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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Police, under Mission Asmita, have arrested 10 individuals across six states in a crackdown on an unlawful religious conversion syndicate. The UP Police held a press conference to provide information about the syndicate. The operation, led by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Special Task Force (STF), uncovered foreign funding from Canada, the US, London, and Dubai, with links to radicalisation and terror groups, including alleg ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 18 (PTI) AAP leader Anmol Gagan Maan on Saturday said she has resigned as a member of the Punjab Assembly and that she has decided to quit politics. Maan, 35, is the MLA from the Kharar Assembly constituency. She announced her decision on X, urging Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan to accept her resignation. "My heart is heavy, but I have decided to leave politics. My resignation from the post of MLA to the Speaker should be accepted. "My best wishes are with the p ...Read More >
Shillong, Jul 19 (PTI) Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong has said the state government will press for the retransfer of block I and II from Assam's Karbi Anglong district, asserting that the long-pending boundary issue remains a top priority. Tynsong, who also chairs the regional committee on the matter, said the government is awaiting a response from his Assam counterpart to schedule a joint inspection of the disputed areas. Before the creation of Meghalaya, both these blocks w ...Read More >
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Kharar Anmol Gagan Maan, 34, has resigned from the Punjab Vidhan Sabha and announced her decision to quit politics, too. According to AAP sources, Maan submitted her resignation to Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan nearly a month ago. However, the party had been trying to persuade her to reconsider the decision. Announcing her resignation on social media platforms X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook on Saturday, Maan wrote in Punjabi: "My heart is heavy, but I have dec ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the ongoing verbal spat between Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over the Hindi language debate in Maharashtra, Union Minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) president Ramdas Athawale on Saturday has called for restraint, urging all parties to maintain peace and avoid statements that could disrupt Mumbai's communal harmony. Responding to the exchange of inflammatory remarks, Athawale said, "Such state ...Read More >
In a big blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), its Punjab MLA Anmol Gagan Maan resigned on Sunday as a member of Punjab Assembly announcing that she has decided to quit politics. The MLA from Kharar constituency sent her resignation to Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan. "My heart is heavy, but I have decided to leave politics. My resignation from the post of MLA to the Speaker should be accepted," she said. Maan said that her heart was heavy, but she had decided to step away from poli ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 19 (PTI) AAP leader Anmol Gagan Maan on Sunday resigned as a member of Punjab Assembly and said she has decided to leave politics. The MLA from Kharar constituency sent her resignation to Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan. "My heart is heavy, but I have decided to leave politics. My resignation from the post of MLA to the Speaker should be accepted. "My best wishes are with the party. I hope the Punjab government will live up to the expectations of the people," sai ...Read More >
On the concluding day of the special session of the Assembly, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said the panel will submit its report on the bill within six months. The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously decided to refer a bill proposing punishment up to life imprisonment for sacrilege acts against religious scriptures to a select committee of the House for wider consultations. On the concluding day of the special session of the Assembly, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said the panel will submi ...Read More >
Cheema credited the Bhagwant Mann government with taking such efforts as 55,000 government jobs and sports event 'khedan watan Punjab diyan' to wean away the youth from drugs. He also lauded the state government's anti-drug drive, 'Yudh Nasheyan Virudh.' After Cheema sought permission from Deputy Speaker Jai Krishan Singh Rori to play old videos of some Congress leaders in which they had criticised Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia, and Bajwa took an exception to it. "Under what rules of the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The death sentence of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was sentenced to death in Yemen, has been postponed for the time being. She was to be executed by shooting today, July 16. According to media reports, activist groups and influential religious leaders intervened in the matter, after which the death sentence of Nimisha Priya was postponed. Earlier, many efforts were also made at the diplomatic level to save Nimisha from the death penalty. There is also news that the victim's family ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 15 (PTI) The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday descended into chaos after a confrontation between Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema and Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa during a discussion on an anti-drug drive. Participating in a debate on the concluding day of the special session of the Punjab Assembly here, Cheema lashed out at the previous SAD-BJP and Congress governments, accusing them of failing to wipe out the scourge of drugs. Also Read | India Urges Bangladesh Not t ...Read More >
Pune: The ongoing pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works to develop the Hadapsar railway station would affect trains' movement in the Daund-Pune section this week from Thursday till Sunday. A total of 17 trains, including DEMUs from Pune to Daund and Baramati to Pune, Pune-Harangul Express (01487), Harangul-Pune Express (01488), Solapur-Pune Intercity Superfast Express (12169) and Pune-Solapur Intercity Express (12170), would remain cancelled on Sunday (July 20), a railway official said ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 15 (PTI) The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday descended into chaos after a confrontation between Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema and Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa during a discussion on an anti-drug drive. Participating in a debate on the concluding day of the special session of the Punjab Assembly here, Cheema lashed out at the previous SAD-BJP and Congress governments, accusing them of failing to wipe out the scourge of drugs. Cheema credited the Bhagwant Mann govern ...Read More >
Pithoragarh: A tragic accident in Pithoragarh has claimed the lives of at least eight people and left several seriously injured after a passenger vehicle reportedly plunged into a river. The incident occurred near Bhandari village in the Muwani area as the vehicle was travelling from Muwani to Bokta in the district. Senior Superintendent of Police Rekha Yadav confirmed the fatalities, stating that eight individuals died at the scene. Rescue operations are currently underway, with the three crit ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Punjab Assembly unanimously decided to send the Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025, to a Select Committee for consultation with all the stakeholders before it is enacted. The Bill saw an elaborate discussion during the special session of the Assembly, where MLAs from all the parties expressed their views. Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, after hearing the opinion of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, referred the Bill to the Select Committee. ...Read More >
