The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of the Punjab Police shot dead a wanted gangster and two Punjab Police personnel were injured in an encounter in the Punjab's Barnala district on Sunday, officials said.
After the fourth round of talks, General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee Sarvan Singh Pandher asserted that the farmers will continue to move forward with the 'Delhi Chalo' march on February 21 adding that the discussion will also be held on the proposal proposed by
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann after the conclusion of the fourth round of talks between Union Ministers and farmer leaders said that the farmers had asked for an MSP guarantee on the purchase of pulses.
After the conclusion of the fourth round of talks between Union Ministers and farmer leaders, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday asserted that they had a very positive and extensive discussion with representatives of farmers adding that the farmer leaders will announce their decision o
Amid the farmers' protest around the Delhi borders, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday referred to the Centre's promise of doubling farmers' income and increasing MSP and asked whether there was a bigger lie than this?
In view of the farmers' protest, the Union Home Ministry has imposed a temporary ban on internet services in seven districts of Punjab until February 24.
Amid speculations of some big Congress leaders giving thought to switching sides as the Opposition alliance stares at a collapse, media reports claimed that Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP from Punjab's Anandpur Sahib, Manish Tewari, is in touch with the BJP and can jump ship.
As the farmer protest at the Shambhu border enters the sixth day, Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leaders said on Sunday that the government had asked for some time to discuss the matter with the union ministers.
In a major security breach, several unauthorised activities were detected in the National Security Act (NSA) cell at the highly secure Dibrugarh Jail, which houses, among others, separatist leader and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh and his associates.
On Friday, MNA-elect Rasheed Akbar Nawani from NA-92, MPAs-elect Ahmad Nawaz Nawani PP-90 and Amir Inyat PP-92 (Bhakkar) and Rana Abdul Manan PP-272 (Muzaffarghar) called on the party leadership and announced their joining of the PML-N.