New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya has described the latest pronouncement from the Akal Takht as a “significant development in Punjab’s political and religious landscape.” In a post on X, Malviya highlighted that the Panj Singh Sahib at Sri Akal Takht Sahib has declared Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as Panth Virodhi and Guru Virodhi.The declaration followed remarks earlier in the day by Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, who addressed a viral…
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Chandigarh, June 15 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Monday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann after the Akal Takht declared him “Guru Dokhi” and “anti-Khalsa Panth” over an objectionable video showing liquor being sprinkled on an image of the Guru Sahibs. An order has also been issued directing Sikhs of the Guru Khalsa Panth not to maintain any kind of association with him. The Akal Takht is the highest temporal authority …
Chandigarh, June 15 (IANS) A court in Punjab’s Amritsar on Monday granted anticipatory bail to Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) leader Bikram Singh Majithia and two others in a case for storming into a police station and attempting to free a detainee. Earlier, Majithia’s legal advisor Bikramjit Bath, also named in the first information report (FIR), was discharged after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) informed the court that he was not required in the case. Bath had accompanied Majithia in his…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to a Punjab-based RTI activist accused of obstructing a government road construction project, assaulting a public servant. and using caste-based derogatory remarks against labourers, orally observing that “RTI activism has become a new business”. A bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi dismissed a special leave petition (SLP) filed by Ramesh Kumar Behl and Rajiv Kumar alias Mintu, challenging a P…
Chandigarh, June 15 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab on Monday said that, after losing the people’s trust and facing repeated electoral defeats, the Shiromani Akali Dal has dragged revered Sikh institutions into its political battle in a desperate bid to regain relevance. AAP media in‑charge Baltej Pannu said the so‑called forensic report being used to target Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has failed to establish even the identity of the person seen in the video, exposing what he descri…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) In a major step towards strengthening railway safety, Indian Railways has approved the installation of Kavach on the remaining 811 km broad gauge sections of the Ambala Division of the Northern Railway with an investment of Rs 201 crore, according to an official statement issued on Monday.The sanctioned work will cover important rail routes in the Ambala Division, including Ambala Cantonment–Ludhiana, Kalka–Chandigarh–New Morinda–Sahnewal, Sirhind–Daulatpur Ch…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Monday announced the complete Indian squad for the upcoming U-17 World Wrestling Championships, set to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from July 27 to August 2.The final contingent was officially locked in following highly competitive national selection trials across all three disciplines in Sonipat and Lucknow, ensuring the country’s most promising young athletes are selected to represent the nation on the global stage.The new…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Southwest monsoon has made significant progress, advancing into the remaining parts of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and the west-central Bay of Bengal, along with additional areas of Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand, and Bihar on Monday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The northern limit of the Monsoon currently passes through Harnai, Solapur, Hyderabad, Bhadrachalam, Koraput, Phulbani, Ranchi, Jamui, and Muzaffarpur. Conditions remain favourable…
Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali has described his upcoming album “Main Vaapas Aaunga” as a celebration of Punjab’s rich musical heritage. He highlighted how music remains at the heart of Punjab, especially in the 1947 era, which beautifully blended folk traditions with Western influences, a theme the album aims to showcase. Speaking about the newly unveiled album, Imtiaz shared, “Music was always going to be exciting in Main Vaapas Aaunga. First of all, music is the heart of …
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) BJP national spokesperson R.P. Singh on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, alleging that its promises to eradicate the drug menace have failed to translate into results on the ground.Taking to social media platform X with the hashtag #BhagwantMannFailed, Singh claimed that the state government’s assurances had “collapsed under the weight of Punjab’s devastating ground reality”.“The hollow promise…