Chandigarh: Congress MPs, MLAs and senior leaders today extended support to the state’s Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, accusing the Aam Aadmi Party government of attempting to intimidate him. The leaders said Mr Bajwa has not said anything new and urged the government to focus on the threat to the peace and harmony … Read more
It was Navjot Singh’s 17th birthday. He celebrated with family in Punjab’s Patiala and left for a trip with his friends a day later. But the celebration soon turned into mourning as instead of Navjot, news of his death came home. On March 25, a day after his birthday, Navjot left the house saying he … Read more
New Delhi: Self-styled preacher Pastor Bajinder Singh has been sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with a 2018 rape case by a court in Punjab’s Mohali. 42-year-old Singh, who became popular as the “Yeshu Yeshu prophet”, was lodged in the Patiala jail after he was convicted under Sections 376 (rape), 323 (punishment for voluntary causing … Read more
Chandigarh: Punjab’s self-styled pastor Bajinder Singh, amid a huge controversy after being caught on camera thrashing a man and a woman, has been accused in a case case where he has been accused of assaulting a woman and wrongfully restraining her. . The incident reportedly took place after a prayer session, where Kaur claimed that … Read more
Amritsar: A powerful explosion took place at a temple in Amritsar late Friday night, shattering window panes and damaging the structure’s walls. CCTV footage captured two unidentified individuals arriving on a motorcycle at the Thakur Dwara Temple in the Khandwala area, stopping briefly, and then throwing an explosive towards the temple before fleeing. Amritsar Police … Read more
New Delhi: A case was registered against Pastor Bajinder Singh of Glory and Wisdom Church after a woman accused him of sexual harassment, mental torture and intimidation. The woman said the Jalandhar-based pastor, who addresses himself as “Prophet Bajinder”, sent her inappropriate messages, and threatened her and her family to stop them from taking action … Read more
Chandigarh: The massive week-long protest planned by Punjab farmers that was to begin today in state capital Chandigarh, was foiled by the police, who stopped those marching in from villages to join in. Multiple checkpoints were set up across the state and security stepped up at all entry points. Farmers, who left for Chandigarh in … Read more
Chandigarh: Punjab’s Bhagwant Mann government’s breakdown of talks with farmers has created a huge opening for the state Congress to recover lost ground. This evening, Congress’s former Chief Minister Charanjeet Singh Channi barged into the Gharaun police station of Chamkur Sahib when he learnt that farmer leaders were being detained ahead of today’s protest rally … Read more
Chandigarh: Punjabi actress and the daughter of Kirti Kisan Union leader Baldev Singh, Sonia Mann joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday in the presence of party’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal.Mann is a Punjabi actress who has appeared in various films in multiple languages. Welcoming their new member, AAP’s Punjab unit posted on X, … Read more
Chandigarh: Five passengers including a woman were killed and over two dozen were injured after a private bus fell into a drain in Punjab’s Faridkot district on Tuesday, officials said. The accident occurred on the Faridkot-Kotkapura road at around 8 am when the bus carrying 36 passengers was going from Muktsar to Amritsar, they said. … Read more