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01 Oct

British National Jagtar Singh Johal Released From Tihar Jail After Nine Years

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBangla Sahib, British national, Delhi bail, Jagtar Johal, Punjab court, Sikh activist, Tihar Jail

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh)— British national Jagtar Singh Johal, commonly known as Jaggi Johal, walked out of Delhi’s Tihar Jail on Thursday evening after spending nearly nine years in custody. Immediately following his release, Johal travelled alongside family members to Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in the national capital to offer prayers and pay obeisance. Speaking to reporters outside the historic shrine, Johal expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Almighty after regaining his freedom following an extended period behind bars. When asked about the ongoing trials, he declined to comment on specific legal developments, emphasizing that the underlying cases remain active before the…

01 Oct

Bhagwant Mann Disburses Second Tranche Of Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna In Punjab

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBhagwant Mann, Goindwal Sahib, Khandoor Sahib, Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna, Punjab government

KHANDOOR SAHIB (Gurpreet Singh): The joy on the faces of Punjab’s women as ‘Tunn-Tunn’ messages confirmed the direct transfer of ₹3,000 to ₹4,500 under the ‘Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna’ reflected the impact of the welfare scheme, with women expressing their support for the continuation of the Bhagwant Mann Government. During a large gathering at Sri Goindwal Sahib, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said his government was putting people’s tax money directly into schemes benefiting them and asserted that as long as his government remained in power, the ‘Tunn-Tunn’ messages would continue to reach women’s mobile phones. He further said that if…

01 Oct

AAP Questions SGPC Chief Over CBI Demand in Sri Anandpur Sahib Sarai Controversy

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Akali Dal, Anandpur Sahib, Baltej Pannu, CBI probe, Punjab Police, SGPC

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh) — The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday sharply criticized Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami for seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into a woman’s eight-month stay at an SGPC-run sarai in Sri Anandpur Sahib, questioning why the apex Sikh body is resisting cooperation with the Punjab Police. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab media in-charge Baltej Pannu urged Dhami to stop deflecting accountability and immediately hand over all relevant documentation to state investigators. Pannu questioned why an outside agency is being sought when the crucial evidence—including guest registers, financial logs, and details regarding…

01 Oct

Centre Denies CM Bhagwant Mann Clearance for Japan Trip to Watch Asian Games Hockey

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjab, TrendingBhagwant Mann

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will not travel to Japan for the Asian Games hockey semi-final after the Centre declined political clearance for his proposed visit, with security concerns cited as the reason. Mann was scheduled to leave for Japan on Wednesday ahead of the Indian men's hockey team's semi-final on October 1. He had been invited by the Asian Hockey Federation to attend the concluding stages of the hockey competition at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The invitation covered the semi-finals on September 30 and October 1, followed by the finals on October 2 and 3. A…

01 Oct

CM Bhagwant Mann to Transfer Rs 1,260 Crore to Women Under Mawan Dhiyan Satkar Scheme

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjab, TrendingBhagwant Mann

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is scheduled to release the second instalment of the Mawan Dhiyan Satkar Yojana on Thursday, with more than 36 lakh women set to receive financial assistance directly in their bank accounts. The state government will transfer around ₹1,260 crore under the latest disbursement, covering three months of assistance for 36,87,677 beneficiaries. A state-level event has been organised at Goindwal Sahib, where Mann will oversee the release of the funds. Women covered under the general category will receive ₹3,000 each, while eligible women belonging to Scheduled Caste communities will get ₹4,500 each for…

01 Oct

Chandigarh Authorities Suspend Matru Tikki Wala Food Licence Over Hygiene Violations

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsPunjab, TrendingChandigarh

Chandigarh (Naval Kishore): The Food Safety Administration of the Chandigarh Health Department has suspended the food business licence of M/s Matru Tikki Wala, located at Booth No. SB1 in Sadar Bazar, Sector 19-C, following an inspection that found serious hygiene-related violations. The suspension of Food Business Licence No. 13023001000029 took effect immediately after the inspection conducted by a Food Safety Officer on September 30. According to the department, officials found deficiencies related to the hygienic preparation, storage and handling of food. Authorities described the violations as serious enough to warrant stopping the establishment's operations until the shortcomings are addressed. Food…

01 Oct

Estate Office reviews pendency, digital initiatives and public grievances

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsPunjab, TrendingChandigarh

Chandigarh (Naval Kishore): Sh. Nishant Kumar Yadav IAS DC-cum- Estate Officer, UT Chandigarh, chaired a review meeting of the Estate Office to assess branch-wise pendency, progress under auto-mutation, digital service delivery, record management and the redressal of public grievances. During the meeting, the Chair was apprised of the following: Pendency status: A total of 230 applications are pending across all branches, all within the prescribed timelines. The Estate Officer directed all branches and officers to dispose of the remaining cases within the stipulated time and to expedite the few cases awaiting replies from concerned parties and other departments. Auto-mutation: Since…

01 Oct

Gurdaspur Police Bust Alleged Interstate Arms Network, Four Arrested

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsPunjab, TrendingGurdaspur

Gurdaspur (Gurpreet Singh): Gurdaspur Police have claimed a significant breakthrough against an alleged interstate arms-smuggling network, with the arrest of four people and the recovery of seven firearms and eight magazines. According to police, the seized weapons include one Glock pistol and six .30-calibre pistols. The recovery was made during an operation aimed at tracing the supply chain behind the illegal movement of firearms. Preliminary questioning of the suspects has reportedly pointed investigators towards an international network. Police said the accused allegedly had links to a person based in Dubai, while their suspected forward connection was with an individual in…

30 Sep

AAP Demands Answers from BJP on Gujarat Drug Routes and Stalled Majithia Investigation

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Amit Shah, Bikram Majithia, Gujarat drug seizure, Jagdish Bhola, Kuldeep Dhaliwal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Chief Spokesperson and MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Wednesday questioned the BJP over its campaign against drugs in Punjab, asking where the drugs entering the country are coming from and why the party does not begin its ‘Nasha Mukt Yatra’ from Gujarat. He said that before targeting Punjab, Union Home Minister Amit Shah must explain the large drug consignments being intercepted at Gujarat ports, the interstate supply routes feeding Punjab and the BJP’s position on the ₹6,000-crore synthetic drug case involving Bikram Singh Majithia. The Punjab Chief Spokesperson also questioned why the…

30 Sep

Posters Question Amit Shah in Jalandhar Over Narcotics Inflow, Water Rights, and SAD Alliance

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAkali Dal, Amit Shah, BJP Punjab, drug trafficking, Jalandhar rally, Punjab politics, River waters

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): As Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jalandhar to address the concluding rally of the Bharatiya Janata Party's statewide Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra, prominent hoardings and posters questioning the federal leadership surfaced across major intersections in the city. The displays, featuring photographs of the Home Minister, challenged the party on three contentious regional issues: the interstate flow of illicit narcotics, Punjab's river water sharing, and the BJP's potential political realignment with the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal). The Aam Aadmi Party stated that the BJP's anti-drug public awareness campaign had inadvertently turned public attention toward the specific…