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Punjab floods may worsen: Bhagwant Mann as 29 dead, thousands lose homes in a week

By Odisha News Online Sep 2, 2025 191

PUNJAB,SEP 2 : At least 29 people have died and thousands displaced as Punjab battles the “worst floods in recent history”. Such was the severity of the crisis that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after landing in Delhi on his return from China, called up Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday to take stock of […]Continue Reading

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At least 14 die after consuming spurious liquor in Amritsar

By Odisha News Online May 13, 2025 312

CHANDIGARH, MAY 13  : At least 14 people have died in five villages in Punjab’s Amritsar after allegedly consuming spurious liquor, police said on Tuesday. A few persons have been arrested in connection with the case. Police said six people have been hospitalised with complications caused by hooch. The deaths have occurred in five villages, […]Continue Reading

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Bus accident claims eight lives, leaves many injured in Punjab’s Bathinda

By Odisha News Online Dec 27, 2024 466

BATHINDA, DEC 27: Eight people died and many were injured on Friday when a private bus crashed through a railing of a bridge here and plunged into a drain a few feet below, police said. The accident occurred when the bus was enroute to Bathinda from Talwandi Sabo. The bus had over 45 passengers and […]Continue Reading

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Three Khalistan Zindabad Force members involved in Gurdaspur grenade attack killed in police encounter

By Odisha News Online Dec 23, 2024 555

PILIBHIT, DEC 23 : Three terror suspects allegedly involved in a grenade attack in Gurdaspur were were killed in an encounter with a joint team of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab police in Pilibhit early Monday, with Punjab’s Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav terming it as a major breakthrough against Pakistan-sponsored Khalistan Zindabad Force module. […]Continue Reading

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Another body recovered in Mohali building collapse site; Army, NDRF intensify operations amid fear of more trapped

By Odisha News Online Dec 22, 2024 582

Punjab , Dec 22 : One more body was recovered by the Indian Army and the NDRF on Sunday from the site where a four-story building collapsed on Saturday evening in Punjab’s Mohali, leaving several people feared trapped under the debris. One male body was recovered during the ongoing rescue operation, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Mohali, Damandeep […]Continue Reading

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Man fires at SAD’s Sukhbir Badal outside Golden Temple, shooter nabbed

By Odisha News Online Dec 4, 2024 477

PUNJAB, DEC 4 :  A man attempted to shoot Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday. The incident occurred while Badal and other SAD leaders were serving as ‘sewadars’ under the ‘tankhah’ (religious punishment) pronounced by the Akal Takht on December 2. Badal, seated in a […]Continue Reading

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10-year-old Punjab girl dies after eating her birthday cake ordered online

By Odisha News Online Mar 31, 2024 614

PUNJAB, MAR31  : A ten-year-old girl in Punjab’s Patiala died due to suspected food poisoning after she ate her birthday cake, her family alleged. According to the family, the girl Manvi and her sister fell ill on the night after they celebrated her birthday and ate the cake which was ordered online. A video of […]Continue Reading

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Punjab bans tractor stunts after stuntman crushed to death at sports fair

By Odisha News Online Oct 30, 2023 648

Punjab,Octo 30 :  The Punjab government, on Monday, banned any kind of stunt or dangerous performance with a tractor after a stuntman was crushed to death under a tractor at a fair in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, in a post on X, said, “Dear Punjabis, tractor is called the king of […]Continue Reading

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Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira arrested by Punjab Police in drugs case              

By Odisha News Online Sep 28, 2023 458

Punjab,Sept 28 :  The Punjab Police on Thursday arrested Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in an old drugs-related case, following raids at his bungalow in Chandigarh. Officials from the Jalalabad police station raided Khaira’s Sector 5 residence early in the morning, in connection with an old case registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and […]Continue Reading

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Punjab Assembly clears AAP government’s bill for free Gurbani telecast from Golden Temple

By Odisha News Online Jun 20, 2023 522

 Punjab,June 20 : The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2023, to ensure free telecast of Gurbani from Sri Harmandir Sahib (the Golden Temple) in Amritsar. The Bill is aimed at making the broadcast and telecast of Gurbani free for all, and does away with the need for tenders. The move […]Continue Reading