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Members of BKU Ugrahan in Sangrur before leaving for Lakhimpur Kheri. (Express)

Farmers from Punjab travel to Kheri for three-day protestSubscriber Only

August 18, 2022 11:29 IST

Several groups left for Lakhimpur Kheri from railway stations of Barnala and Mansa among others. Members of BKU Dakaunda, Krantikari Kisan Union , Kirti Kisan Union, BKU Kadian etc were part of these groups.

Sub-inspector Bhinder Singh, SHO Samrala police station said that it is seemed to be a case of murder. (Representative image)

Samrala: Body recovered from treatment plant

August 18, 2022 09:17 IST

Mother of the victim told police that someone from the village had accused her son of misbehaving with his daughter a few days ago. “He had also threatened to kill my son,” she said.

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Ludhiana: Six-year old dies after kite string slits his throat

August 18, 2022 04:49 IST

Dhruv Giri, father of the victim, said that on Monday, “My wife was sitting on the pillion seat and our son Daksh was standing on the foot mat of the scooter. When we reached Gill Canal Bridge a plastic kite string entangled around his neck and slit his throat”. Dhruv stated that he rushed Daksh to the hospital with the help of locals, where he succumbed to the injuries.

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‘Punjab’s agrarian distress result of high labour income, slow growth’Subscriber Only

August 18, 2022 04:46 IST

Chand pointed out that Punjab is the only state where the share of income from agriculture for cultivators and labour is higher than the share of its labour force in the non-agriculture sector.

The Udham Singh Museum in Sunam. (Express)

A museum in Udham Singh’s name, yet his ashes sit in a college librarySubscriber Only

August 18, 2022 04:13 IST

One of the urns had been brought from Udham Singh college to the museum on July 31 (martyrdom day) for a function attended by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. But the next day, the urn was back in the library.

File photo of Dal Khalsa spokesperson Kanwarpal Singh (right).

Dal Khalsa, SAD (A) march with Khalsa flags, demand Punjab’s ‘sovereignty’

August 17, 2022 11:49 IST

Dal Khalsa leaders claimed that their campaign of hoisting Sikh flags in Punjab “punctured Narendra Modi’s Har Ghar Tiranga drive”.

Ludhiana: Man kills 8-year-old son, attempts suicide

August 17, 2022 09:54 IST

Police said that Jagdish Singh (34) killed his son Gursharan Singh and then tried to die by suicide. Jagdish’s father Ganesh Singh stopped him in time.

An assistant sub-inspector died at Moga Police Lines after his service weapon allegedly went off and a bullet hit his neck. (Representational image via Unsplash)

Moga cop dies after weapon goes off while cleaning

August 17, 2022 09:41 IST

The deceased has been identified as ASI Sodhi Singh, who was posted in the tear gas wing of Moga police in ITI campus.

Hindu and Muslim representatives also attended prayers at Golden Temple. (Representational image: Express photo by Rana Simranjit Singh)

Hindus, Muslims take part in prayers in memory of lives lost during PartitionSubscriber Only

August 17, 2022 09:00 IST

Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh said that the governments of India and Pakistan should pass condolence resolutions in their Parliaments for the of people who lost lives during Partition.

A class 12 student was allegedly molested and pushed down the stairs by three youths at the stadium in Moga on August 12 night.

Punjab: Class 12 student ‘molested, pushed down stair’ in Moga

August 18, 2022 21:29 IST

According to the girl's father, she had gone to an indoor stadium to play basketball after attending her tuition classes.

A spokesperson of the state VB said after verification of allegations levelled in a complaint, an FIR was registered against Telu Ram, Jagroop Singh and Sandeep Bhatia, proprietors of above mentioned private firm besides government officials.

Punjab VB registers case over irregularities in tenders for foodgrain transportation

August 17, 2022 08:49 IST

The accused proprietor, Telu Ram of Udhanwal village, has been arrested.

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25 more Aam Aadmi Clinics dedicated to people, total now 100: Mann

August 17, 2022 08:40 IST

"As per our commitment with people to set up a network of such clinics to provide quality healthcare services free of cost, we have dedicated 25 more clinics today in addition to 75 dedicated on August 15," said Mann.

Speaking at a state-level function at the Guru Nanak Stadium here on the occasion of Independence Day on Monday, Mann said that no one knows tricolour better than Punjabis, who made maximum sacrifice in the country's freedom struggle. (Twitter: Bhagwant Mann)

Mann blames brain drain on unemployment: ‘houses lying locked in villages…not purna azadi’

August 17, 2022 08:33 IST

The CM, earlier in April, had said his government is committed to stop 'brain drain' by creating new opportunities in the state so that youngsters don't have to go abroad.

