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IndiaMay 29, 2025

Sidhu Moosewala's third death anniversary

Today was the third death anniversary of Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu alias Sidhu Moosewala. He was shot dead in Jawaharke village of Mansa on the evening of May 29, 2022. The state government had reduced his security a day earlier. He was 28 years old, today on the occasion of his death anniversary, the family performed the Bhog of Sri Sehaj Path in village Moose. According to reports, Moosewala was shot 19 times and died within 15 minutes. Before his murder, Moosewala had released a song 'The Last Ride', in which he talked about dying young and becoming a legend.
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IndiaMay 28, 2025

Senior Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa is no more

Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, one of the stalwart leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal, has passed away. He was 89 years old. According to the information received, he had been ill for some time and was undergoing treatment in a hospital in Mohali, where he breathed his last today. He was honored with the Padma Bhushan award in 2019. Dhindsa has had a long political journey with the late Parkash Singh Badal. He entered the Punjab Vidhan Sabha after winning the election as an independent candidate in 1972, after which he joined the Shiromani Akali Dal under the leadership of Harchand Singh Longowal. H
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IndiaMay 27, 2025

Sidhu Moosewala's father announces to contest Mansa assembly elections

Sidhu Moosewala's father Balkaur Singh will contest from Mansa seat in the 2027 assembly elections. He made this announcement while talking to reporters during the 'Save the Constitution' rally organized by the Congress in Mansa. He said that despite the passage of three years, he has not got justice for his son's murder till date, hence he will contest from Mansa assembly seat in the 2027 assembly elections and will raise his voice in the Punjab assembly to get justice for his son and will also continue to work for his constituency.
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IndiaMay 27, 2025

Blast on Amritsar Majitha road, man who came to collect explosives dies

A bomb blast took place near the village of Nashehra on Amritsar-Majitha Bypass Road in Punjab this morning, killing one person. The incident took place in a deserted and empty place near the road. Some of the body parts of the person were severed from the body due to the blast. According to DIG of Border Range Satinder Singh, some evidence has been found in the pocket of the deceased, which makes it clear that he was working for a terrorist organization and had come to collect the explosive consignment kept at the scene of the incident. Former Akali MLA Bikram Singh Majithia said that the
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IndiaMay 23, 2025

Raman Arora arrested by Vigilance in corruption case

Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Jalandhar Central in Punjab, Raman Arora, has been arrested by Vigilance in a corruption case. The Vigilance team raided Raman Arora's house in Ashok Nagar around 9 am. It is being told that this Aam Aadmi Party MLA used to send false notices to innocent people through the officials of Jalandhar Municipal Corporation. Then he used to take money from them and remove the notices. In this whole matter, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann released a video and said that whether someone is our own or someone else, if anyone is involved in any kind of corruption, he will
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IndiaMay 22, 2025

India removes another official from Pakistani High Commission

The Shahbaz government of Pakistan has dismissed an Indian staffer posted at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad in response to India's action. The previous day, India had dismissed a Pakistani official working at the Pakistani High Commission on charges of espionage. This was the second case of dismissal by India in the Pakistani High Commission in the past one week. Earlier, India had dismissed a Pakistani official on May 13 for involvement in espionage activities. At the same time, in response to this, the Pakistan Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it has asked an official o
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IndiaMay 20, 2025

Bhagwant Mann government appoints chairmen and directors in several departments

The Bhagwant Mann government of Punjab is under the attack of the opposition parties after appointing chairmen and members of several departments, corporations and boards. The opposition parties allege that many of them are non-Punjabis, who previously worked for the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi. In particular, questions have been raised on the appointment of two names, one of which is Reena Gupta, who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Punjab Pollution Control Board and the other is Deepak Chauhan, who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Punjab Industrial Development Board. Ac
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IndiaMay 20, 2025

Retreat ceremony held after 12 days at Attari-Wagah border in Punjab

A retreat ceremony was held after 12 days at Attari-Wagah border in Punjab. It was closed on May 7 after India's Operation Sindhur on Pakistan on the night of May 6-7. However, the gates of the India-Pakistan border were kept closed today during the retreat ceremony. The soldiers of both the countries did not even shake hands with each other. Apart from this, there was a crowd in the Indian gallery, while on the Pakistani side, Pakistani Rangers made the workers there sit in the gallery. Retreat ceremonies were also held at Hussainiwala in Ferozepur and Sadki border in Fazilka. This retreat
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IndiaMay 16, 2025

MP Gurjit Aujla's questions Punjab govt. in Majitha poisonous liquor case

MP Gurjit Aujla has held Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's government responsible for the death of 27 people due to consuming poisonous liquor in Majitha constituency of Amritsar in Punjab. Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, he also demanded Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to make liquor cheaper in villages. He said that the trade of spurious liquor can be stopped only when the government makes cheap liquor available at the shops. The Congress MP said that the Punjab government has estimated to collect 11 thousand crores in revenue from liquor but this target will not be possible to meet

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VPD charges suspect in fatal Downtown Eastside assault

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Coquitlam RCMP asks public for video after early morning fire at vacant apartment site

Coquitlam RCMP is appealing for witnesses and video after an early morning fire damaged a vacant apartment building on North Road over the weekend. Officers were called around 5 a.m. on Sunday to the property at 727 North Road, a site already slated for demolition as part of ongoing redevelopment in the area. Coquitlam Fire and Rescue brought the blaze under control, and investigators with the RCMP’s General Investigation Section are now working to determine how the fire started. Police have not said whether the incident is suspicious, but they are seeking any footage that may show activity
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BCDec 09, 2025

B.C. government highlights rental price declines as new data shows two years of cooling market

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IndiaDec 09, 2025

Punjab BJP leader seeks time bound probe under High Court supervision

Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar is calling for a time bound inquiry into allegations of corruption in the state, urging Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to order an investigation under the supervision of the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Jakhar said an independent process is needed to examine all leaders, including himself, so the public can see a full accounting of the claims. He questioned the Chief Minister’s recent remarks suggesting he has files related to wrongdoing, asking why those documents have not been opened or shared with an impartial authority. Jakhar said b
AlbertaDec 09, 2025

Man charged after RCMP seize firearms and hate symbols from Lloydminster home

Alberta RCMP say a Lloydminster man is facing hate-related and firearms charges following a police search that uncovered several weapons and symbols associated with extremist ideology. Officers executed a warrant at a home in the border city after receiving reports of threats directed at identifiable groups, according to investigators. Police say the search led to the seizure of multiple long guns, a crossbow, ammunition and two flags, including one bearing a swastika. A second flag displayed a Confederate design with the phrase “The South will rise again.” RCMP officials say the items wer