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18 Sep

Bhagwant Mann Govt Has Facilitated Pilgrimage Of 5.10 Lakh People Under Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra Scheme: Tarunpreet Singh Sond

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsPunjab, TrendingPunjab, Punjab News

CHANDIGARH (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond today said that the Bhagwant Mann Government's Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra Scheme has facilitated 5,10,807 pilgrims to undertake pilgrimages to various religious destinations in and outside Punjab. He said the scheme is aimed at facilitating elderly residents who wish to visit religious places by providing them travel and other essential facilities free of cost. In a press conference,Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond said, “The Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra Scheme has facilitated 5,10,807 pilgrims to undertake pilgrimages to various religious destinations in and outside Punjab. At…

18 Sep

Mental Health Is Healthcare: Punjab’s Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana Covers Neurotic And Stress-Related Disorders

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjab, TrendingPunjab

CHANDIGARH (Gurpreet Singh): We have a strange habit of treating stress as a personality trait. She worries too much. He overthinks. They are going through a difficult phase. But stress can become a health problem. The challenge is recognising when ordinary worry has crossed that line. Neurotic and stress-related disorders are not simply everyday stress. They involve clinically significant patterns of anxiety, fear, distress or physical symptoms that can interfere with everyday life. They include anxiety disorders, phobic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, reactions to severe stress and adjustment disorders. Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is recognised as one of the most common…

18 Sep

Kanishka Bombing: Victims’ Families Oppose Possible Move to Scale Back 41-Year-Old Probe

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsCanada, Ontario, TrendingCanada, Kanishka

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh/Rajeev Sharma): More than four decades after Air India Flight 182 was destroyed by a bomb over the Atlantic, the investigation into the Kanishka bombing has become the subject of a fresh dispute between Canadian authorities and victims’ families. Relatives of those killed in the June 23, 1985 attack say they were recently informed about the possibility of reducing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) task force investigating the case and placing the investigation in an inactive status. The development has prompted strong opposition from families, who say the investigation should not be wound down without establishing whether…

17 Sep

Supreme Court Seeks Report on Deaths in Manipur Relief Camps, Questions Lack of FIRs and Compensation

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndia, TrendingManipur

New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a detailed account from the Manipur government over deaths reported at relief camps housing people displaced by the 2023 ethnic violence, with particular concern over cases classified as unnatural deaths. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana directed the state’s chief secretary to submit an affidavit explaining the circumstances surrounding the deaths and the action taken by authorities to investigate them. The court’s directions followed its examination of reports submitted by the Justice Gita Mittal committee and an IAS…

17 Sep

Alleged Bishnoi Gang Letter Claiming 5,000 Members in Canada Surfaces Online

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsCanada, TrendingCanada

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh/Rajeev Sharma): An alleged letter attributed to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and sent to authorities in Canada has surfaced on social media, drawing attention for its claims about the group’s presence and influence in the country. According to reports, the letter was received by the Abbotsford Police Department in British Columbia in August 2025 and later became part of material presented during an Immigration and Refugee Board proceeding. The document reportedly contains threats directed at Canadian authorities and claims that the gang has more than 5,000 members in Canada, along with access to more firearms than the police.…

17 Sep

Two Suspected JeM Terrorists Killed in Ongoing Udhampur Operation

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndia, TrendingUdhampur

Udhampur (Rajeev Sharma): Two terrorists suspected to be associated with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) have been killed during an ongoing counter-terror operation in the forested upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said on Thursday. The operation is being conducted jointly by the Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF in the Brattal Sohan and Khubban areas of Majalta. Security personnel continued the operation despite heavy rainfall and challenging conditions in the high-altitude forest terrain. The Army’s Jammu-based White Knight Corps confirmed that two terrorists had been neutralised during an intelligence-led operation launched in the intervening night of September…

17 Sep

Gippy Grewal Alleges Air Canada Downgraded Him From Business to Economy, Threatened Removal From Flight

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsCanada, Ontario, TrendingGippy Grewal

Toronto (Rajeev Sharma): Punjabi singer and actor Gippy Grewal has alleged that he faced an unpleasant experience while travelling with Air Canada, claiming that he was moved from Business Class to Economy despite having purchased a Business Class ticket. Grewal took to X to share details of the incident, stating that he was travelling on Air Canada flight AC1504 from Toronto to Newark when his seat was changed. In his post, Grewal alleged that he had paid for a Business Class seat but was instead assigned a seat in Economy. He said that when he approached the airline staff seeking…

17 Sep

Sunil Jakhar Denies Reports of Returning to Congress, Reaffirms Commitment to BJP

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPolitics, Punjab, TrendingSunil Jakhar

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): BJP leader Sunil Jakhar has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that he could return to the Congress, describing the speculation as false and without any basis. In a post on social media, Jakhar said he had come across posts suggesting that he was planning to rejoin the Congress. He categorically rejected the claims and said they were “far removed from truth.” Jakhar also made it clear that he continues to be associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Reiterating his political position, he said he remains committed to the party and its stated ideology of…

17 Sep

Ahmedabad Air India Crash Probe Draws Fresh Scrutiny Over Unreleased Aircraft Records

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndia, TrendingAhmedabad

New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Questions are being raised over the handling of technical records linked to the Air India Boeing 787 involved in the Ahmedabad crash after a US-based aviation safety organisation alleged that investigators received extensive data highlighting repeated aircraft-system problems but have not made those findings public. The Foundation for Aviation Safety says hundreds of records concerning Boeing 787 aircraft VT-ANB contain information about recurring issues involving electrical, electronic and flight-computer systems. The organisation argues that the material could help investigators reconstruct the aircraft's condition and operating history before the June 2025 disaster. The claims have not established…

17 Sep

MEA Rejects Online Claims Linking BRICS Summit to Leaders’ Illness

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsHealth, India, Trending, World NewsBRICS

New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): The Ministry of External Affairs has pushed back against social media claims suggesting that several foreign leaders became unwell after attending the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, calling the posts misleading and warning users against spreading unverified information. The ministry's fact-checking team addressed the claims on Thursday through a post on X, describing the circulating messages as fake and urging people to be cautious about material being shared online. The controversy gained attention after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa temporarily stepped away from his public schedule following his return from India. According to the South African…