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09 Jan

Punjab Govt Transfers Ferozepur SSP Over PM Modi’s Security Lapse Issue

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The Punjab government on Saturday transferred seven IPS officers including Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur. IPS officer Harmandeep Singh Hans, SSP Ferozepur, has been posted as Commandant 3rd IRB, Ludhiana. Narinder Bhargav will be the new SSP Ferozepur. Hans was Ferozepur SSP during the Wednesday “security lapse” in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy was stranded on a flyover. The decision to transfer him was taken even as separate probes by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and State are yet to be completed. SSP Bhatinda, Ajay Maluja was asked for an explanation by the MHA. He had stated that…

06 Jan

125 passengers onboard chartered flight from Italy test Covid positive upon arrival in Amritsar

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As many as 125 passengers that have arrived in Amritsar on a chartered Italy-Amritsar flight have tested positive for Covid-19, said airport authorities on Thursday. There were 179 passengers on the Italy-Amritsar flight, said VK Seth, Airport Director. Since Italy is one of the “at risk” countries according to the Union Health Ministry, all eligible passengers — 160 in this case — were tested for COVID-19 and 125 of them were found to be positive, they mentioned. Out of total 179 passengers, 19 were children or infant so they were exempt from on-arrival RT-PCR testing, they said. The charter flight…

05 Jan

‘Returned alive till Bathinda airport, thank you to your CM’, PM Modi told Punjab officials

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In a massive security breach, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was forced to cancel his visit to Ferozepur in Punjab after his convoy was stuck on a flyover for 15-20 minutes after being blocked by some protesters. The visibly furious PM reportedly expressed his anger after returning to Bhatinda airport on his way back to Delhi. Sources have told ANI that after PM Modi reached the Bhatinda Airport post the shocking disruption of his movement in Punjab's Ferozepur, he told the airport officials in a sarcastic response-- "Apne CM ko thanks kehna, ki mein Bhatinda airport tak zinda laut…

24 Dec

Explosion in Ludhiana court leaves one dead, six injured

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A man was killed and five others injured in a blast at the district courts complex here on Thursday. Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said no one shall be allowed to disturb the hard earned peace of Punjab. He has announced free treatment for all five persons injured in a blast that took place in gents toilet on second floor of District Courts Complex. The blast reportedly took place at 12:22 pm inside a bathroom on the second floor of the building. The explosion damaged the walls of the bathroom and ripped through a section of the building, besides…

19 Dec

Case filed in sacrilege bid at Golden Temple, CM Channi orders probe

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The police in Punjab's Amritsar have registered a case in connection with the attempted sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple. The incident, that took place on Saturday, saw a youth lynched by angry devotees after he tried to barge into the reserved area where the Guru Granth Sahib is kept. The police said they have registered a case against an unidentified person. Meanwhile, the autopsy of the deceased youth will be conducted on Sunday, the police added. The incident took the state by storm as politicians cutting across party lines condemned the sacrilege bid at the holy place. Chief Minister…

05 Nov

Tiffin bomb recovered in Punjab’s Ferozepu, 3 held captive

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Punjab Police arrested three people as captive in connection with the recovery of tiffin bomb in Ferozepur on Thursday. On Diwali eve, Police recovered a tiffin bomb which was kept concealed in the agriculture field at village Ali Ke in Ferozepur district. Punjab Police arrested the accused and his two associates who provided shelter and logistical support. The investigation is underway. Further details are awaited in this regard.

06 Oct

Chhattisgarh, Punjab to give ₹50 lakh each to families of farmers, journalist killed in Lakhimpur

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The governments of Punjab and Chhattisgarh will give ₹50 lakh each to families of farmers, journalist killed in Lakhimpur Kheri violence, news agency PTI reported on Wednesday. As many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri clash that happened after a vehicle ran over farmers who were gathered there to protest against the three farm laws. Four farmers were among eight killed in Lakhimpur. The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday announced an ex-gratia of ₹45 lakh and a government job for the kin of four farmers who died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. Another Congress leader and chief minister…

20 Sep

Newly sworn-in Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi urges Centre to withdraw farm laws

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In his first address as the Punjab Chief Minister, Charanjit Singh Channi urged the Centre to withdraw the three farm laws. “We have to strengthen Punjab. It is the state of farmers. I appeal to the Centre to withdraw the farm laws. I will sever my head but I won’t let any harm come to the farmers,” he said. Farmers in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have been protesting against three contentious farm laws. Several rounds of meetings between the Centre and farmer leaders have ended in deadlock. Channi, the first Dalit chief minister of the state, said he will…

04 Jul

Water Cannons Used On AAP Workers Protesting At Amarinder Singh’s House

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Hundreds of Aam Aadmi Party workers led by their Punjab unit chief faced water cannons outside the house of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh while protesting against the electricity crisis in the state during peak summer. A few AAP leaders have been detained by the police.Punjab AAP chief Bhagwant Mann and his party worker gathered in force outside Amarinder Singh's house in Mohali this afternoon and started shouting slogans. Later, they started marching towards the Chief Minister's residence. This drew the police to use water cannons on the protesters. The Punjab government has been facing criticism over severe power shortage…

24 May

Moderna turns down Punjab government’s request, says it does not supply to states

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Punjab’s efforts to procure Covid-19 vaccines from global manufacturers suffered a setback on Sunday after Moderna turned down the government’s request, saying it does not supply directly to states. Punjab government’s Nodal Officer for Vaccination Vikas Garg said, “They have written to us that as a part of their policy, they do not deal directly with states or private parties. They only deal with the Government of India.” Garg had written to the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based pharma and biotech company two days ago, seeking supplies of its mRNA vaccine for the state. Several other states and the Mumbai civic body have also floated global…