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Topic: Punjab

AAP sarpanch shot dead at wedding in Tarn Taran, third such attack on ruling party functionary this year

Punjab Police suspends SHO and DSP hours after daylight shooting; Opposition Congress and Akali Dal hit out at AAP government over law & order ‘anarchy’.

In SC’s stop to cement unit plan near homes, farms in Punjab, a win for environment safety. What it said

Agriculturists & Vasant Valley Public School in Sangrur moved court 2 yrs ago, saying cement firm had bought 48 acres for ‘cement-related industrial unit’ in proximity to residences & lands.

Punjab’s war on drugs forgot women addicts. Only 1 govt clinic, endless stigma

‘Smackan’, ‘blackiya’, ‘dangerous’— Punjab’s female drug addicts fight a lonely battle. For many, a Kapurthala de-addiction centre is the only option.

Haryana CM Saini’s lead role in BJP’s Punjab playbook: Turban diplomacy to Operation Lotus whispers

Ahead of 2027 Punjab polls, Haryana CM Saini making frequent visits to Punjab, gurdwara appearances and outreach to non-Jat Sikh and OBC voters in an expanding role in BJP’s Punjab strategy.

Migrant workers shot at in Punjab: Moga suspects post attack video, threaten ‘outsiders’ & sarpanches

The video post, apparently recorded by one of three bike-borne assailants who shot at group of migrant labourers in Moga, names the attackers & claims link to Bambiha gang.

Tarn Taran: Murdered law student’s mother asks, ‘How could assailant carry gun into class?’

Footage of incident captured on CCTV shows prime accused Prince Raj standing in group of students including Sandeep Kaur inside classroom at Mai Bhago Law College in Usma village.

Illegal rehab centres unmasked as ‘hideouts for gangsters, associates’ in Ludhiana’s Khanna

Police-health department raids lead to rescue of 150 patients. Of them, 30 face criminal cases, including a proclaimed offender allegedly linked to a local gangster.

HC raps Punjab govt, orders forensic test of ‘zila parishad poll rigging’ audio clip at neutral lab

'If you (govt) have nothing to hide, you should be taking the lead in getting the audio clip examined from a neutral lab,' said Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Sheel Nagu.

In Punjab, a poetic slugfest as CM Mann appears to take swipe at dera chief’s meet with Majithia

Opposition trained its guns at CM for 'insulting' dera chief even as former minister Bikram Singh Majithia walked out of jail after being granted bail in disproportionate assets case. 

Friends-turned-critics & two lawyers: The ‘hit list’ that’s keeping Amritpal in jail

Amritpal, the Independent MP from Khadoor Sahib, was arrested by Punjab police in April 2023 under NSA. He is lodged at Assam’s Dibrugarh jail.

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Beijing’s losing patience with Pakistan. Attacks on Chinese nationals raising CPEC stakes

A rare, stern voice in China warned Pakistan that while China-Pakistan relations run deep, they are not one-sided or endlessly tolerant.

With 50% of India’s crude imports passing through Strait of Hormuz, concerns mount over US-Iran standoff

The crude flows in the Strait of Hormuz largely originate from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar and move to China, India, Japan and South Korea.

India asks Dassault to submit bid for 114 Rafale fighter jets by April-end

Analysis of IAF proposal shows that the true Make in India component is much lesser than expected, therefore negotiations will focus on increasing that component.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.