Tag: Punjab
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Protesting farmers halt Jhanvi Kapoor film’s shooting in Punjab
Jhanvi Kapoor film’s shooting: Last year people saw one of the worst years for the film stars with various scandals shaping their schedules in addition to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Since the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, people started targeting Bollywood for nepotism, favoritism and also for not being vocal about a lot of subjects. ... -
Protesting farmers observe day-long hunger strike on Monday
Day-long hunger strike: Thousands of farmers observed day-long hunger strike as part of their protest against new farm laws Thousands of farmers protesting against the Centre’s new farm laws across various Delhi borders observed a day-long hunger strike on Monday. Beginning at 8 am on Monday, the hunger strike witnessed the participation of representatives of ... -
Congress announces an all-India protest from 24 Sept against the farm bill
On Monday, the Congress party announced to organize an all-India protest from 24 September against the passing of farm bills in Parliament after the party meeting. Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal stated that a meeting was called on the directions of president Sonia Gandhi and party member Rahul Gandhi to discuss the matter. The Congress ... -
‘Farms Bills for your benefit, don’t be misled’: PM Modi to farmers
Amid ongoing farmers protests across several states over agriculture bills, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lashed out at the Opposition for attempting to misguide the farmers on the legislation. While addressing a virtual meeting after the launch of a railway bridge project for poll-bound Bihar, PM Modi hailed the passage of two farm bills ... -
In the daily briefing, PM Modi tells states to rethink on utilizing short term lockdowns
On Wednesday, PM Narendra Modi in a video conference urged the Chief Ministers of seven covid affected states’ to do a critical evaluation of the 1-2-day lockdowns that few other states have been implementing and the disadvantageous of this on economic activity. He stressed that the states should strengthen their contact tracing strategies to contain ... -
Punjab faces political turmoil over Centre’s farm ordinances
The three farm ordinances passed by the Central Government in Punjab have launched a war of words between the leaders of the ruling Congress and the opposition Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) after all-party meeting convened by CM Captain Amarinder Singh. After the five-hour-long all-party video-conference, a resolution was passed for the withdrawal of the ordinances ... -
Coronavirus: Amid lockdown, should India consider alcohol under essential items list?
Since Prime Minister Modi announced a 21 days lockdown in India, only essential commodities such as milk, groceries, and medicines, vegetables, and fruit shops are allowed to remain open for public. In mid-March, the WHO announced the coronavirus spread a pandemic. The WHO chief asked all nations to fight and requested them to test, treat, ... -
Bomb Blast Investigation At Amritsar Temple, Grenades Explode
There was a shocking grenade attack on the Thakurdwara temple in Khandwala, Amritsar, in the early hours of Saturday, March 15. The assailants walled the temple with a hand grenade and sped away on a motorcycle. The incident was caught on CCTV; hence, it has raised some serious concerns regarding the security of the place. ... -
Heavy Rainfall Expected for Two Days: IMD
As the winter season is getting intense the IMD has predicted the weather condition of the northern region of India for the next two days. It is reported that the temperature will fall down and it might bring heavy rainfall and dense fog in the regions including Delhi-NCR, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. And the disturbances ... -
Nihang Sikhs Attack Police Officers To Take Control Of Gurudwara
In Kapurthala’s Sultanpur Lodhi, a tragic event took place when Nihang Sikhs opened fire on police officers. This incident happened on November 22nd. The police were there to arrest some Nihangs at a Gurdwara. Sadly, during this, one policeman was killed, and several others were injured. In this unfortunate event, one police officer, Constable Jaspal ...








