News for 'Punjab Home Department'

PM security lapse: NIA constitutes IG-level team to help secure records

PM security lapse: NIA constitutes IG-level team to help secure records

Rediff.com8 Jan 2022

As per a senior NIA official, the anti-terror agency has "nominated Inspector General of Police Santosh Rastogi to assist the Registrar General of Punjab and Haryana High Court to secure and seize the records related to the visit of Prime Minister to Punjab on January 5, 2022, from State and Central Agencies".

India bars all international flights, insists on work from home

India bars all international flights, insists on work from home

Rediff.com19 Mar 2020

The central government said the railways and civil aviation ministry must suspend all concessional travel on trains and flights, except for students, patients and disabled people.

IPL PHOTOS: KKR stay alive with thrilling win over PBKS

IPL PHOTOS: KKR stay alive with thrilling win over PBKS

Rediff.com9 May 2023

IMAGES from the IPL match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings in Kolkata on Monday.

IPL: Punjab, Delhi clash in desperate bid to stay afloat

IPL: Punjab, Delhi clash in desperate bid to stay afloat

Rediff.com29 Apr 2017

Struggling teams Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab take on each other in an Indian Premier League match in Mohali on Sunday as they desperately seek to get back to winning ways to stay in the hunt for a play-offs berth.

'There will never be another Bishan Bedi'

'There will never be another Bishan Bedi'

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

'He was a cricketer who come once in a lifetime...'

Pak seals JuD HQ; detains over 120 suspected terrorists

Pak seals JuD HQ; detains over 120 suspected terrorists

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

At least 56 seminaries and facilities being run by JuD and its wing FIF in Pakistan's southern Sindh province have been taken over by authorities.

The problem areas for India ahead of T20 World Cup...

The problem areas for India ahead of T20 World Cup...

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

With Ravindra Jadeja unavailable because of injury, will India include the left-handed Rishabh Pant over Dinesh Karthik who is a designated finisher in the squad?

India reports 2 deaths from H3N2 virus; Centre issues advisory

India reports 2 deaths from H3N2 virus; Centre issues advisory

Rediff.com11 Mar 2023

India has recorded its first two deaths due to seasonal influenza subtype H3N2, one each from Karnataka and Haryana, with the Union health ministry on Friday saying it is keeping a close watch on the situation and cases are expected to decline from the month-end.

Pak govt files appeal against LeT chief's release

Pak govt files appeal against LeT chief's release

Rediff.com3 Jul 2009

The Pakistan government filed an appeal against the release of Jamaat-ud Dawah chief Hafeez Mohammad Saeed in the country's Supreme Court on Friday. Saeed, who was held under house arrest after the United Nations Security Council banned the Jamaat, declaring it as a front for terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba, was released by the Lahore High Court on June 2. Saeed, the founder of the LeT, is widely considered to be the mastermind of the terror attack on Mumbai.

Will work till last migrant reaches home: Sonu Sood

Will work till last migrant reaches home: Sonu Sood

Rediff.com10 Jun 2020

The actor, who has been catapulted to the national spotlight for his work in helping stranded labourers, has refuted reports of his political motivations and says his work with the migrants is because of his love for them.

10,000 cops storm Imran Khan's house in Lahore, dozens arrested

10,000 cops storm Imran Khan's house in Lahore, dozens arrested

Rediff.com18 Mar 2023

The police personnel removed barricades from the entrance of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief's residence and removed all camps the PTI activists had erected to protect their leader.

Barrack no. 12 in Arthur Road jail kept ready for Nirav Modi

Barrack no. 12 in Arthur Road jail kept ready for Nirav Modi

Rediff.com11 Jun 2019

If lodged in the barrack, Modi is likely to get three square metre personal space and he will be provided a cotton mat, pillow, bed-sheet and blanket.

