The two-day remand of former Forest Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, who was arrested in the case of money laundering of crores of rupees related to the Forest Department of Punjab, has been extended. The ED produced him again in the Mohali court on Friday after the first remand ended. The investigating agency says that Dharamsot is not cooperating during the interrogation and is also to be questioned on the allegations of bribery leveled by the forest officials. It is to be noted that the Jalandhar branch of ED had arrested the former forest minister Dharamsot last Monday.

Pakistan may soon restore diplomatic relations with Iran. The Cabinet headed by Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq on Friday decided to end the latest conflict with Iran. A spokesman for Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani's office said a telephone conversation between Jilani and his Iranian counterpart took place during the cabinet meeting, in which the two countries agreed to end the dispute. Iran's Foreign Minister Hussain Amir-Abdullahyan also later issued a statement in which he said that Pakistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity are very important to us and cooperation betwee

Temperature in Calgary today is expected to be -13 degrees celsius with cold winds. However, today the temperature is slightly higher than Thursday. Snow is expected tonight and the temperature will be -16 degrees Celsius. The temperature is expected to be in the range of -8 to -6 degrees Celsius from Saturday to Monday. 1 to 3 cm of snow is also possible on Sunday night. It is worth noting that many roads in Calgary are covered with snow and snow removal is underway. Crew members are busy removing it and their priority is major highways. They said that it may take about 18 hours to clear a

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has again got 50 days parole. This is his ninth parole in four years. The parole of Ram Rahim, convicted in the rape and murder of a journalist case, is being linked to the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in Haryana this year. In 2017, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the rape of two women followers and in 2019, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his employee Ranjit Singh. He was also sentenced to life imprisonment in the case of murder of a journalist in 2021 but despite this he is getting parole.

Reports of death threats against Sikhs in the UK are grabbing headlines. A group of British MPs has requested an urgent meeting with the Minister of Defense in this regard. A report recently emerged that West Midlands Police had issued Osman Warnings in March to three members of a family, meaning their lives were in danger and although there is information but not enough evidence to make an arrest. An inquiry is also being demanded regarding the death of Sikh activist Avtar Singh Khanda. Khanda died last year after a sudden illness. According to information, Labour MPs Preet Kaur Gill, Afzal K

Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has attacked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann by tweeting. He alleged that despite the government having an army of more than 200 lawyers, expensive private lawyers were engaged against a small person like him, costing more than Rs. 5 crore. Khaira said that Bhagwant Maan should tell whether he will deposit this fee given to private lawyers in the treasury of the state, whether he still has the same stand as he used to say in the Mukhtiar Ansari case that expenditure of Rs. 55 lakh will be recovered from Captain's government.

Police have confirmed the driver of a car that plunged off the second floor of a multi-storey parkade building at the University of British Columbia was killed in the crash. University RCMP say the male driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday after his car crashed through a concrete wall and landed at ground level. Police say extrication of the victim from his vehicle waschallenging because a portion of a concrete barrier was left hanging precariously'' above the car, and Vancouver Fire Rescue Services needed to secure the situation before accessing the driver. No one

Shooting incidents in Edmonton are up 34 percent in 2023 from 2022. The police said in a media release on Wednesday that 165 shooting incidents took place in 2022, compared to 221 last year. They seized 892 pistols last year. However, if only the month of December is compared in both the years, such incidents occurred less in 2023. Sometimes innocent bystanders become targets during the firing. According to the police, 17 incidents of firing took place in December 2023, meaning firing took place the next day except for one day. Meanwhile, people standing nearby were injured in 13 incidents.

The Punjab government has received a big blow when it reached the Supreme Court to cancel the bail of Punjab Congress MLA from Bhulath Sukhpal Singh Khaira. The Supreme Court refused to cancel the bail granted to Khaira by the Punjab Haryana High Court. The Supreme Court said during the hearing that there is no doubt that the charges are serious but they do not agree with the given facts, after which the Supreme Court rejected the application of the Punjab government. It is to be noted that Khaira was in jail since September 28 in a 9-year-old drug trafficking case, the High Court granted hi