Dera becomes new religion for Punjab, Haryana parties

For months, Dera Sacha Sauda has been a target of hatred and violence because of the controversial attire and mannerisms that its chief Ram Rahim Singh adopted to emulate 10th Sikh guru Gobind Singh. Over a dozen people died and an attempt was made on Ram Rahim’s life after clashes broke out between Sikhs and [...]

Sikh Holy city to have radio taxis

Amritsar is acquiring the status of a metropolitan city due to the huge influx of tourists and devotees visiting the city to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple, the sixth most revered religious shrine in the world.

The district administration and police have taken a decision to launch radio taxis on the lines of major metro [...]

Samajwadi Party keen on spreading its base in Punja ...

Noting that the population of migratory labourers in Punjab is in lakhs, the Samajwadi Party today said that its target is to spread its base in the border state and redress grievances of the people influxed from other states.
“Winning or losing does not matter to the Samajwadi Party in the Lok [...]

Punjab Police withdraws orderlies, gunmen

The Punjab Police has withdrawn all orderlies and gunmen of its officers in an effort to mobilise 100 per cent forces for election duty.
Sources said in two separate orders issued recently by the administration wing and by ADGP (Security) to all the ADGPs and IGs, they have been told to mobilise all the personnel from [...]

Temperatures soar in Punjab, Haryana too

The northern states of Punjab and Haryana too saw the mercury soar way above normal with the city of Hisar being the hottest at 45.
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4 degrees Celsius, officials said.
The temperature recorded at most places was above the 40-degree mark and Hisar in Haryana saw the mercury rise five degrees above normal, a weather official [...]

Poll battle: SAD uses rival factions to counter Con ...

With a fortnight left before Anandpur Sahib goes to polls, of which Mohali and Kharar are parts, the candidates of national political parties are putting in their best efforts to woo the voters.
Opening election offices, holding corner meetings and rallies of senior leaders among other things are keeping the nominees on their toes these days. [...]

Realtor sustains shot at in Mohali

In a late night violence in Mohali, a young realtor was shot at after being abducted from phase 3B2 here.
Property dispute was cited the reason behind the firing.
Gulraj Singh Randhawa, 25, sustained a bullet injury in his left thigh, Emergency Medical Officer (EMO) at Mohali Civil Hospital Jasdeep Kaur told PTI.
She said the bullet pierced [...]