Punjab

LUDHIANA: At the historic Kila Raipur Rural Olympics, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday declared sports to be the most lethal weapon against the drug menace and announced that the sports budget will be enhanced in the forthcoming state Budget, underlining a determined push to channelise the energy of Punjab’s youth into constructive avenues.

AMRITSAR: The meeting of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) today strongly condemned the injustice being done to the imprisoned Sikhs by the governments and termed it as discrimination against the minority Sikhs in the country.

AMRITSAR: Panic has gripped parts of Punjab after a series of targeted killings during wedding functions, with foreign-based gangster Lakhbir Singh Landa claiming responsibility for the latest murder of a village sarpanch in Tarn Taran district.

AMRITSAR: Head Granthi of Sri Darbar Sahib and former Jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Raghbir Singh, on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Badal family, alleging that “major scams” were committed in the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) under their patronage, causing serious damage to Sikh institutions.

CHANDIGARH: As over 8.18 lakh students begin their Class 8, 10 and 12 Board examinations across Punjab, the Bhagwant Mann Government has enforced an unprecedented security and monitoring framework to guarantee fairness, discipline and zero tolerance for malpractice.