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Topic: Punjab

Punjab Armed Forces DSP found dead in Jalandhar, police say ‘body bore external injury mark on head’

Police say Dalbir Singh's body was recovered from Basti Bawa Khel Canal on intervening night of 31 December & 1 January, they are 'in process of examining CCTV footage from nearby areas'.

After SGPC objection, Mann govt withdraws decision to sound mourning notes for younger ‘Sahibzadas’

Punjab CM Mann had announced decision to sound mourning notes on day when devotees pay homage to sacrifice of Guru Gobind Singh's younger sons, but SGPC said it would be against 'maryada'.

Knives out in Punjab Congress after Sidhu’s solo rally angers Bajwa

Navjot Sidhu’s solo rally in Bathinda has provoked a sharp reaction from Partap Singh Bajwa, who has accused Sidhu of creating a parallel forum of Congress in the state.

Kejriwal heads to 10-day silent meditation course in Hoshiarpur, likely to skip 2nd ED summons

AAP chief & Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, expected to reach Hoshiarpur's Dhamma Dhaja centre today, has been summoned for the second time by ED in the Delhi excise policy case on 21 December.

Centre ‘withholding’ funds for Punjab to halt development in state, claims Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi CM and AAP chief Kejriwal also accused the central govt of not providing trains to transport pilgrims under the state’s ‘Mukhya Mantri Tirath Yatra Yojana’.

Hindi cinema is ‘fixing’ its Punjab on screens. No more Yash Chopra’s mustard-tinted fantasy

Kohrra, CAT, Tabbar, Amar Singh Chamkila, Dunki, and Chamak—this latest wave of Punjabi content is taking an unflinching look at the lingering wounds of militancy, caste, drugs, and police brutality.

One of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena chief’s killers is a ‘soldier’, the other an accused in POCSO case

One of the shooters, Nitin ‘fauji’, is wanted in case in which he & 5 others were accused of opening fire at police personnel in Haryana's Mahendragarh last November.

Murder of Karni Sena faction chief: Rajasthan cops were alerted about ‘Bishnoi plan’ to attack Gogamedi

Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena chief's request for police cover was denied & Punjab cops had alerted about threat to his life from Bishnoi aide Sampat Nehra, it is learnt.

There’s a straight line from Modi govt misreading Punjab farmers’ protests to the Pannun saga

Situation calls for bringing focus back on Punjab. Working with credible political forces, even adversaries, would serve national interest better than fighting in New York courtrooms.

Pink bollworm, boll rot wreak havoc again. Haryana sees lowest yield of cotton in north region

Not just yield, but even fibre quality affected adversely, say farmers, industry and agriculture experts. State agriculture minister J.P. Dalal says govt will compensate farmers.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.