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Everything you need to know about Chaubara Jagir: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Punjab minister resigns after embezzlement controversy

September 16, 2012 at 4:30 PM

Chandigarh, Sep 16 (IANS) Punjab's Scheduled Castes/Backward Classes Welfare Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike resigned from his post Sunday following recent allegations of embezzlement of grants from his discretionary funds as minister.

Malay Sikh community to hold week-long prayers for Wisconsin Gurudwara shooting victims

August 11, 2012 at 11:53 AM

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 11 (ANI): Sikh community in Malaysia has planned to hold a week of prayers for the victims of the recent shooting rampage in a gurdwara in the United States, which left seven dead.

Imprisoned, Bibi Jagir Kaur conducts prayer service in Jalandhar jail

July 16, 2012 at 5:44 PM

Jalandhar, July 16 (ANI): Arrested former Punjab Government minister Bibi Jagir Kaur presided over a prayer session in the prison premises here on Monday.

Bibi Jagir Kaur can vote in presidential poll: EC

July 3, 2012 at 5:26 PM

Chandigarh, July 3 (IANS) A convicted legislator in Punjab has been allowed by the Election Commission (EC) to vote in the July 19 presidential election.

Ministers take high 'moral ground' after conviction (Punjab Newsletter)

May 12, 2012 at 1:34 PM

Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) This could be termed the height of irony, even in the strange world of politics. Two ministers in Punjab's Parkash Singh Badal-led government, convicted in separate cases and even handed down prison sentences, have resigned on high "moral grounds".

Convicted Punjab minister quits, resignation accepted

May 9, 2012 at 5:42 PM

Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) Punjab Agriculture Minister Tota Singh's resignation was accepted by Governor Shivraj Patil Wednesday, four days after he was convicted and sentenced to a year's imprisonment by a court in Mohali.

Amarinder Singh justifies preferential treatment given to Bibi Jagir Kaur in jail

April 5, 2012 at 11:44 AM

Chandigarh, Apr 5 (ANI): Causing a major embarrassment to the Congress state unit, President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Captain Amarinder Singh, has justified the preferential treatment given to former minister Bibi Jagir Kaur in the Kapurthala prison.

Probe ordered into Kaur's VIP treatment in jail

April 3, 2012 at 8:56 PM

Chandigarh, Apr 3 (ANI): A detailed inquiry has been ordered into the VIP treatment being provided to former Punjab Minister Bibi Jagir Kaur, currently lodged in Theh Kanjla Jail in Kapurthala in connection with the abduction case of her daughter.

Congress hopes appropriate action will be taken over Kaur's VIP treatment

April 3, 2012 at 8:56 PM

New Delhi, Apr 3 (ANI): Reacting to reports that VIP facilities were being provided to former Punjab Minister Bibi Jagir Kaur, currently lodged in Theh Kanjla Jail in Kapurthala in connection with the abduction case of her daughter, Congress Party on Tuesday expressed hope that the judiciary would take cognizance of these reports and initiate appropriate action under the laws.

Special treatment to Bibi Jagir Kaur in jail, a dangerous trend, says Congress

April 3, 2012 at 7:52 PM

New Delhi/Kapurthala, Apr 3 (ANI): Congress party on Tuesday criticized the special treatment provided to the tainted state minister Bibi Jagir Kaur in prison, where she is serving a five year sentence.

Punjab top cop (prison) orders to probe VVIP treatment allegation to Bibi Jagir Kaur in Jail

April 3, 2012 at 6:09 PM

Amid the news of treating prisoner Bibi Jagir Kaur as VVIP in Kapurthala Central Jail, Punjab's Director General of Police (Prisons) Shashi Kant on.......

Probe ordered into Jagir Kaur's VIP treatment in jail

April 3, 2012 at 4:32 PM

Chandigarh, April 3 (IANS) After treating her as a VIP inmate instead of as a convicted criminal, prison authorities in Punjab Tuesday ordered a probe into the preferential treatment being extended to former Punjab cabinet minister Jagir Kaur.

Jagir Kaur's resignation accepted

March 31, 2012 at 8:56 PM

Chandigarh, March 31 (IANS) A day after she was convicted and sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment for criminal conspiracy and other charges in the mysterious death of her daughter, the Punjab governor Saturday evening accepted the resignation of cabinet minister Jagir Kaur.

