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New Covid cases up 306% in Punjab, but testing stays low

CHANDIGARH: Even as there has been a sharp rise in Covid-19 caseload, the number of people being tested for the virus — crucial to early detection and isolation of infected people — remains low in Punjab. The state has sufficient testing capacity. It has been witnessing a steady growth in…

The Times of India

Pakistan ups security as 11 killed in Ramadan food stampedes

Pakistan says 11 people have been killed in stampedes at free wheat distribution centers for the poor across the country since the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan last week

The Independent UK

Police cancel licence of gunman of fugitive Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal

With Khalistani sympathizer Amritpal on the run since March 11 and Punjab police launching a crackdown against his "Waris Punjab De", Kishtwar police on Thursday said they have cancelled the licence of the gunman of the fugitive leader after it was renewed by allegedly using fake documents. Read further on…

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At India Ahead, content in rewind, and salaries paused despite continuing ads

Stale content could be a recipe for disaster in the news broadcasting business. But not for India Ahead. Well, almost.

Newslaundry

Why is Pakistan government trying to clip Supreme Court’s powers?

Government tables bill in National Assembly as PM Shehbaz Sharif accuses top court of creating ‘political instability’.

Al Jazeera

ECI announces bypoll dates for Punjab, Odisha, UP and Meghalaya

The Election Commission announced the dates for the by-elections in the Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies on Wednesday. read further on Dynamite News:

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Bitter taste of kiwis: Indian fruit pickers in Italy allege abuse

Many farmhands hail from the Punjab and migrate for better salaries than they would earn in India’s breadbasket.

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Denim jacket, mask, no turban; Amritpal Singh spotted on Delhi streets

Waris Punjab De Chief Amritpal Singh, who is on the run for more than a week after escaping from Punjab, has been spotted roaming on the streets of Delhi, as shown in a CCTV footage. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BBC Punjabi’s account withheld in India ‘in response to legal demand’

BBC Punjabi’s Twitter account was withheld in India today even as the police continues its search for Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh. Visitors from India to the Twitter handle can only see a message saying the account has been “withheld in India in response to a legal demand”.

Newslaundry

BSF shoots down another Pak drone in Punjab, seizes contraband

The Border Security Force (BSF) shot down another Pakistani drone in Punjab soon after it entered into Indian territory carrying a consignment of contraband items, the paramilitary force said on Tuesday. Read further on dynamite News:

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Department of Immigration, Nepal government issues alert for fugitive Amritpal Singh

The Department of Immigration, Nepal government has alerted its offices, particularly those at airports to prevent Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher from Punjab, India who could flee to a third country using Nepali territory either on his own passport or a fake passport, the Himalayan Times reported. Read further on…

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2ft girl, 9, mistaken for toddler after she stopped growing when she was just 3

Komal, who lives in Patiala, Punjab, India, had stopped growing at the age of three and now she measures at just 2ft (60cm) tall and weighs just 8kg (1st 3lb)

Daily Mirror

Ahead of Jalandhar by-poll, Bhagwant Mann, Arvind Kejriwal lay foundation stone of Ravidas centre at Ballan

JALANDHAR: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday laid the foundation stone of Guru Ravidass Bani Adhiyan Centre at Ballan and handed over cheque of first instalment of Rs 25 crore to Dera Sachkhand Ballan head Sant Niranjan Dass for starting the project.

The Times of India

Crackdown on Amritpal Singh: Dhindsa-led delegation meets guv, accuses Punjab govt of implicating Sikh youth in false cases

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) has accused the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government of "misusing" police for implicating the youth of the state in "false cases" since March 18 – the day when Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh escaped from Jalandhar after a crackdown was launched against him.

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Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains knot with IPS officer Jyoti Yadav

ROPAR: Punjab’s youngest cabinet minister Harjot Singh Bains on Saturday tied a knot with an IPS officer Jyoti Yadav at Gurdwara Bibhor Sahib.

The Times of India

Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains ties knot with IPS officer Jyoti Yadav

ROPAR: Punjab’s youngest cabinet minister Harjot Singh Bains on Saturday tied the knot with an IPS officer Jyoti Yadav at Gurdwara Bibhor Sahib.

The Times of India

Three teachers among 4 killed in crash on Ferozepur-Fazilka road in Punjab

FEROZEPUR(PUNJAB): Four people, three of them teachers, died and 10 were injured on Friday in a two-vehicle collision on the Ferozepur-Fazilka road, police said. A bus collided head on with a multi-utility vehicle (MUV) coming from the Jalalabad side near Khai Pheme ki village. Fourteen occupants were in the MUV…

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Alert issued in Uttarakhand against Amritpal Singh

An alert has been issued in Dehradun, Haridwar, and Udhamsinghnagar districts of the Uttarakhand as a precaution in view of the possibility of pro-Khalisthan Amritpal Singh entering the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh is on the run. Indian authorities shut down a state to track him down

As police have hunted for Amritpal Singh, they have pursued him in high-speed car chases, shut down the mobile internet networks in an entire state and detained 100 of his supporters. Still, the self-proclaimed preacher has evaded authorities.

The Times of India

Congress to launch 'AAP hatao, Punjab Bachao' campaign: Partap Singh Bajwa

CHANDIGARH: Punjab leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Thursday said that the Congress would soon launch a campaign in the state against the Aam Aadmi Party government with the slogan "AAP Hatao, Punjab Bachao".

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan delays Punjab election despite supreme court ruling

Former prime minister Imran Khan says election commission’s move is violation of Pakistan’s constitution

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Ajnala court sends Amritpal Singh's associates to 2-day police custody over clash with cops

Ajnala court in Punjab on Thursday sent 10 associates of Waris Punjab De, headed by fugitive pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh, to two-day police custody in connection with the Ajnala incident where pro-Khalistan supporters clashed with police. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Punjab Human Rights Organisation demands investigations into arrival, rise of Amritpal Singh

AMRITSAR: While refusing the accept the police theory of Amritpal Singh "absconding" from high police security, the Punjab Human Rights Organisations (PHRO) has demanded an investigation — by a retired judge of the high court — into his sudden arrival in Punjab from Dubai, issuances of armed licences to Waris…

The Times of India

Woman held from Haryana's Shahabad for 'providing shelter to Amritpal Singh, his aide'

SHAHABAD (KURUKSHETRA): In a new development in connection with the case of wanted Waris Punjab De head Amritpal Singh, the Kurukshetra Police in Haryana handed over a woman of Shahabad town to Punjab police on Thursday on suspicion of providing shelter to the pro-Khalistan leader and his associate Papalpreet Singh…

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Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh's gunman arrested in Punjab

Punjab police arrested an associate of 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh, said the police on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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