"The officers are right now dealing with the ground situation. They will have to sit down and file affidavit for this. We don't want to do that," the High Court has been quoted as saying.
Actor Akshay Kumar donates Rs 5 crore for Punjab flood relief, supporting displaced families and ongoing rehabilitation efforts as the state battles one of the worst floods in its history.
Rescue and relief operations are underway on a war footing as help poured in from several quarters for over 3.55 lakh people in 1,655 villages, desperately looking for succour
Punjab received 253.7 mm of rain in August, which was not only 74% in excess of normal but also the highest the state has seen in the last 25 years. Experts warned the disaster could impact the country's public distribution system, apart from short-term paddy price inflation.
Shehnaaz Gill, often called "Punjab ki Beti," has partnered with Gurudwara Shri Guru Singh Sabha in Andheri West, Mumbai, to provide urgent relief supplies to families affected by the recent floods in her home state of Punjab.
The updated nowcast suggests moderate to intense spells of rain in these regions over the next three hours, posing risks of flash floods, landslides, and waterlogging.
.In a social media post on X, the Director General of Punjab Police, Gaurav Yadav wrote, "In a major breakthrough, @sasnagarpolice busts a terror module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and apprehends 3 persons from J&K in abduction & murder of a cab driver and recovers a weapon & vehicle."
Pathankot reported the highest number of deaths at six, followed by Ludhiana with four.
The incident took place when the AAP MLA was being taken to a police station in Punjab after arrest on charges of rape.
Some of the opposition party leaders wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a special relief package for the border state.
While inspecting the flood situation in the state, the livestreamed video showed the ministers talking about luxury cruises.
'We were alarmed by how easily these drinks were available and how they were being misused,' sarpanch Jangir Singh said.
Although the government had been vehemently defending the policy, the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a few days ago, ordered an interim stay on its implementation for four weeks.
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The bill deals with an emotive issue in Punjab, as there has been a demand from various quarters for stringent punishment for acts of sacrilege against religious texts after the incidents of desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib in 2015 in Faridkot.
According to the police, Verma was attacked shortly after he arrived at his showroom located in Abohar’s main market.
The local cricketer, identified as Harjeet Singh, had reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead on the spot.
Majithia's wife and Akali MLA Ganieve Kaur Majithia claimed that 30-member team of the Bureau entered her house.
Punjab minister Ravjot Singh claimed that the pictures were edited with some AI tool, as he described the act as a "new low in Punjab politics," to tarnish women and the Scheduled Caste (SC) community.
Agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian said Bathinda, Sangrur, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts will spearhead the pilot project, targeting 12,000 hectares for paddy-to-maize diversification.
Operation Shield aims to assess and strengthen India’s preparedness against possible external threats.
The cause of the blast is currently under investigation, the DSP stated.
The government announced that Operation Shield — a civil defence exercise or a mock drill — would take place in all districts of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and Chandigarh — the states and Union territories bordering Pakistan.
The Punjab government had withdrawn Raman Arora’s security cover of 14 police personnel on May 12 after which action was evident against the MLA.
Lights had been switched off in some areas around Suranassi as a precautionary measure after reports of drone sightings.