IPL: Exciting battle on the cards as MI face SRH

IPL: Exciting battle on the cards as MI face SRH

Rediff.com17 Apr 2023

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians will look to continue their winning momentum when they face a resurgent Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Ranji roundup: Karnataka, MP, Bengal cruise into semis

Ranji roundup: Karnataka, MP, Bengal cruise into semis

Rediff.com3 Feb 2023

A round-up of Day 4 of the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals on Friday.

Titans take on Knight Riders, eye third straight win

Titans take on Knight Riders, eye third straight win

Rediff.com8 Apr 2023

Defending champions Gujarat Titans will be eyeing a hat-trick of victories, while Kolkata Knight Riders, fresh from their decimation of Royal Challengers Bangalore, will be keen to show that win was not a flash in the pan when the two sides clash in the IPL in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

Amit Shah-headed panel wants Hindi replace English in IITs, courts in north India

Amit Shah-headed panel wants Hindi replace English in IITs, courts in north India

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

A parliamentary committee has recommended that the medium of instruction in technical and non-technical higher education institutes such as IITs in Hindi-speaking states should be Hindi and in other parts of India their respective local language. It said the use of English should be made optional.

Bhagat Singh never lived at Khatkar Kalan

Bhagat Singh never lived at Khatkar Kalan

Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

Bhagat Singh was born on September 28, 1907 in Banga village in Lyallpur district, now Faisalabad in Pakistan Punjab.

Lakhvi to remain in jail, court rejects plea against detention

Lakhvi to remain in jail, court rejects plea against detention

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

A Pakistani court on Friday dismissed the plea of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi against his detention under a public security act, keeping the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack in jail till mid-April.

IPL: Punjab upset Bangalore to end seven-match losing streak

IPL: Punjab upset Bangalore to end seven-match losing streak

Rediff.com14 May 2015

Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 22 runs in a rain-truncated Indian Premier League game in Mohali.

26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed to walk free from house arrest

26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed to walk free from house arrest

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

The board rejected the government's plea to extend his detention for another 3 months.

'Shubman Gill's innings will be remembered for years'

'Shubman Gill's innings will be remembered for years'

Rediff.com27 May 2023

Shubman Gill's sizzling ton in Qualifier 2 is an innings that will be remembered for years to come, said the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.

'People are scared to go to a police station'

'People are scared to go to a police station'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

'They are afraid that if they approach a police station for filing a complaint they might themselves get arrested under some random charges.'

Saurashtra, Andhra in Ranji QF; Mumbai, Maharashtra out

Saurashtra, Andhra in Ranji QF; Mumbai, Maharashtra out

Rediff.com27 Jan 2023

A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.

22 dead in flash floods, landslides in Himachal Pradesh

22 dead in flash floods, landslides in Himachal Pradesh

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

The maximum damage has been reported from Mandi, Kangra and Chamba districts, he said, adding that so far 36 weather-related incidents have been reported from the state.

Ranji Roundup: Anmolpreet's ton puts Punjab on top

Ranji Roundup: Anmolpreet's ton puts Punjab on top

Rediff.com8 Jan 2019

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Tuesday

India pay heavily for three dropped catches

India pay heavily for three dropped catches

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

India dropped three catches and were left to rue their death-overs bowling.

ED attaches assets of family, firms linked to Delhi minister Satyendar Jain

ED attaches assets of family, firms linked to Delhi minister Satyendar Jain

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

Jain, 57, is the minister for health, power, home, PWD, industries, urban development, flood, irrigation and water in the Arvind Kejriwal-led government.

Govt asking questions over foreign donations: Farmers

Govt asking questions over foreign donations: Farmers

Rediff.com20 Dec 2020

'It is quite clear that the agitation against the farm laws is against the Centre and they will try to create all hurdles they can in that. They are using all tactics as their sole purpose is to defeat the agitation'

Patiala clashes: 3 top cops shunted out; 3 arrested

Patiala clashes: 3 top cops shunted out; 3 arrested

Rediff.com30 Apr 2022

The order to suspend the services was issued by the home affairs and justice department and heavy police security was deployed at the site of the clashes outside the Kali Mata temple in Patiala.

