AMRITSAR: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has invited Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi to participate in the celebrations to be held at Sri Anandpur Sahib to mark the 350th anniversary of the martyrdom of the ninth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji.

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PHAGWARA: Parvinder Kaur, mother of UK-based NRI Jaspreet Kaur, has alleged serious lapses in the police investigation after Punjabi singer Hassan Manak was sent to 14-day judicial custody on Thursday in a case involving allegations of fraud, bigamy and sexual assault. Speaking to reporters on Friday, she claimed that “neither did the police seek custodial remand nor did they attempt to recover crucial evidence,” expressing suspicion of foul play and urging authorities to ensure justice for her daughter. 

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab that was once gripped by pollution has now, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, stepped into a new and bright era where the state's development is not based on factory smoke, but on clean air, clean water, and healthy living. In Punjab, people's health now takes precedence over profit! 

SAS NAGAR: Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, SAS Nagar district police has busted an interstate fake currency module with the arrest of two individuals from Dera Bassi and seized ₹9.99 crore counterfeit and demonetised currency from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday. 

AMRITSAR: Former Punjab Cabinet Minister and MLA S. Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal has termed the official election results announced by the Election Commission for the Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll — in which Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate S. Harmeet Singh Sandhu registered an impressive victory by 12,091 votes — as a clear referendum by the voters endorsing the nearly four-year performance of the AAP government led by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann. 

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has expressed immense joy over the clear majority received by the BJP and its alliance in the Bihar Assembly elections. The party said that by voting in favor of development, transparent governance, and a stable government, the people of Bihar have made it clear that they do not support negative politics. 

TARN TARAN: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today described his party’s resounding performance in the Taran Taran Vidhan Sabha by election as “ forceful moral knock out to all the combined anti Akali, anti Punjab and anti Panthic forces “ and a massive disgrace for the Punjab Police candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu”. 

AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) Amritsar, in a joint operation with Counter Intelligence Pathankot, has busted a gangster module with the arrest of three operatives and recovered two .30 bore Star-mark pistols along with two magazines and 15 live cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday. 

MOHALI: Gulab Chand Kataria, Punjab Governor, here today paid glowing tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur and said that he had made supreme sacrifice for safeguarding Kashmiri pandits. 

CHANDIGARH: Ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu on Friday retained the Tarn Taran Assembly seat, defeating his nearest rival, Sukhwinder Kaur of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), who was leading in the initial rounds of counting, by more than 12,000 votes.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government is taking significant steps for the welfare of adults with special needs. As part of these efforts, 67 adults with special needs have been issued Legal Guardianship Certificates within the past one month.

JAIPUR: Congress candidate Pramod Jain Bhaya won the Anta by-election in Rajasthan, securing a decisive victory with 69,571 votes.