Leaders across the political spectrum on Thursday said the controversy over the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit to Punjab is “unfortunate” and demanded a probe to fix responsibility for the lapse. Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, chief ministers and former chief ministers condemned the security lapses in Punjab and called … Read more
The chief of a farmer outfit, which had blocked the route of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy in Ferozepur forcing it to return, on Thursday said his group was told by the district police chief that the PM would be travelling by this road, but “we thought it was a bluff to get the road … Read more
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday expressed regret after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had to cut short his visit to the state, but asserted that there was no security lapse. Modi, who landed in Bathinda and had to take the road route to Hussainiwala in Ferozepur because of the inclement weather, was stuck … Read more
Demanding complete loan waiver and compensation to kin of those killed during the anti-farm law stir, farmers blocked rail tracks at various places for the second day on Tuesday, affecting the movement of 156 trains in the state. Ferozepur division railway officials said, “84 trains were cancelled, 47 were short-terminated and 25 were short-originated.” Farmers … Read more
Indian Army has caught a Pakistani man who had managed to enter Indian territory by crossing the India-Pakistan border in Punjab. India-Pakistan border in Punjab is protected by barbed wires and a 24-hour BSF vigil. File PTI photo A Pakistani intruder has been nabbed at the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Ferozepur. According to the initial … Read more