Punjab: 16 killed, many injured in factory blast
Gurdaspur, Sep 4 (IBNS/UNI) At least 16 people died and many more were injured in a blast at a cracker factory at Batala-Jalandhar road in Gurdaspur district of Punjab on Wednesday evening.
CM Amarinder Singh hosts Kashmiri students in Punjab for lunch to make them feel at home on Eid
Chandigarh, Aug 12 (UNI) It was a poignant moment for the Kashmiri students in Punjab as they had expected to be celebrating Eid-ul-Adha alone this year, since they could not go to their families in the valley due to the prevailing situation, but were in for a pleasant surprise.
Punjab Governor, CM Amarinder Singh accept Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation
Chandigarh, Jul 20 (UNI) Navjot Singh Sidhu is formally out of the Punjab Cabinet with both Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Governor VPS Badnore accepting his one-line resignation.
Amarinder politicising sacrilege issue to divert attention from govt failures: SAD
Chandigarh, Jul 18 (UNI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday said the Congress government, headed by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, was deliberately politicising the issue of sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, to cover its own failures and undermine the Sikh institutions.
Navjot Singh Sidhu sends his resignation letter to Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
New Delhi/Chandigarh, July 15 (IBNS): Ending all speuclation, politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday sent his resignation to Punjab CM Amarinder Singh.
Punjab: Cop sustains bullet injuries in Phillaur
Phillaur, Jun 20 (UNI): A constable sustained bullet injuries in his leg in an accidental firing in this town Punjab's Jalandhar district.
Women thrashed in Muktsar: AAP demands strong action against accused
Muktsar, Jun 16 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has demanded strong action against those accused of thrashing two women in this district of Punjab.
Punjab CM orders closure of all open borewells in Punjab after Fatehveer's death
Chandigarh, Jun 11 (UNI): Expressing anguish over the tragic death of two-year-old Fatehveer, who failed to survive his 108-hour ordeal in a borewell in Bhagwanpura village of Sunam in Sangrur district, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered closure of all open borewells across the state.
Punjab: Toddler who fell into 150-feet borewell, dies
Sangrur, Jun 11 (UNI) Two-year-old Fatehveer, who fell into a 150-feet borewell at Bhagwanpura on Thursday, could not be saved and his body was extracted on Tuesday morning.
Sidhu skips Cabinet meet, loses key Punjab ministry
Amritsar, Jun 6 (IBNS): Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has been stripped of a major portfolio in the state hours after the cricketer-turned-politician skipped the second cabinet meeting on Thursday.
Punjab: One killed in explosion in Feed factory
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 29 (UNI) One person was killed and eight others injured in an explosion in Tiwana Feed Factory, Kharodi near Sirhind in this district of Punjab.
Punjab: VB arrests senior assistant for embezzling salary funds
Moga, May 29 (UNI) A team of Vigilance Bureau led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Harjinder Singh on Tuesday, arrested a Senior Assistant posted in the health department at Ludhiana Civil Hospital for embezzling salary funds of Rs 26.53 lakhs.
Thank you Punjab for placing a trust on us, says Amarinder Singh on Lok Sabha polls
Chandigarh, may 25 (IBNS): At a time when Congress could not put up a strong show in the Lok Sabha polls, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh thanked people of his state after the party registered a much noticeable performance in the north Indian state in the general elections.
Punjab: 1 killed, 4 injured in separate road accidents
Phagwara, May 15 (UNI) A man was killed on the spot while his pillion rider critically injured when their motorcycle was hit by a speeding vehicle near Rawalpindi on Phagwara-Hoshiapur road in this district of Punjab.
Punjab: Vigilance nab 12 officials, 2 others in ten bribery cases during April
Chandigarh, May 14 (UNI) Punjab State Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing crusade against corruption, nabbed 12 government and two private company employees while accepting bribes in ten different cases during April, Punjab vigilance bureau Chief Director-cum-ADGP BK Uppal said here on Tuesday.