Malerkotla

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  AAP MLA Naresh Yadav Gets 2-Year Sentence Over 2016 Quran Desecration Case

  A court in Punjab's Malerkotla district on Saturday awarded a two-year sentence to AAP MLA from Delhi's Mehrauli Naresh Yadav in a 2016 case of desecration of the Quran.

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  Punjab Gurdwara Priest Thrashed, Urine Thrown At Him; 2 Arrested

  A priest at a gurdwara in Punjab's Malerkotla district has alleged that he was thrashed, his face blackened and urine thrown at him.

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  AAP Municipal Councillor Shot Dead Inside Gym: Punjab Police

  An Aam Aadmi Party municipal councillor was shot dead inside a gym in Punjab's Malerkotla district on Sunday, police said. Mohammad Akbar was shot from a close range.

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  Navjot Sidhu's Principal Strategic Advisor Charged For "Communal" Remarks

  Former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa has been booked for allegedly making communal remarks at a public meeting in Malerkotla, police here said on Sunday.

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  "Solidarity With Navjot Sidhu": Punjab Minister Razia Sultana Resigns

  Malerkotla MLA Razia Sultana today resigned from the Punjab ministerial team, merely two days after being sworn into Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's new cabinet. Her move followed Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation as Punjab Congress President.

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  Punjab Announces Four New Medical Colleges

  These new medical colleges will come up at Mohali, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Malerkotla, Punjab Medical Education and Research Minister O P Soni said on Wednesday.

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  Punjab Cabinet Approves Creation Of Malerkotla As 23rd District

  The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday gave formal approval to the creation of Malerkotla as the state's 23rd district.

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  Union Minister Breaks From Yogi Adityanath Over Punjab's Newest District

  Amarinder Singh on Friday announced Punjab's newest and its 23rd district named Malerkotla, some 131 km

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  "BJP's Attempts To Drive Communal Wedge Will Backfire": Amarinder Singh

  Amarinder Singh hit out at the BJP leaders "parroting" UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's "provocative" statement on Malerkotla, warning that they are "trying to light the bomb of communal hatred in the state, which will blow up in their faces".

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  Amarinder Singh's Comeback On Yogi Adityanath's Punjab District Remarks

  Captain Amarinder Singh and his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath had a terse exchange over the creation of a new district in Punjab.

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  "Divisive Policy": Yogi Adityanath Slams Creation Of New Punjab District

  The creation of the new district of Malerkotla in Punjab is a "reflection the divisive policy of the Congress", Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today, hitting out at the Amarinder Singh government.

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  Malerkotla To Be Punjab's 23rd District: Captain Amarinder Singh

  Malerkotla, a new district in Punjab was created on Eid ul Fitr. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced the creation of the 23 district. Malerkotla holds huge historical significance, Captain Amarinder Singh said.

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  Court Acquits Delhi AAP MLA Accused Of Desecration Quran In Punjab

  A court in Punjab's Sangrur acquitted AAP MLA from Delhi Naresh Yadav on Tuesday in a case of desecration of the Quran in Punjab's Malerkotla town in June 2016.

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  Punjab's Biggest Anti-Citizenship Law Protest Held In Malerkotla

  Punjab saw its biggest anti-Citizenship Act protest at Malerkotla with the highest number of women participants. Fourteen organisations came together to organise the protest which included the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan), Punjab Students' Union-Lalkar, Punjab Lok Morcha, Naujawan Bharat Sabha, Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union and other such facti...

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  Anas Rashid Is 'Complete And Content' After Marrying Heena

  Anas Rashid, Diya Aur Baati Hum actor, married Heena Iqbal on September 9 in Malerkotla