense heat that had gripped the region over the past several days. Showers were reported from Chandigarh, Mohali, Kharar, Pathankot, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Rupnagar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, leading to […]
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Samana, May 29 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerged as the dominant force in the Samana Municipal Council elections in Patiala district, securing victory in 13 out of 21 wards. According to the election results announced on Thursday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress won two wards each, while the Shiromani Akali Dal […]
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Chandigarh, May 29 Counting of votes for the Punjab civic body elections continued on Friday with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party maintaining a lead in several wards across the state. The counting process began at 8 am under tight security arrangements for elections held across 102 municipal bodies in Punjab. The polls covered eight municipal […]
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Chandigarh, May 29 The Punjab Police have busted an illegal arms smuggling module in a major operation led by the Jalandhar Police Commissionerate, arresting three accused and recovering a significant cache of weapons. Punjab DGP, Gaurav Yadav, on Friday informed that the operation led to the recovery of five pistols (.32 bore), nine magazines, and 22 […]
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Patiala, May 28 Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh on Wednesday flagged off a bus under the Punjab government’s Chief Minister Teerth Yatra Scheme from Patiala, enabling residents to undertake a free pilgrimage to Sri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar and other religious destinations. Addressing the gathering, Dr. Balbir Singh said that devotees from Gurbaksh Colony, Deep […]
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Chandigarh, May 28 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday took an apparent dig at Punjab Congress chief and Ludhiana MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, a day after the Congress leader arrived at a polling booth in Muktsar on a bullock cart during municipal elections in the state. In a cryptic post on social media […]
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Hoshiarpur, May 27 Two BJP candidates and three others have been booked in Garhshankar for allegedly distributing liquor to influence voters ahead of Municipal Council elections and attacking a man who objected to the activity, officials said on Wednesday.The incident reportedly took place on Tuesday, hours before polling for the Garhshankar Municipal Council elections. The […]
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Chandigarh, May 27 Punjab AAP president and Cabinet Minister Aman Arora on Wednesday accused Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu of misbehaving with police personnel and indulging in “gundagardi” during an incident in Dhuri linked to the Punjab civic polls. The controversy broke out after police detained BJP leader Onkar Singh for allegedly campaigning during the […]
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