NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court issued notices on Friday to Dera Sacha Sauda leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four co-accused, seeking their responses regarding the CBI’s appeal against their acquittal in a 2002 murder case.Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, comprising the bench, directed the acquitted individuals to submit their…
A multi-story building crumbled in Sohana village, Mohali. Two people died. One was a young woman. The other was a man. Rescuers searched for others trapped under debris. NEW DELHI: The death toll in the building collapse in Sohana village of Mohali district climed to two on Sunday, as the body of a man was…
BATHINDA: A 20-year-old student from Punjab was shot dead in an apartment in Edmonton, Canada, on Friday.Canadian police have named the two accused as Evan Rain and Judith Saulteaux, both 30 years old. Both have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.The victim, identified as Harshandeep Singh, was also working as a security guard was…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that if a soldier is killed by his colleague during duty hours, his family would be entitled to special family pension (SFP), instead of ordinary family pension as the death has a “causal connection with military duty.”A division bench comprising Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma passed…
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NEW DELHI: An explosion occurred in a general coach of the Howrah Mail near Sirhind railway station in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district, injuring four people. The incident took place around 10.30pm on Saturday night when the train was traveling from Amritsar to Howrah.Government Railway Police (GRP) officials reported that the explosion happened in a plastic…
When the BJP selected Nayab Singh Saini as the chief minister of Haryana in March to counter anti-incumbency, many doubted that a leadership change alone could secure electoral success. However, the unassuming OBC leader defied expectations by leading the party to a third consecutive victory in the state. Although not widely known, Saini replaced the…
NEW DELHI: A local leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was shot in Punjab‘s Fazilka district on Saturday. The ruling party and MLA Jagdeep Kamboj accused Shiromani Akali Dal leader Vardev Singh Noni Mann of firing the shot.The incident happened after an argument between AAP leader Mandeep Singh Brar and some Akali workers outside…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Naveen Jindal arrived at a polling station in Kurukshetra on horseback to cast his vote in the Haryana Assembly elections on Saturday. After casting his vote, BJP MP Naveen Jindal said, “There is a lot of enthusiasm among the people. We are very happy that they are casting their votes today…
NEW DELHI: Just three days ahead of the Haryana assembly elections, the state govt on Wednesday released the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on parole for 20 days. He was released at 6.30 am from Rohtak Jail. After getting a nod from the chief secretary’s office, additional chief secretary (home) Anurag…
