Punjab News Today

The Delhi Police has arrested a 23-year-old woman from Ludhiana over her alleged involvement in the rape case of a minor, officials said on Sunday.

INDIA bloc candidate and Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur today won the Dehra assembly bypoll in Himachal Pradesh while the alliance's AAP secured the Jalandhar West seat and Trinamool Congress took two in West Bengal.

The detention of newly-elected Punjab MP Amritpal Singh and nine others under the National Security Act at Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam was today extended by a year. Singh has been in jail since March last year.

Former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress candidate Charanjit Singh Channi (60), who lost both the seats he contested in the February 2022 Assembly elections, scripted victory from the Jalandhar (reserved) Lok Sabha constituency today.

57 seats across seven states - 13 in Punjab and UP, nine in Bengal, eight in Bihar, six in Odisha, four in Himachal Pradesh, and three in Jharkhand, as well as Chandigarh - will complete a mammoth exercise that began 55 days ago - on April 19.

Ex-Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has made an emotional appeal ahead of voting Saturday in the final phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election - to make the most of a "final chance to ensure our democracy and Constitution are protected..."

Gurmeet Ram Rahim, chief of Dera Sacha Sauda, was acquitted in a 22-year-old murder case today, with the Punjab and Haryana High Court citing lapses in investigation and lack of solid evidence against the accused.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar jail and said the AAP supremo asked him to actively campaign for INDIA bloc candidates in the Lok Sabha elections.

The Mumbai Police today arrested two men from Punjab in connection with the recent firing incident outside actor Salman Khan's house in Mumbai.

The Enforcement Directorate today claimed that they have uncovered a money trail showing that the Aam Aadmi Party received kickbacks worth Rs 100 crore in the Delhi liquor policy case.

Protesting farmers will start marching towards Delhi to press their various demands to the central government today. The announcement has prompted the police to increase security at the Punjab and Haryana borders.

Protesting farmers today began their march towards Delhi after a meeting with two Union ministers over their demands, including a legal guarantee to MSP for crops, which remained inconclusive last night.

Two of the accused named in the Ludhiana businessman kidnapping case were killed during an encounter that took place in Punjab's Ludhiana today, said the police.

In a major Diwali gift to traders of the state, the Punjab cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann today approved the Punjab one-time settlement (OTS) scheme for pre-GST arrears, which will benefit over 60,000 traders.

Public sector lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) today reported a 327 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 1,756.13 crore in the September quarter - the highest in the previous 14 quarters - on the back of higher interest income and improved credit quality.

The Delhi Police has arrested a 23-year-old woman from Ludhiana over her alleged involvement in the rape case of a minor, officials said on Sunday.

INDIA bloc candidate and Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur today won the Dehra assembly bypoll in Himachal Pradesh while the alliance's AAP secured the Jalandhar West seat and Trinamool Congress took two in West Bengal.

The detention of newly-elected Punjab MP Amritpal Singh and nine others under the National Security Act at Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam was today extended by a year. Singh has been in jail since March last year.

Former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress candidate Charanjit Singh Channi (60), who lost both the seats he contested in the February 2022 Assembly elections, scripted victory from the Jalandhar (reserved) Lok Sabha constituency today.

57 seats across seven states - 13 in Punjab and UP, nine in Bengal, eight in Bihar, six in Odisha, four in Himachal Pradesh, and three in Jharkhand, as well as Chandigarh - will complete a mammoth exercise that began 55 days ago - on April 19.

Ex-Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has made an emotional appeal ahead of voting Saturday in the final phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election - to make the most of a "final chance to ensure our democracy and Constitution are protected..."

Gurmeet Ram Rahim, chief of Dera Sacha Sauda, was acquitted in a 22-year-old murder case today, with the Punjab and Haryana High Court citing lapses in investigation and lack of solid evidence against the accused.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar jail and said the AAP supremo asked him to actively campaign for INDIA bloc candidates in the Lok Sabha elections.

The Mumbai Police today arrested two men from Punjab in connection with the recent firing incident outside actor Salman Khan's house in Mumbai.

The Enforcement Directorate today claimed that they have uncovered a money trail showing that the Aam Aadmi Party received kickbacks worth Rs 100 crore in the Delhi liquor policy case.

Protesting farmers will start marching towards Delhi to press their various demands to the central government today. The announcement has prompted the police to increase security at the Punjab and Haryana borders.

Protesting farmers today began their march towards Delhi after a meeting with two Union ministers over their demands, including a legal guarantee to MSP for crops, which remained inconclusive last night.

Two of the accused named in the Ludhiana businessman kidnapping case were killed during an encounter that took place in Punjab's Ludhiana today, said the police.

In a major Diwali gift to traders of the state, the Punjab cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann today approved the Punjab one-time settlement (OTS) scheme for pre-GST arrears, which will benefit over 60,000 traders.

Public sector lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) today reported a 327 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 1,756.13 crore in the September quarter - the highest in the previous 14 quarters - on the back of higher interest income and improved credit quality.