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The Border Security Force Punjab Frontier headquartered at Jalandhar got the first woman Inspector General on Monday as Sonali Mishra assumed the charge. An IPS of the 1993 batch from Madhya Pradesh cadre she holds a vast experience of having served in the state police in various capacities. She has also commanded the militancy infested Kashmir Frontier in the BSF. Among her various other appointments, she had served as IG Operations Special DG BSF Chandigarh IG Frontier Headquarters BSF New Delhi. She has served in the CBI in Delhi and Mumbai as an SP and DIG. She is also a recipient of the President’s Police Medal. TNS Continue Reading...

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is willing to wait for as long as it takes to release his new film Gangubai Kathiawadi starring Alia Bhatt, in movie theatres. Unlike several filmmakers in the last one year who have avowed allegiance to the big screen and then succumbed to the zeroes on the cheques offered by the big players on the OTT platform Bhansali is very clear that Gangubai belongs to the big screen. Continue Reading...

He was among those participating in a meeting of MLAs and ministers to pressurise the Chief Minister to act against the perpetrators of sacrilege and police firing cases The crisis in the Punjab Congress has deepened further with Jalandhar Cant MLA Pargat Singh on Monday alleging that Capt Sandeep Sandhu, political secretary to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, threatened him of a police case for raising voice against the CM on the issue of sacrilege and police firing. Continue Reading...

Government agencies have procured 132.08 lakh metric tonnes of wheat, 2 lakh metric tonnes more than the target set by the state, with more than 9 lakh farmers receiving over Rs 23,000 crore directly into their bank accounts. In the midst of the second coronavirus surge and the agitation by farmers against agricultural laws that has been now on for five months, Punjab has surpassed all previous records in wheat procurement for the rabi season. Continue Reading...

Food Department amends procurement software On day one of procurement on Saturday, Guru Nanak Dhaba at the otherwise bustling Khanna market, the largest grain mandi in Asia, wore a desolate look. There were no farmers at the mandi, only labourers, who had come all the way from Bihar to earn money during the wheat procurement season. Continue Reading...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cites Indian cricket team's Australia win, says positive mindset leads to positive results which is the essence of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Continue Reading...