Daily Archives: October 15, 2020

Farmer Bill – Talk fail, Farmers walk out of meeting

Farmers’ organisations on Wednesday cried foul and walked out of a meeting held to discuss the contentious farm laws with Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal. Farmers’ representatives Joginder Singh and Jagmohan Singh said that Union Ministers were holding meetings in Punjab and spreading “propaganda” even as the union leaders were called for a meeting with the Agriculture Secretary in New Delhi.…

Balwant Singh Multani murder case: Supreme Court asks Punjab govt to reply in former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini’s plea for anticipatory bail

Though the Court asked the Punjab government to withdraw the case, the State submitted that it would make a statement on the next date of hearing. The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Punjab government in the anticipatory bail plea filed by former Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Sumedh Singh Saini in the 1991 Balwant Singh Multani murder…

Saroop of Guru Granth Sahib Vandalized Near Fatehgarh Sahib

Punjab Police have arrested a man who was caught by villagers while allegedly committing sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib in Tarkhan Majra village of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Monday. A spokesperson of Punjab Police said “an incident of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib was reported from Tarkhan Majra at 11 am. Police have registered a case at Sirhind police station…