Chandigarh, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) After three hours of intense debate of allegations and counter allegations, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday unanimously decided to refer the highly emotive Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scriptures Bill of 2025 to a select committee for consultation with all stakeholders. On the suggestion of both the treasury and the opposition benches, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said the select committee would gather public opinion on the Bill and return ...Read More >
Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal assured the Punjab Assembly that water reservoir levels in the state remain stable despite heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh. The government is prepared to handle any emergencies, with substantial funds allocated for flood mitigation and proactive measures in place to reinforce embankments. Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal assured the assembly on Monday that the state's water reservoir levels are stable, ensuring there are c ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday emphasised the need for closer ties between Punjab and Haryana, calling the neighbouring state as a "younger brother" and urging the Centre, especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to focus on strengthening relations rather than deepening divisions. Speaking in the Punjab assembly on a resolution against the Centre's decision to deploy the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Bhakra-Nangal dam project, Mann criticised the ongoing ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 13 (PTI) Newly appointed Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma on Sunday hit out at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign visits, saying the kind of language used by him does not behove the post he holds. Addressing a gathering of party leaders and workers after taking over the charge, Sharma said, if the chief minister speaks "street language" then he will get a reply in the same coin. "We know how to speak in a courteous ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 11 (PTI) The Punjab Assembly on Friday witnessed unruly scenes, with Congress MLAs staging a walk out over the Abohar businessman murder incident. As the proceedings began on the second day of the special session, Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa raised the issue of the murder of businessman Sanjay Verma in Abohar on July 7 by three assailants and demanded a discussion over the issue. Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan told Bajwa that they will get enough time to raise their ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 10 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said his government will present in the state assembly a draft bill for harsher punishment against the sacrilege acts on Friday. Addressing the media after chairing a cabinet meeting, Mann said the government will seek the opinion of all stakeholders and religious bodies for the proposed legislation. The chief minister also took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his foreign visits and said he finds time to tour foreign coun ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI): Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said the state government has reversed a key decision taken during the previous Congress regime regarding the security of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB). While talking to ANI, Cheema said, 'During the Congress party's tenure, a letter was issued agreeing to hand over the security of the Bhakra Beas Management Board, and the then Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi had said that the securi ...Read More >
Chandigarh: A panel of legal experts are being consulted for a law under which harsher punishment would be given for acts of "sacrilege" against religious scriptures, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said Monday. The government is not in a hurry and will not bring such a law which will require subsequent amendments, the minister said. Asked whether the legislation will be brought in the two-day special session of the Punjab Assembly starting July 10, Cheema said, "A panel of legal e ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI): Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said the state government has reversed a key decision taken during the previous Congress regime regarding the security of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB). While talking to ANI, Cheema said, "During the Congress party's tenure, a letter was issued agreeing to hand over the security of the Bhakra Beas Management Board, and the then Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi had said that the securi ...Read More >
Ashwani Kumar Sharma, a Punjab MLA, has been appointed as the working president of the BJP's state unit. The appointment was made by the BJP national president J P Nadda. Sharma previously served as the state unit president and is expected to strengthen the party's presence in Punjab. Ashwani Kumar Sharma, a Punjab MLA representing the Pathankot seat, has been appointed as the working president of the state's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit. The announcement was made by BJP national president ...Read More >
New Delhi: A quaint walled residential complex in Sector 39A in south Chandigarh is home to top ministers and officials of the Punjab government. Uniformly marked white boards point to numbers of red-brick single storey bungalows in the complex. There is no name plate outside bungalow number 926. When you enquire if it is home to former Delhi chief minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia, two guards from the neighbouring home helpfully say, "This is Satyendra Jain's kothi. Siso ...Read More >
Patna, July 6 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that Muharram symbolises sacrifice for justice and truth against injustice and arrogance. Kumar said here that on the occasion of Muharram tribute is paid to the martyrs of Karbala and the sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain. He said that the sacrifices made by Hazrat Imam Hussain and his 72 companions in the Maidan-e-Karbala for justice and truth against injustice, oppression and arrogance was immortal. Kumar appealed to the peopl ...Read More >
Chandigarh, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Sunday demanded that Hindu temples and idols should also be included in the proposed Sacrilege Bill, for which a special Punjab Assembly session has been called on July 10 and 11. Chugh regretted that the Bill is being brought by the Bhagwant Mann government even after more than three years of its promise made in the election manifesto. "But better late than never," he said and demanded that the Bill must also in ...Read More >
Chandigarh, July 5 (PTI) The AAP government will bring a law to ensure harsher punishment for acts of sacrilege against religious scriptures in a two-day special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha starting July 10. "Those who commit sacrilege will no longer escape, a new era of justice is about to begin," Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Neel Garg said in a post on X on Saturday. The Bhagwant Mann government will convene the special session of the Punjab Assembly on July 10 and 11. AAP leader Bal ...Read More >
Chandigarh, July 5 (PTI) The AAP government will bring a law to ensure harsher punishment for acts of sacrilege against religious scriptures in a two-day special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha starting July 10. "Those who commit sacrilege will no longer escape, a new era of justice is about to begin," Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Neel Garg said in a post on X on Saturday. Also Read | Dalai Lama Birthday: 'Will Continue to Focus on Promoting Human Values', Tibetan Spiritual Leader on His 90 ...Read More >
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