As the news spread in the area, a large number of people from nearby areas and activists of Hindu outfits, including the Bajrang Dal, gathered on the spot.
Following the incident, right-wing organisations blocked the Jalandhar-Pathankot National Highway and warned of further protests, the police said.
Overall in Punjab, women voted more compared to men only on 32.4% seats. In 2017 Assembly polls, there were 48.7% seats where more women had voted compared to men.
Getting admission in language courses does not require clearing the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam, a major bugbear for quite a few Punjabis seeking settlement abroad.
Police sources confirmed that a victim came forward on Thursday and recorded her statement after which her medical examination was conducted at a government hospital. All efforts are being made to protect her identity, they added.
A senior officer in Jalandhar DC office informed that till Tuesday night they had submitted details of 19 stranded students after visiting their residences and details of another 30 students were to be submitted by Wednesday late night.
Harmandeep Kaur had gone to Canada on study visa six years back and after recently completing her studies, had also got a permanent residency
The rates have increased from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,200 per quintal for seed potato last week to Rs 1,700-1,800 to Rs 2,000 per quintal currently.
India continues to import nearly 2.5 million tonnes sunflower oil which included around 70% from from Ukraine, 20% from Russia and remaining from other countries including Argentina.
The data was compiled after the families of these stranded students contacted district administrative authorities across the state on the helpline numbers provided by the each district.
5k Indian students are camping at the underground metro station
The accused had been running the school for past over two decades and had been on the run after his obscene pictures went viral on social media platforms, police said.
Badal, who appeared before the court on Thursday, was granted bail after he furnished a personal bail bond to the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM), Hoshiarpur, Rupinder Singh.
In 2009, a criminal complaint was filed against SAD for allegedly using a dual constitution, one for the political purpose that was submitted to the Election Commission of India, and other for religious purposes, the contents of which are contrary to each other.
Assigned to help the polling staff at the booth, Mangat, who hails from Bisla village and works as a peon with Government Senior Secondary School in village Gobindpur, kept the news to himself.
Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said that AAP national Convenor Arvind Kejriwal wants to become the Prime Minister of ‘Khalistan’ and the people of the state will never accept it.
On Guru Ravidas Jayanti on Wednesday, Kejriwal and party's CM candidate Bhagwant Mann paid obeisance at the famous Shri Ravidas Temple in Jalandhar and prayed for peace and prosperity of Punjab.
The Union Minister said that the Congress Party was responsible for the polarisation in the country while the BJP believed in mutual brotherhood, peace, and harmony.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) now has a visible presence in the constituencies where traditional parties including the Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, Shiromani Akali Dal, and even the Bharatiya Janata Party have their committed Dalit vote share.
“When in 2014 the Narendra Modi government was formed at the Centre, justice was finally delivered. Those whose hands were soaked in blood were put in Tihar jail,” Nadda said.
The ED action began last month on January 18 after it conducted raids against Honey and others at 10 locations and seized about Rs 7.9 crore cash from his premises and another about Rs 2 crore cash from a linked person identified as Sandeep Kumar.
The Enforcement Directorate produced Honey in the Special PMLA Court of Judge Rupinderjit Chahal seeking extension of his remand by seven days, which was denied.
Sanyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) coordination member Dr Darshan Pal said, "Farmers are being called to police station and are being asked to get bail in the FIR lodged on January 6 or they will be arrested. None has applied for bail till now. In other words, they are being harassed."
The special fast track Prevention of Children against Sexual Offences (POSCO) court of Additional District Sessions Judge, Rajwinder Kaur, pronounced the death sentence on Thursday to convict Mukesh Kumar.
Gajendra Singh Sekhawat has called for the release of prisoners, including 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict, Devinder Pal Bhullar, who had completed their sentences but were still languishing in various jails.








