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IndiaJun 26, 2025

Youth killed in shooting incident in Batala

A case of firing has come to light in Kadia, Batala, Punjab. According to reports, three unidentified assailants on a motorcycle fired at a Scorpio vehicle late on Thursday night, in which a woman was seriously injured, who is said to be the mother of gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria. A youth died in this incident. The deceased youth has been identified as Karanvir Singh, son of Prem Singh, resident of Bhikhowali. According to reports, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria's mother was referred from Batala to Amritsar due to serious injuries and the police who reached the spot are investigating.
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IndiaJun 26, 2025

Bikram Singh Majithia on 7-day police remand

Punjab's Mohali District Court has sent Shiromani Akali Dal senior leader Bikram Singh Majithia on seven-day police remand in drug money and disproportionate assets cases. The Vigilance team had sought a 12-day remand. Majithia will now be produced in court again on July 2. The Vigilance team had taken the Akali leader into custody from his Amritsar residence the previous day. This action against Majithia has been taken on the statements of Vigilance Bureau AIG Swarandeep Singh.
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IndiaJun 25, 2025

Vigilance takes Bikram Singh Majithia into custody

Punjab Vigilance today arrested former Akali Minister Bikram Majithia after raiding his Amritsar residence, in a case of disproportionate assets. Vigilance has seized 29 mobile phones, 4 laptops, 2 iPads, 8 diaries and other documents from Majithia’s house. This new case comes at a time when a drug-related case registered against Majithia under the NDPS Act in 2021 is already under investigation. Majithia said that this entire action is being taken with a sense of political vendetta but he is not going to be intimidated by it.
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IndiaJun 24, 2025

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann meets Governor Gulab Chand Kataria

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and sought space for an office for the Aam Aadmi Party in the capital Chandigarh. CM Mann said that the Aam Aadmi Party has now become a national party. In the recently held by-elections, AAP has won in Ludhiana and Gujarat. Apart from this, the party also has MLAs in Goa and there is a government in Punjab. The Chief Minister said that we now fulfill all the conditions for the party office in Chandigarh. He said that the Governor has assured that a place for the party office will be provided as per the rules a
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IndiaJun 23, 2025

Bharat Bhushan Ashu resigns after defeat in by-election

After losing the Ludhiana West by-election in Punjab to AAP's Sanjeev Arora, Bharat Bhushan Ashu resigned from the post of acting president of the Punjab Congress Working Committee. Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal said that he is not going to the Rajya Sabha in place of Sanjeev Arora. He said that the decision on who will go to the Rajya Sabha will be taken by the AAP's political affairs committee. It is noteworthy that AAP's Arora got 35,179 votes and Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu came second with 24,542 votes.
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IndiaJun 23, 2025

Ludhiana by-election: Aam Aadmi Party wins

The Aam Aadmi Party has won the by-election held on the Ludhiana West assembly seat in Punjab. The party's candidate Sanjeev Arora defeated Congress' Bharat Bhushan Ashu by a margin of 10,637 votes. BJP's Jeevan Gupta and Shiromani Akali Dal's Parupkar Singh Ghuman stood at third and fourth positions respectively. At the same time, AAP candidate Italia Gopal also won the by-election on the Visavadar seat in Gujarat. The Election Commission had conducted by-elections for 5 assembly seats in 4 states, in which the Aam Aadmi Party won two seats, while the BJP, the Congress and the Trinamool C
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IndiaJun 20, 2025

4 new Covid cases reported in Ludhiana today

4 new Covid cases have been reported in Ludhiana, Punjab today. These patients include two men aged 51 and 65 and two women aged 42 and 63. These patients were found in the urban area. There are currently 27 Covid patients in the district and three have died so far. There are 5,608 active cases of Corona across India, the number of which has decreased earlier. Kerala has the highest number of 1,184 active cases.
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IndiaJun 19, 2025

Ludhiana West assembly bypoll sees 49.07% voter turnout

Only 49.07 percent voting was recorded in the Ludhiana West assembly seat of Punjab till 5 pm. This seat was won by Aam Aadmi Party's Gurpreet Gogi in 2022. However, he died some time ago, after which the by-election has been held here.Aam Aadmi Party has made Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora its candidate from here, there is talk that if he wins from here, Arvind Kejriwal can go to Rajya Sabha in his place.Former minister Bharat Bhushan is the candidate from Congress, who was the MLA from Ludhiana West in 2012 and 2017. Advocate Parupkar Singh Ghuman is contesting the election from Shiromani
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IndiaJun 18, 2025

4 deaths due to Corona in India in the last 24 hours

In India, 4 deaths have been reported due to Corona in the last 24 hours, two in Maharashtra and 1 each in Delhi and Kerala. According to the Health Department, 113 people have died due to Corona since January 2025. The highest number of deaths have occurred in Kerala and Maharashtra. A total of 13 deaths have also occurred in Delhi. There are 6,483 active cases of Corona in 32 states and union territories of the country. So far 42 patients of Corona have been found in Punjab.

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Suspect Sets Fire at Surrey Motel Lobby, Police Seek Public Help

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