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Former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar publically claims he has surrendered,contradicting the police version of his arrest,his alleged arrest is a damage control move by AAP government

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The AAP had no escape route for his former minister now except to formally arrest him. The further delay of his arrest could give more fuel to the opposition parties on the issue. No post mortem yet.Family has yet to take a decision. Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot March 23,2026 The alleged arrest of the former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar from Mandi Gobindgarh has been contradicted by Bhullar himself posting on Facebook that he has surrendered voluntarily today. “There are rumours that I am on the run which are not true.I am never about to run away from the truth.I have full faith in the judicial system of my country and I am willingly surrendered today at Mandi Gobindgarh,” Laljit Singh Bhullar posted on facebook,roughly translated from his post in Punjabi in brief. ...

Recarpeting the Moga road at peak traffic hours leads to long traffic jams, thousands of commuters harassed,traffic police struggle to decongest the road

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot March 23,2026 On Monday,there was repair/recarpeting7 work going on near T -point at Moga road Kotkapura,but minus any sense of decongestion of expected traffic jams. As the work was on at the peak traffic hours,at noon and on Monday, it led to the choking of the whole distance of about 1 kms of Moga road Kotkapura. If the rwearpetting/repair work could be advanced to the early morning or late afternoon, it could avoid the choking of the traffic. Hundreds of vehicles daily ply on this stretch of road,which is unable to accommodate such a heavy traffic on it as most of the traffic from across the state and Rajasthan side runs on it. Though last month, due to the efforts of the traffic police, the road was cleared of many extended possessi...

Neglect by previous regimes had halted cultural fairs, now Punjab witnessing revival & vibrancy: CM Bhagwant Singh Mann

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot March 22,2026 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the Punjab Government is making strenuous efforts to restore the pristine glory of the state in every field, asserting that Punjab is once again moving towards vibrancy and holistic development. Addressing a gathering during the Virasati Mela, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said that due to the negligence of previous regimes, such fairs, which were an integral part of the state’s culture, had stopped. “However, now Punjab is on a path of vibrancy as everyday new colors are being added by the state government in every field. Punjab has fallen many times, but it has risen again and again, and it is heartening that today, the vibrant colors of a Rangla Punjab are visible once again,” he state...

Stop doing dramas in the name of special sessions – Sukhbir S Badal

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot March 22 ,2026  Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today asked chief minister Bhagwant Mann to stop doing dramas in the name of special sessions of the Vidhan Sabha even as he asserted that the erstwhile SAD government had already enacted an anti-sacrilege law in 2016. Addressing a mammoth rally here along with senior leader Mantar Singh Brar, the SAD president said the anti- sacrilege law passed by the Vidhan Sabha in 2016 stipulated life sentence to anyone committing sacrilege against Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj. “The law is yet to be ratified by the centre. Instead of indulging in a drama on this sensitive issue, the chief minister should take up this matter with the central government and get it passed”, he asserted....

TWO ACCUSED CONSPIRING TO ROB BATHINDA-BASED BUSINESSMAN HELD; TWO PISTOLS RECOVERED

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Raghbir Singh Brar March 21,2026  In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab, in a joint operation with Bathinda Police, arrested two accused and recovered two illegal country-made .32 bore pistols along with magazines and four live cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.  Those arrested have been identified as Jacky Kumar alias Jacky, a resident of Parasram Nagar in Bathinda and Vikas Arora, a resident of Vishal Nagar in Bathinda. The latter has a criminal background, including involvement in a domestic violence case.   DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the...

Vigilance Bureau nabs Junior Engineer red handed accepting bribe of Rs 14,000/-

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Junior Engineer Lakhvir Singh posted at PSPCL office Talwandi Sabo, district Bathinda, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 14,000/-.Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused has been arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of Talwandi Sabo district Bathinda.He said that the complainant's son hit the electric pole in the street while parking his vehicle. The vehicle was damaged and the pole was also broken. Accused Resham Singh ALM and Lakhbir Singh J.E. reached to the spot and told that your vehicle will be seized. Both accused demanded a bribe of Rs. 25000/- to settle the ...

MAJOR TERROR THREAT AVERTED IN PUNJAB; TWO HELD WITH TWO HAND-GRENADES-Avneet Kaur Sidhu,AIG(CI)

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RECOVERED GRENADES WERE PART OF ILLEGAL SUPPLY-CHAIN LINKED TO CROSS-BORDER ELEMENTS: DGP GAURAV YADAV*POLICE TEAMS THWARTED AN UNTOWARD INCIDENT AND NEUTRALISED A POTENTIAL THREAT: AIG CI AVNEET SIDHU Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot MNarch 18,2026 In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Bathinda has averted a major terror threat with the arrest of two accused persons and recovered two hand grenades from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.  Those arrested have been identified as Buta Singh alias Gurpreet Singh alias Gopu, a resident of Gillwali in Ferozepur and Harmander Singh alias ...

Speaker Honoured Successful students of Civil Services Examination  in Punjab Vidhan Sabha

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan specially honored the talented studentsat the Punjab Vidhan Sabha who brought glory to Punjab by performing brilliantly in the civil services examination. On this occasion, he highly appreciated the hard work, dedication and struggle of the students and said that these youth are the future of the country and their success is a source of inspiration for other youth. During the function, Aman Aloone, Rasneet Kaur, Manpreet Kaur, Jayant Garg and Kritika Chaudhary were honored and their excellent performance was saluted. Congratulating the students and parents, Speaker S. Sandhwan said that achieving success in civil services competitive examination  is a great achievement, which require...

SAD committed to removing historic injustices done to Punjab by the parties of Delhi – Sukhbir Singh Badal

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot, March 14 – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the SAD was committed to correcting the historical injustices inflicted on Punjab by the parties of Delhi who had denied the State its own capital, excluded Punjabi speaking areas while reconstituting the State on linguistic basis and snatched away half of its River waters which were given to Rajasthan. Addressing a mammoth rally here as part of the Punjab Bachao movement along with senior leader Parambans Singh Romana, the SAD president said “Punjab is the only State which does not have its own capital”. He said this happened because the Congress party favoured Haryana vis a vis Punjab. “We are also the only State in the country in which Punjabi speaking areas were lef...

On the 17th  day of war,US President Donald Trump veiledly threatens its allies to send warships to open strait of Hormuz,with bad future to Nato,postponing summit with XI and gauge the press

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot "The war which the Trump administration took so easy,is becoming very difficult to get rid of .If Trump and Netanyahu started the war without consulting any allies,why are they now seeking support of all others,dragging them into the war, to free the strait of Hormuz?" Email:raghbirsinghbrar@gmail.com The US president Donald J Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, the president of Israel attacked Iran, during a dialogue ,killing its supreme leader Ayatollah Khameni besides many of its top commanders on February 8. The US and Israel may have overestimated themselves,underestimated Iran and eager to soon see a regime change.That did not happen.Iran retaliated back nor meekly, but with a strategy,very forcefully,with its arsenal of missiles and drones and ...