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Patiala, Punjab: A local court today sentenced Balwant Singh Rajoana to two-and-a-half-years imprisonment in an 18-year-old Arms Act case registered in Rajpura. The verdict also paves the way for the Punjab Government to reconsider shifting Rajoana out of the state ...

Chandigarh:  August 3In the run-up to the next Lok Sabha elections, a race of sorts seems to have begun between the main stakeholders in Punjab’s politics to extend support to the Sikh farmers facing eviction from Gujarat. Deputy Chief Minister ...

Patiala, Punjab: There was no question of even talking about hanging Balwant Singh Rajoana, as his mercy petition was still with the President, chief minister Parkash Singh Badal said here on Sunday. “For the peace of Punjab, please, don’t rake ...

Amritsar, Punjab: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Avtar Singh Makkar has urged Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to abide by the verdict of the Gujarat high court and immediately halt the eviction of Punjabi farmers from the Kutch region. ...