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Amritsar panchayat land ‘scam’ Probe panel that Dhaliwal formed questions Bajwa’s intention, pegs loss at 1 croreSubscriber Only

July 30, 2022 07:05 IST

When asked about alleged scam, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal on May 14 had told reporters in Amritsar that it had come to his notice that land of gram panchayat Bhaktupura in the area of residential colony Alpha City had been sold at cheap rates.

Reena Varma returns on Monday to Attari after visiting her childhood home in Pakistan. (Express Photo)

Strong childhood memories came back: Reena Varma on visiting her home in PakSubscriber Only

July 26, 2022 04:20 IST

Reena Varma had been trying to get a Pakistan visa since 1965 but to no avail. She finally managed to get a visa this year when the Pakistan-India Heritage Club and Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar assisted her in the process.

Punjab Police at the encounter site in Amritsar. (Screenshots/Express videos)

Amritsar Encounter: Police still looking for shooters’ local connect; house owner under scannerSubscriber Only

July 23, 2022 02:59 IST

Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh alias Mannu were killed in a nearly five-hour-long encounter after they hid in a building in Bhakna village near the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann meets Balkaur Singh, father of slain singer Sidhu Moosewala, at Moosa village in Mansa district, Friday. (PTI)

Day after Amritsar encounter Moosewala’s father visits hospital to identify singer’s alleged killersSubscriber Only

July 21, 2022 23:31 IST

Police trying to trace car that dropped gangsters at Amritsar village.

Punjab: DSP, inspector booked for demanding bribe from ASISubscriber Only

July 20, 2022 15:43 IST

FIR alleges involvement of DIG but he says there is ‘no truth’ in the allegations

Moosewala murder: Two shot dead in Punjab encounterSubscriber Only

July 21, 2022 08:49 IST

According to the police, Manpreet Manu and Jagdeep Rupa were the first to overtake Moosewala's car and open fire at it.

The spirit of giving and sharing rebounds in the city of Amritsar (File/Representational)

Holy City: The seat of philanthropySubscriber Only

July 13, 2022 12:03 IST

Gunbir Singh writes: Bhagat Puran Singh was a frequent visitor to our family home. One would find him sometimes sitting on the marble steps of our patio reading or writing

A recent photo of Ravi Karan Singh Kahlon with Sandeep Singh (in white kurta pajama without turban) where they are celebrating Ravi Karan's birthday at the latter’s home in Amritsar. (Express)

Sidhu Moosewala murder: Probe brings 2021 arms case back into spotlightSubscriber Only

July 12, 2022 10:50 IST

Last year, weapons and ammunition were found buried in a panchayat land adjacent to the house of former Punjab Assembly speaker and Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon

Mann's tweet came after Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar made a similar demand for building a separate state assembly in Chandigarh during a meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Jaipur. (Express photo by Rana Simranjeet Singh)

On Vidhan Sabha demand, Mann’s offensive: ‘If Haryana is granted land, why not Punjab’Subscriber Only

July 12, 2022 03:17 IST

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal had criticised Mann over his tweet saying he had surrendered Punjab’s rights over the Union territory with the demand.

Probe into sacrilege incidents and Maur blast sped up after conviction of Dera Sirsa head: Retd DIG KhatraSubscriber Only

July 12, 2022 03:15 IST

Retired DIG Ranbir Singh Khatra started probing the sacrilege cases under the Akali Dal government, cracked them during the Congress regime and the conviction in the cases came during the current AAP government’s tenure. He speaks to The Indian Express about the cases which shook Punjab politics to the core in the last seven years.

Sangrur MP Simranjit Singh Mann. (Express file photo by Gurmeet Singh)

Sangrur MP Simranjit Singh Mann to presidential candidates: what’s your opinion on release of Sikh prisoners, SGPC electionsSubscriber Only

July 10, 2022 09:03 IST

He also asked the candidates to clarify their opinion on emergency, which provides draconian powers to armed forces such as AFSPA.

Sandeep Singh (in white kurta pajama without turban) celebrating the birthday of Ravi Karan Singh Kahlon at the latter’s home in Amritsar on March 1.

Moosewala murder: Allegations of gangster Bhagwanpuria’s ties with SAD leaders resurfaceSubscriber Only

July 9, 2022 17:12 IST

Sandeep Singh, a relative of SAD leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon, is on the run. He was allegedly working for gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria who is in police remand in the Moosewala murder case.

After Moosewala’s SYL: YouTube pulls down another Punjabi song on Govt complaintSubscriber Only

July 9, 2022 07:59 IST

The song asked government why it was going against the Sikh community and said that the Punjabis are only asking that Sikh prisoners be released from jails.