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Ludhiana: I-Day bonanza for 3,600 sanitation workers as CM Mann hands over regularisation letters

August 15, 2022 18:08 IST

Bhagwant Mann says the AAP government has fulfilled its promise of regularising the services of all sanitation employees engaged by civic bodies.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann at an AAP clinic.

I-Day: Punjab CM promises to open more medical colleges, schools to prevent immigration of state’s youths

August 15, 2022 19:13 IST

AAP government opened 75 Aam Aadmi Clinics in Punjab set up on the lines of Delhi's ‘Mohalla Clinics’ to provide basic health care facilities to the common man free of cost.

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Bains: Govt schoolteachers to be sent abroad for training

August 15, 2022 04:01 IST

Bains said his government had already in the process of finalising the formalities to send principals and teachers to Canada, UK and Singapore where they will be trained by top educators thus helping to improve the standard of education in government schools of Punjab.

100 feet high-mast national flag hoistedalong with the statues of martyrs at Jagraon Bridge chowk in Ludhiana on Sunday. Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh

Ludhiana DC hoists 100-ft Tricolour at Jagraon bridge

August 15, 2022 03:59 IST

Accompanied by Commissioner of Police Dr Kaustubh Sharma and Additional MC Commissioner Aditya Dachalwal, Malik hoisted the tricolor by using a remote control on the bridge.

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India, Pak at 75: With love and hurt, letters from both sides of the border narrate lingering Partition painSubscriber Only

August 15, 2022 11:35 IST

75 years after India and Pakistan became two separate countries, The Indian Express revisits the tragedy of Partition, and takes a look at letters written by migrants from both sides of the border, now compiled in a book --- "Chitthi Sarhad Paar Se" -- released both in India and Pakistan

Amarinder Singh Raja Warring. (Photo: Facebook/Amarinder Singh Raja Warring)

Warring comes down heavily on Jakhar for betraying party

August 15, 2022 06:40 IST

Warring also challenged Jakhar’s nephew, Sandeep Jakhar to resign from the party and get fresh mandate from the people if he was so confident about their support in Abohar.

Amarinder Singh Raja Warring. (Photo: Facebook/Amarinder Singh Raja Warring)

Warring raps Jakhar for betraying party, challenges his nephew to resign as MLA

August 14, 2022 23:23 IST

Addressing a public meeting on the last leg of the six-day long Tiranga Yatra at Abohar in Fazilka district on Sunday, Warring also challenged Jakhar’s nephew, Sandeep Jakhar to resign from the party and get fresh mandate from the people if he was so confident about their support in Abohar.

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Afghan Gurdwara terror attack: Kabul Gurdwara president reaches Delhi with family

August 14, 2022 16:59 IST

The fresh exodus was triggered by the June 18 terror attack on Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita Guru Gobind Singh Karte Parwan in Kabul that claimed 2 lives.

Indo-German business forum organised Tiranga'parade in Hamburg to celebrate 75 years of India's independence. (Express photo)

NRIs hold Tiranga Parade in Germany’s HamburgSubscriber Only

August 14, 2022 16:50 IST

Raj Sharma, a Hamburg-based businessman who hails from Punjab, said: “The best part about this parade was that, this time, people from all states of India, living in different cities of Germany gathered here to be a part of it…”

Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu. (File)

Unidentified men attack MP Bittu’s PA, case registered

August 14, 2022 10:39 IST

In his complaint, Dhindsa told police that around 9 pm on Friday when he was at Ayali Chowk, a group of unidentified people carrying axes and other sharp weapons attacked him.

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Punjab: Alghoza exponent Chuhar Khan dies of snake-bite at his villageSubscriber Only

August 14, 2022 09:22 IST

Although Chuhar Khan had stopped giving public performances since 2020 due to Covid lockdown, his popularity as a virtuoso and his magic at playing the musical wand never waned

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4, including peon, arrested for Ludhiana bank robbery

August 14, 2022 09:21 IST

Police also recovered Rs 2.39 lakh, .12 bore double barrel rifle, .32 bore pistol, 14 bullets, seven shells, a motorcycle, five masks and a plastic rope from them. Their two aides who are yet to be arrested are residents of Jalandhar rural.

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