Convicted Jagir Kaur remains a VIP in prison

March 31, 2012 at 5:36 PM

Chandigarh, March 31 (IANS) Hardly a few hours after her conviction and arrest Friday evening, former Punjab cabinet minister Jagir Kaur continued to wield political influence even as a prisoner of law.

5-Yr Jail to Bibi Jagir Kaur

March 30, 2012 at 8:15 PM

A special CBI court in Patiala on Friday sentenced five years rigorous imprisonment to Punjab Minister and former Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) President Bibi Jagir Kaur for hatching conspiracy in her daughter's abduction.....

Murder most foul: Timeline of Harpreet Kaur murder case

March 30, 2012 at 7:18 PM

Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) The following is the sequence of events in the death of Harpreet Kaur, daughter of Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur.

Minister jailed for conspiracy in daughter's death

March 30, 2012 at 6:38 PM

Patiala (Punjab), March 30 (IANS) Senior Punjab minister Jagir Kaur was Friday arrested and sent to jail after being held guilty by a court here of conspiracy in the mysterious death of her daughter in April 2000. However, the court dropped murder charges against her.

CBI court sends Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur to jail for daughter's murder

March 30, 2012 at 5:52 PM

Chandigarh, Mar.30 (ANI): A special CBI court in Patiala on Friday found Punjab minister and former Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) president Bibi Jagir Kaur guilty of forcing her daughter, Harpreet Kaur, to undergo an abortion and sentenced her to five years rigorous imprisonment.

Akali Dal confident of second term government in Punjab

January 30, 2012 at 8:29 PM

Kapurthala/Ludhiana, Jan 30 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) said on Monday that it was confident of winning a second consecutive term.

Akali Dal confident of second term government in Punjab

January 30, 2012 at 7:16 PM

Kapurthala/Ludhiana, Jan 30 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) said on Monday that it was confident of winning a second consecutive term.

Malaysian Sikh body calls for regulation of non-Muslim places of worship

June 12, 2010 at 4:59 PM

Kuala Lumpur, June 12 (ANI): The Malaysian Gurdwaras Council, a local Sikh body, has urged the Government to set-up a constitutional body to regulate non-Muslim places of worship in the country.

Pakistani intrusion bid foiled by BSF at Rajatal in Punjab

January 5, 2010 at 4:37 PM

Rajatal, (India-Pakistan Border), Jan. 5 (ANI): Border Security Personnel (BSF) personnel foiled a bid by suspected Pakistani smugglers who were trying to sneak into Indian territory at Rajatal sector of Indo Pak border on Monday night.

Frightened by shelling from Pakistan, farmers want extra security

September 12, 2009 at 4:36 PM

Dhanoae (Indo Pak Border), Sep. 12 (ANI): Several incidents of shelling or firing from Pakistan side of the India-Pakistan border in Attari sector of Punjab, including the latest witnessed on Friday night, have caused a sense of fear among villagers.

Pak denies rocket fire near Wagah border

September 12, 2009 at 11:25 AM

Lahore, Sep.12 (ANI): Pakistan has rejected India's allegations of breaking the ceasefire between the two countries by denying reports of rockets being fired from its side towards India at the Wagah border.

BSF retaliates after Pak fires three rockets

September 12, 2009 at 11:24 AM

Kachye Dhanoae (Punjab) Sep 12 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) retaliated with machine gun fire after Pakistan fired three rockets inside the Indian territory on Friday night.

Calgary woman, 60, gives birth to twins following donor eggs from India

February 6, 2009 at 1:20 PM

Toronto, Feb 6 (ANI): A 60-year-old Calgary woman became the oldest Canadian to become a mum as she gave birth to twins on February 3, after receiving donor eggs from India.

Cherie Blair gets caught in Punjab politics

November 19, 2008 at 8:43 PM

Chandigarh, Nov 19 (IANS) Former British prime minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie Blair has tripped herself up with her off-the-cuff comments at a school function in a Punjab village and landed in a political controversy.

Porters' strike hits India-Pakistan trade at Wagah

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Attari (Punjab), July 15 (ANI): India's trade with Pakistan through the Wagah land border remained suspended for the second day on Monday after porters struck work, over a demand for better wages.