Amid 'poaching row', Telangana withdraws general consent to CBI

Amid 'poaching row', Telangana withdraws general consent to CBI

Rediff.com30 Oct 2022

According to a state government order issued on August 30, prior consent of Telangana is required for the central probe agency on a case-to-case basis to investigate in the state.

26 killed, over 300 injured in PoK after quake jolts Pakistan

26 killed, over 300 injured in PoK after quake jolts Pakistan

Rediff.com24 Sep 2019

Pakistan Meteorological Department's earthquake centre said the 5.8-magnitude earthquake was located near the mountainous city of Jehlum in Punjab province.

Pak extends detention of JuD chief

Pak extends detention of JuD chief

Rediff.com11 Jan 2009

Pakistani authorities have extended by two months the detention of Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed and seven other activists of the front organisation of Lashkar-e-Tayiba, blamed for the Mumbai terrorist attacks.A spokesman for the Punjab government told reporters that the province's home department had on Saturday extended the detention of Saeed and the seven other JuD leaders by 60 days.Saeed and other Jamaat leaders were placed under house arrest for a month.

IPL: Punjab lose to Gujarat despite Amla's century

IPL: Punjab lose to Gujarat despite Amla's century

Rediff.com8 May 2017

Already out of the reckoning, Gujarat Lions severely dented Kings XI Punjab's play-off chances with a comfortable six-wicket victory in an Indian Premier League match, in Mohali, on Sunday.

Agnipath: Govt offers sops as violent protests continue

Agnipath: Govt offers sops as violent protests continue

Rediff.com18 Jun 2022

In Bihar, where a bandh had been called, a railway station and a police vehicle were torched, an ambulance attacked and security personnel injured in stone-pelting incidents on the fourth consecutive day of the agitation, while protesters vandalised Ludhiana railway station in Punjab and blocked roads and rail tracks in West Bengal, Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.

Sarabjit Singh gets a 21-day lifeline

Sarabjit Singh gets a 21-day lifeline

Rediff.com28 Apr 2008

There was a 'procedural postponement' of Sarabjit's execution by the home department of Punjab province, officials said. According to existing rules, Sarabjit's case has to be put once again before a local court for fixing a fresh date for the execution, Dawn News channel quoted the unnamed officials as saying.

Family meets Sarabjit in Kot Lakhpat jail

Family meets Sarabjit in Kot Lakhpat jail

Rediff.com24 Apr 2008

Sarabjit's family brought with them special food that he was fond of. Dalbir Kaur was carrying 18 'rakhis' one for each year that her brother has been away from India. Ahead of the meeting, prison officials said Sarabjit's kin would be allowed to spend at least an hour with him. They pointed out that the prison superintendent had the discretion to allow them to spend an additional 30 minutes.

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.

No revision of decision on exclusion of TN, WB, Kerala tableaux in R-Day

No revision of decision on exclusion of TN, WB, Kerala tableaux in R-Day

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

Some leaders of the non-BJP ruled states also alleged that the exclusion was an "insult" by the Centre.

CLT20: Maxwell, Perera help Kings XI Punjab start on a winning note

CLT20: Maxwell, Perera help Kings XI Punjab start on a winning note

Rediff.com18 Sep 2014

A superb cameo from Glenn Maxwell helped Kings XI Punjab overcome a poor start to their chase and win the battle of first-timers against Hobart Hurricanes by five wickets in the Champions League T20 in Mohali.

Terrorism a national problem, not a state one, says Punjab CM after Gurdaspur attack

Terrorism a national problem, not a state one, says Punjab CM after Gurdaspur attack

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

Sounding an alert in the state, Parkash Singh Badal said it was time that the Centre dealt with terrorism with an iron hand.