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Chandigarh, March 24 The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said on Tuesday that it has secured a one-year preventive detention of Sandeep Singh alias Chatha, a known criminal involved in multiple drug trafficking-related criminal activities.Chatha, a resident of Rasulpur Rohi in Amritsar, Punjab...

Chandigarh, March 24 Former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, arrested in connection with the suicide of an official of the warehousing corporation, was remanded in police custody for five days on Tuesday.Bhullar was produced before a court in Amritsar on Tuesday, amid tight security...

Chandigarh, March 24 Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Tuesday criticized Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for not ordering a CBI investigation into the suicide of an official of the warehousing corporation, alleging that the government wanted to "protect" former minister...

Chandigarh, March 24 An official of the warehousing corporation who died by suicide after accusing former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar of harassing him was cremated in Amritsar on Tuesday, with top opposition leaders from the state among those present.Earlier in the day, the...

Chandigarh, March 24 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Punjab President Sunil Jakhar said on Tuesday that the party will meet the Governor of Punjab on Wednesday with a delegation to demand justice for Warehousing Divisional Manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa and will request a CBI inquiry into the...

Ammu, March 24 The Indian Railways will soon operate the Vande Bharat Express train from Katra in J-K to Amritsar in Punjab via Gurdaspur and Batala instead of Jalandhar, officials said.The premium train will depart from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 6:40 am and reach Amritsar at 11:40 am on...

Chandigarh, March 24 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann virtually rejected the demand for a CBI investigation into the alleged suicide of an official in Amritsar, saying that the state police is capable of investigating the case fairly, and no one will be shielded.He was responding to queries...

Chandigarh, March 24 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Tuesday that the state police is capable of investigating the alleged suicide of an official in Amritsar and asserted that the investigation would be conducted fairly.His remarks came amid opposition parties demanding a CBI probe...

Chandigarh, March 24 The post-mortem examination of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, an official of the warehousing corporation who died by suicide after accusing former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar of harassing him, will be conducted in Amritsar on Tuesday, police said.The autopsy will be...

Chandigarh, March 23 The Punjab BJP claimed on Monday that the AAP government was forced to arrest former state minister Laljit Singh Bhullar over the suicide of an official of the warehousing corporation because Union Home Minister Amit Shah indicated that the case might be handed over to the...

Chandigarh, March 23 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Monday criticised the AAP government for taking two days to arrest former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, who is accused of encouraging the suicide of an official of the state warehousing corporation.He...

Patiala, March 23 The Punjab BJP on Monday burned an effigy of former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, who has been accused of aiding in the suicide of a state official, and demanded a CBI investigation against him.Similar demonstrations were held by the party in other districts.Speaking to...

Chandigarh, March 23 Laljit Singh Bhullar, a former Punjab minister and AAP MLA, who is accused of encouraging the suicide of a state warehousing corporation official, was arrested on Monday, sources said.Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district manager of the Punjab State Warehousing...

Chandigarh/Amritsar, March 23 A Border Security Force constable, who was picked up by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for questioning on March 3, has died in the central agency's custody, with his family alleging that he had been brutally assaulted.BSF constable Jaswinder Singh was picked...

New Delhi, March 23 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday promised to immediately order a CBI investigation into the alleged suicide of an official from the state warehousing corporation if all Punjab MPs gave him a written request on the matter. A Punjab minister subsequently resigned...

Chandigarh, March 23 The family of a warehousing corporation official, who committed suicide after alleging harassment by former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Punjab government to arrest him on Monday.Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district manager of Punjab...

Chandigarh, March 23 The Punjab Police's Counter-Intelligence unit in Amritsar has busted a drug smuggling module and arrested two individuals with 5 kg of heroin, officials said on Monday.Preliminary investigations revealed links with a smuggler based in Pakistan and a foreign-based handler...

Chandigarh, March 22 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Sunday that the one-time settlement scheme for Value Added Tax arrears has covered dues of around Rs 298.39 crore, with Rs 111.16 crore recovered so far.Calling it a decisive step to clear outstanding tax liabilities...

Chandigarh, March 22 – In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF), has busted a Pakistan-backed smuggling module by arresting three masterminds and recovering 24.5 kg of heroin and Rs 21 lakh in drug...

Chandigarh, March 22 – Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar alleged on Sunday that a group “is looting the state and has taken control of the government”.He was addressing the media before heading to gherao (surround) the Chief Minister’s residence here in connection with the demand for justice...