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The Latest Breaking News from Punjab

Pakistan’s Supreme Court orders Punjab election on May 14

Supreme Court orders the government to hold snap polls in the country’s most populous province of Punjab on May 14.

Al Jazeera

Punjab CM announces compensation ahead of Baisakhi for farmers facing crop damage

Swinging into action to ensure compensation for crop loss to the farmer before the festival of Baisakhi, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has asked the MLAs and officers to enhance their field visits for expediting the process of Girdawari and redress problems of farmers. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Amritpal Singh dares to demand Khalistan due to 'Hindu Rashtra' talk by BJP, RSS: Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday claimed that the Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh dared to speak about Khalistan because of the frequent refrain by the BJP and RSS of 'Hindu Rashtra'. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Dire imposition on press freedom’: Global media group on ‘press blackouts’ in Punjab during Amritpal search

The International Federation of Journalists yesterday condemned “government censorship, press blackouts and restriction of journalists’ social media accounts” in Punjab as a fallout of the search for Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh. It described these moves as “dire impositions on press freedom and democracy in India”.

Newslaundry

Pakistan ups security as 11 killed in Ramadan food stampedes

Pakistan says 11 people have been killed in stampedes at free wheat distribution centers for the poor across the country since the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan last week

The Independent UK

Police cancel licence of gunman of fugitive Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal

With Khalistani sympathizer Amritpal on the run since March 11 and Punjab police launching a crackdown against his "Waris Punjab De", Kishtwar police on Thursday said they have cancelled the licence of the gunman of the fugitive leader after it was renewed by allegedly using fake documents. Read further on…

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At India Ahead, content in rewind, and salaries paused despite continuing ads

Stale content could be a recipe for disaster in the news broadcasting business. But not for India Ahead. Well, almost.

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Why is Pakistan government trying to clip Supreme Court’s powers?

Government tables bill in National Assembly as PM Shehbaz Sharif accuses top court of creating ‘political instability’.

Al Jazeera

ECI announces bypoll dates for Punjab, Odisha, UP and Meghalaya

The Election Commission announced the dates for the by-elections in the Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies on Wednesday. read further on Dynamite News:

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Bitter taste of kiwis: Indian fruit pickers in Italy allege abuse

Many farmhands hail from the Punjab and migrate for better salaries than they would earn in India’s breadbasket.

Al Jazeera

Denim jacket, mask, no turban; Amritpal Singh spotted on Delhi streets

Waris Punjab De Chief Amritpal Singh, who is on the run for more than a week after escaping from Punjab, has been spotted roaming on the streets of Delhi, as shown in a CCTV footage. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BBC Punjabi’s account withheld in India ‘in response to legal demand’

BBC Punjabi’s Twitter account was withheld in India today even as the police continues its search for Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh. Visitors from India to the Twitter handle can only see a message saying the account has been “withheld in India in response to a legal demand”.

Newslaundry

BSF shoots down another Pak drone in Punjab, seizes contraband

The Border Security Force (BSF) shot down another Pakistani drone in Punjab soon after it entered into Indian territory carrying a consignment of contraband items, the paramilitary force said on Tuesday. Read further on dynamite News:

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Department of Immigration, Nepal government issues alert for fugitive Amritpal Singh

The Department of Immigration, Nepal government has alerted its offices, particularly those at airports to prevent Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher from Punjab, India who could flee to a third country using Nepali territory either on his own passport or a fake passport, the Himalayan Times reported. Read further on…

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Daily Mirror

2ft girl, 9, mistaken for toddler after she stopped growing when she was just 3

Komal, who lives in Patiala, Punjab, India, had stopped growing at the age of three and now she measures at just 2ft (60cm) tall and weighs just 8kg (1st 3lb)

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Alert issued in Uttarakhand against Amritpal Singh

An alert has been issued in Dehradun, Haridwar, and Udhamsinghnagar districts of the Uttarakhand as a precaution in view of the possibility of pro-Khalisthan Amritpal Singh entering the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh is on the run. Indian authorities shut down a state to track him down

As police have hunted for Amritpal Singh, they have pursued him in high-speed car chases, shut down the mobile internet networks in an entire state and detained 100 of his supporters. Still, the self-proclaimed preacher has evaded authorities.

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan delays Punjab election despite supreme court ruling

Former prime minister Imran Khan says election commission’s move is violation of Pakistan’s constitution

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Ajnala court sends Amritpal Singh's associates to 2-day police custody over clash with cops

Ajnala court in Punjab on Thursday sent 10 associates of Waris Punjab De, headed by fugitive pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh, to two-day police custody in connection with the Ajnala incident where pro-Khalistan supporters clashed with police. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh's gunman arrested in Punjab

Punjab police arrested an associate of 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh, said the police on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

How India’s hunt for Amritpal Singh caused diplomatic row with UK

India and UK engage in a week of tense exchanges triggered by police’s search for the young Sikh separatist in Punjab.

Al Jazeera

Imran Khan says ‘constitution violated’ as Punjab vote is delayed

Election panel moves April 30 vote to October after PM Shehbaz Sharif’s government refuses to provide necessary funds.

Newslaundry

‘You’ll take our interview and lie on TV’: In Jalandhar, life as usual, distrust of ‘godi media’

Pilgrims enroute the Nanaksar Gurdwara in Punjab’s Jagraon know Mehatpur as a popular pitstop on National Highway 71. But amid the ongoing crackdown on Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh’s supporters, it turned into a site of a wild car chase this week.

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Amid poster row, Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann to address public meeting at Jantar Mantar tomorrow

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart and fellow Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann will jointly address a public meeting at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Evening Standard

Who is Amritpal Singh and why is he on the run?

Waris Punjab De leader remains at large as of March 22, despite 80,000 police personnel reportedly on his trail

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