Farmers in Amritsar, under the aegis of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, continued to sit on railway tracks as they staged a 'Rail Roko Andolan' (Rail Roko Agitation) on Sunday over their demands, including a Committee for MSP (Minimum Support Price), withdrawal of cases regarding agitatio
Former Speaker and Congress leader Meira Kumar on Sunday said, "These are legal matters. Arrests are made under the law. This is a different path. Politics has nothing to do with this."
A senior executive engineer of Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) was arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 45,000, an official statement said on Friday.
Punjab Chief Secretary Anurag Verma on Friday issued directions to the police force to take strong action against drug dealers within the state and asked all stakeholders to collaborate with a focus on achieving tangible results in the fight against the drug menace.
One official of the National Urban Livelihood Mission was arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 7,000 in Bhatinda, an official statement said on Friday.
A raid was carried out by the Punjab Vigilance Department at the residence of former state minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manpreet Singh Badal in Punjab's Chandigarh in connection with an alleged corruption case.
The British High Commission has written to Delhi Police informing them about fraudulent visa agents who operate in and around Delhi and have been assisting customers in Haryana, Gujarat and Punjab to obtain visas on forged documents, said the police on Friday.
After halting the trains in their protest, Farmers have now blocked the Delhi-Chandigarh National Highway too. Farmers have staged a protest on the highway going from Chandigarh to Ambala in Mohali.
Over the arrest of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in connection with a drugs case, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has said that his party is fully committed to the INDIA alliance but anybody dealing with the drugs will not be spared.