The 13th edition of the Khushwant Singh Litfest concluded with a historic observation made by Devdutt Pattanaik that the Indus Valley civilisation was predominantly a mercantile civilisation in which warfare and punditry ere alien concepts.
The second day started with classical melodies of Belabahar and jugalbandi with tabla by Pandit Navin Gandharv.
The 13th edition of the Khushwant Singh Litfest took off to a grand start with the recitation of Gurbani and Snt Kabir's couplets.
Indo-Pak relations need a fresh renewal to nourish the bonds of neighbourhood as much as to reignite the spirit of cultural and social affinity, said Rahul Singh, director of the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival here today.
BJP National General Secretary, Tarun Chugh, strongly condemned the AAP government in Punjab following the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s observations, saying the court has exposed the AAP government’s attempt to strangulate the democratic process in the state.
Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday wrote to the chairperson Union Public Service Commission or UPSC on cancelling the lateral entry advertisement as per directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A new shadow of clouds was cast on the family of Khandur Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, a vociferous proponent of Khalistan as the Punjab police arrested Harpreet Singh, brother of pro-Khalistan activist and Member of Parliament from Khadoor Sahib Amritpal Singh from Phillaur and recovered 4 gm of Ice (methamphetamine also known as crystal meth) from him.
The BJP-led Central government on Friday declared that June 25 will be observed as the Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas to mark the imposition of the Emergency.
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In order to strengthen infrastructure in the medical, dental and nursing colleges the state government has introduced the 'Appointment of Contractual Faculty Members in Government Medical, Dental, and Nursing Colleges Policy 2023'.
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Punjab Chief Secretary Anurag Verma has called for an all-out war on drugs in the state with the coordination of administrative and police officers.
Punjab Police’s State Special Operating Cell (SSOC) Mohali has effectively dismantled the criminal network being operated by USA-based Pavittar Chaura and Husandeep Singh of Chaura Madhre Gang with the arrest of their three key operatives after recovering one .
Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who died of a heart attack in Bonda in Uttar Pradesh had a controversial rendezvous with Punjab as well.