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Three killed, at least 18 hurt as PRTC bus hits flyover wall in Punjab
A PRTC bus bound for Chandigarh struck a flyover wall in Sangrur early on Wednesday. Three passengers were killed and at least 18 injured. Fifteen of the injured were referred to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala, and an inquiry has begun.
A black Scorpio pulled up, shots rang out: two cousins dead in Moga
Two cousins, Sahil and Gagan Jindal, were killed and two others injured when assailants in a black Mahindra Scorpio opened fire on a group sitting outside a shop in Moga's Angadpura on Sunday evening. Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav visited the spot on Monday; five people have been taken into custody and police suspect an old rivalry.
Effigy burnt, House disrupted: Congress and AAP face off in Punjab assembly
On day two of the Punjab Assembly session, Congress MLAs disrupted Question Hour demanding Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's resignation over the drug trade and law and order. The treasury bench, led by Finance Minister Harpal Cheema, hit back. Outside, Congress MLAs burnt Mann's effigy.
Nine minutes and out: Punjab Assembly's first day ends before the drug debate begins
Punjab's six-day Assembly session adjourned after just nine minutes on Thursday following obituary references. Members paid tribute to slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota and eight MGNREGA workers. Congress MLAs burnt an effigy of CM Bhagwant Mann over the drug trade.
Held 3 hours, fined ₹50,000: AAP says CM Mann targeted at Delhi airport
The Aam Aadmi Party alleged on Tuesday that Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann was made to wait nearly three hours at Delhi airport on his return from Paris and then handed a ₹50,000 challan. Party spokesperson Baltej Pannu linked the episode to what he called 'tremendous pressure from above' and the Centre's repeated refusal of permission for Mann's foreign visits. The claim lands in the middle of a bitter pre-poll fight in Punjab.
Drug-free by Dec 31, 2029: Amit Shah sets Punjab deadline, Mann asks why anti-drone systems were held back
Union Home Minister Amit Shah fixed December 31, 2029 as the deadline to end Punjab's drug trade and met families of three men whose deaths were linked to their stand against narcotics. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann hit back, asking why the Centre never acted during its 2007-17 alliance with the Akali Dal and why it held back anti-drone systems for the Pakistan border.
Shah sets a 2029 deadline in Punjab; AAP asks why the drug factories are all in BJP-run states
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met families of anti-drug campaigners killed in Punjab and set a December 31, 2029 deadline to make the state drug-free. AAP ministers countered that the synthetic drug factories are in BJP- and Congress-ruled states.
BJP says Speaker 'lost balance' after Ravana remark on Modi, Shah
Punjab BJP general secretary Anil Sareen has said Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has lost his mental balance and should seek treatment, after Sandhwan compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to Ravana and Kumbhakarna.
Drug trade will end by 2029: Amit Shah's Punjab visit sets off three-party clash
Home Minister Amit Shah visited Punjab for the second time in 20 days and met the families of three people who died in incidents linked to the drug crisis. He pledged to wipe out the drug trade by 31 December 2029. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced that the murder of anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh Jhota will be handed to the CBI. The visit triggered a sharp row between the BJP, AAP and Congress.