The song released last week by Grewal, who has nearly seven lakh subscribers on YouTube, got seven lakh views before it was pulled down. (File Photo)

After govt complaint, YouTube pulls down Punjabi song on Sikh prisonersSubscriber Only

July 9, 2022 03:55 IST

This comes days after YouTube pulled down slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s song “SYL”, which was released posthumously and had garnered nearly 28 million views and 3.3 million likes in two days, following a similar complaint by the government.

Punjab: Court sends arrested Faridkot DSP to jail, junks police plea for remandSubscriber Only

July 8, 2022 08:18 IST

The police told the court that it wants to question the DSP to find out if more police officers were involved in the nexus. Judge

Punjab: Faridkot DSP held for taking Rs 10 lakh as bribe from drug supplierSubscriber Only

July 7, 2022 10:49 IST

According to DGP Gaurav Yadav, during interrogation, Surjit had revealed that he had purchased the opium from Pishora, his main drug supplier.

SGPC to install Sikh militant’s portrait at central museumSubscriber Only

July 7, 2022 08:29 IST

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to install the portrait of Sikh militant Balwinder Singh Jatana at Central Sikh Museum. Jatana’s name was mentioned in slain Punjabi singer Shubdeep Singh Sidhu Moosewala’s song SYL, which was banned in India and taken down from YouTube. A meeting of SGPC’s executive committee (EC) presided over […]

Earlier, Toronto had issued a formal apology to the World Sikh Association over the ‘no-beard’ policy.
(Express File/Representative Image)

SGPC lauds Canada move to withdraw its ‘clean shave’ directiveSubscriber Only

July 7, 2022 07:46 IST

Toronto’s previous rule stated that security guards in areas where large congregations are held or at homeless shelters must wear an N95 respirator mask.

Sidhu Moosewalawa was shot dead on May 29 in Punjab's Mansa district. (File Photo)

Moosewala murder: Mansa police get 8-day custody of four accused, including two shootersSubscriber Only

July 5, 2022 14:18 IST

All the four were held by Delhi Police. So far Punjab Police have failed in arresting any shooter and all the key arrests are made by the Delhi Police.

Following the allegations levelled by the woman against Singh, an SIT was formed on the instructions of the Punjab Police Headquarters, Chandigarh. The SIT was headed by then SSP Gurdaspur and now SAP Amritsar (Rural) Swarandeep Singh.

Gurdaspur SP arrested for raping pregnant womanSubscriber Only

July 5, 2022 10:06 IST

Gurmeet Singh, the SP (Headquarters) was arrested by two members of the SIT, DSP Ravinder Singh and inspector Harjit Kaur, when he was at a Moga court for a hearing in another case.

Radiologist, philanthropist, AAP Sikh face from AmritsarSubscriber Only

July 5, 2022 07:34 IST

Dr Nijjar (66) represents Amritsar South Assembly segment, which is both urban and Panthic constituency. In the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections, he defeated Congress' Inderbir Singh Bolaria, whose family had not lost the seat since 2007.

Deputy Premier Roger Hugh Cook (right) and Dr Parwinder Kaur are part of the Australian delegation set to visit India.

Australian business delegation to visit Punjab, strengthening industry connections on agendaSubscriber Only

July 5, 2022 09:18 IST

Dr Parwinder Kaur, an award-winning scientist of Indian origin, and Punjabi writer Mintu Brar are facilitating the Punjab leg of the delegation's India visit and they expressed hope that the visit would prove to be fruitful for both Punjab and Western Australia.

Khalsa Aid founder Ravi Singh Khalsa (Instagram/RaviSingh)

Twitter bans Khalsa Aid founder Ravi Singh’s accountSubscriber Only

July 3, 2022 09:03 IST

Ravi Singh shared the screenshot of his Twitter account on his Facebook profile and said, “This is real face of democracy under the BJP. Banning of Sikh social media accounts won’t stop us from raising our voices. We will only get louder!”

Jaggi Johal is currently lodged at Delhi’s Tihar jail. (File Photo)

British PM says India has arbitrarily detained Johal, raised issue with ModiSubscriber Only

July 2, 2022 11:59 IST

Johal was arrested on November 4, 2017, from Jalandhar by the Punjab Police for his alleged role in targeted killings, including that of RSS leader Brigadier (retired) Jagdish Gagneja.

Lawrence Bishnoi and Jagdeep Singh alias Jaggu Bhagwanpuria.

Sidhu Murder | Bhagwanpuria: Kabaddi player-turned-gangster with political links — and 65 cases against himSubscriber Only

July 1, 2022 07:07 IST

Jagdeep Singh, also known as Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, is considered close to Bishnoi. A Mansa court Thursday sent him to seven days’ custody.

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