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Centre gives nod to 100-seat medical college in Kapurthala

Centre approves new government medical college in Kapurthala

The Centre has approved a new government medical college in Kapurthala with a total budget of ₹325 crore. With an intake capacity of 100 seats, it is expected to be functional in 2022. The Union ministry of health and family welfare approved the college near the Kapurthala civil hospital on Thursday under a centrally sponsored scheme after chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh took up the matter with it.

Family of 21-yr-old Sikh woman killed in Canada’s Surrey clueless on why she was shot dead

Follow Guru’s teachings on peace, brotherhood: Kovind

Accompanied by Punjab governor VP Singh Badnore, Shiromani Akali Dal leaders and cabinet minister Sunder Sham Arora.

President Kovind urges people to follow Guru Nanak’s teaching of universal brotherhood

More than 30 lakh devotees have already attended the celebrations at Sultanpur Lodhi since the beginning of this month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also paid obeisance at Gurdwara Ber Sahib on November 9 before heading for Dera Baba Nanak to inaugurate the Kartarpur Corridor.

550th Parkash Purb: 20 lakh pilgrims pay obeisance at Gurdwara Ber Sahib in 9 days

According to the local administration, around 1.5 lakh pilgrims have been visiting the historical city daily while the figures on Saturday and Sunday go as high as 3 lakh

DJ, tents in high demand in Sultanpur Lodhi, locals postpone functions

Marriage palace owners are not booking new functions as their outlets are already booked for the stay of devotees

550th Parkash Purb: Capt launches week-long celebrations, cautions against Pak’s corridor move

Earlier also, the CM has blamed Pakistan for helping hardliner Sikh groups to disrupt peace and harmony in Punjab.

Week-long celebrations to mark Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary begin at Sultanpur Lodhi today

Around 1 lakh pilgrims visit Sultanpur Lodhi daily

Though the 550th Parkash Purab celebrations will begin from November 1, pilgrims have already started pouring into the holy city in large numbers. As per district administration officials at least 1 lakh people enter Sultanpur Lodhi on a daily basis.

Immigration fraud: 3,500 travel agents booked in four years in Doaba

As per a record, police receive around 10 complaints of cheating and immigration frauds everyday in Doaba, which speaks about the people’s unquenchable desire to get an NRI tag.

Low turnout in Phagwara bypoll; QR slips used to cast votes

Phagwara recorded 74.43 per cent voter turnout in 2012, and 72 percent in 2017, with BJP’s Som Parkash registering a landslide victory both times

Smog cuts short first air show over Kapurthala Sainik School

Low visibility due to air pollution cut short the first-ever aerobatics show performed by Surya Kiran aerobatics team of the Air Force over Sainik School, Kapurthala. The show started at 12pm, an hour late than its scheduled time, and concluded within five minutes due to heavy smog.

550th Guru Nanak birth anniv: Govt urges Sultanpur Lodhi residents to rent out their houses to pilgrims

Principals, headmasters authorised to fine tobacco violators near school

Govt begins process of regularising teachers of meritorious schools

The move comes after continuous protest by the teachers and their willingness to receive the same salary being provided to teachers of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

10 months on, Punjab Roadways yet to resume its Volvo service to Delhi airport

Seven breaches in Sutlej banks not yet plugged in Jalandhar, Sultanpur Lodhi districts

Out of total nine breaches in Jalandhar, four have been plugged. Work is under way at Jania Chahal in Shahkot, which at 500 feet, is the widest breach and will take about four more days to be repaired completely.

Flooding in Phillaur villages: Locals blame Illegal mining; two breaches plugged in

Due to heavy rain and release of water from Bhakra, the Sutlej breached its banks at four places in Phillaur sub-division, submerging crops on 11,000 acres across 31 villages on Monday.

Cattle face starvation for want of fodder in Punjab’s Shahkot, Sultanpur Lodhi

As many as 64 villages in Sultanpur Lodhi and 23 in Shahkot are affected by floods caused by breaches in the Sutlej after heavy rainfall in its catchment areas.

Controversy over Kapurthala village imposing entry tax on commercial vehicles to generate revenue

Deputy commissioner DPS Kharbanda said the matter came to light recently and he will fix the responsibility of concerned officials who have allowed the Nangal Lubana panchayat to impose an entry tax without an approval from the government.

Mob lynches minor’s rapist in Jalandhar

Police said the accused, identified as Pappu Kumar Rai of Bihar, was in an inebriated condition when he raped the 11-year-old victim, also a migrant.

Mob beats man accused of raping minor to death

Police said the girl was alone at her house while her parents were away for work when Pappu Kumar Rai, a migrant labourer from Bihar, sexually assaulted her in an inebriated condition.

Free tests, medicines, separate OPD at district government hospitals in Punjab

A medical officer, staff nurse and counsellor will be deputed for these OPDs under the National Programme for Health Care of Elderly programme by the health and family welfare department.

Hawkins CEO and his Hoshiarpur factory manager get 6-month jail

The court also imposed a fine of ₹25,000 each on the CEO Subhadip Dutta Choudhury and manager Sandeep Singh Toor for not maintaining an ambulance room on factory premises.

23-year-old Jalandhar man stuck in Ukraine for a year, two agents booked

Victim’s father Amrik Singh, 63, said the agents initially told him that due to some technical problem in his visa he had to stay in Ukraine for a week, after which he would be sent to Germany by road.

PUBG mania: 15-year-old Jalandhar boy steals money from father’s account

The matter came to light after the father filed a police complaint on January 20, citing that around ₹50,000 had been withdrawn from his bank account.

‘Haven’t eaten in 5 days’: 4 Punjab youth trapped in Armenia send video SOS

The four urged the Bhagwant Mann to take action against the travel agents, alleging that a group of seven travel agents from Dhilwan and Patti duped them of ₹4 lakh each and fraudulently sent them on tourist visa to Armenia.

With increased vigil on Punjab borders, Delhi emerging as new drug-procuring hotspot: Jalandhar Police

A senior Jalandhar Police official said,the drug mafia now considers Delhi as a transit hub and areas in the city like outer Delhi and west Delhi are emerging as centres that supply such contraband.

1984 Riot: Victim’s family hails verdict, wants death for 2nd convict too

Hardev Singh, a Class 12 passout then, was set afire by convicts Yashpal Singh and Naresh Sehrawat, who were his friends