Chandigarh/Sangrur: The two-year-old boy who was pulled out on Tuesday from a 150-feet-deep abandoned borewell in a village in Punjab’s Sangrur district after six days had died a few days ago, the PGI Hospital said. The child, Fatehveer Singh, was brought to the PGI Hospital in Chandigarh, some 130 km from the accident spot, soon after […]
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Child retrieved from Punjab borewell dead
Sangrur/Chandigarh: The two-year-old boy who was pulled out on Tuesday from a 150-foot-deep abandoned borewell in a village in Punjab’s Sangrur district after six days was declared dead. The child, Fatehveer Singh, was brought to the PGI hospital in Chandigarh, some 130 km from the accident spot, soon after he was retrieved from the well, officials […]
Punjab: Child retrieved from borewell is dead, claims family
Sangrur/Chandigarh: The two-year-old boy who was retrieved Tuesday morning from a 150-foot-deep abandoned borewell in a village in Punjab’s Sangrur district after five days of rescue operation was no more, claimed victim’s grandfather. There is no official confirmation about the health of the child, Fatehveer Singh. “Why was he taken to the hospital when he is […]
Infant trapped in borewell in Punjab for over 40 hours
Chandigarh: A massive operation continued for the third day on Saturday to rescue a two-year-old boy who fell into a 150-foot deep abandoned borewell in a village in Punjab’s Sangrur district, officials said here. A movement in his body was noticed at 5 a.m., almost 40 hours after the incident. A parallel tunnel is being dig […]
‘Sulking’ Sidhu missing from Punjab Cabinet meeting
Chandigarh: Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is at loggerheads with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, was missing from the Cabinet meeting on Thursday, it is learnt. This was the first meeting of the Cabinet after the Lok Sabha elections. Crucial decisions, including changes in Cabinet portfolios, are likely to be taken at the meeting, presided […]
Sunil Jakhar’s resignation totally unnecessary: Punjab CM
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday termed Sunil Jakhar’s resignation from the post of Punjab Congress chief as totally unnecessary, given the impressive performance of the party in the state. “Had he discussed the matter with me I would have categorically advised him against quitting as Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President,” Amarinder […]
Punjab: Congress wins 8 seats, Akali Dal-BJP 4
Chandigarh: Punjab’s ruling Congress won eight of the 13 Lok Sabha seats, one of the few states where it did well, while the BJP and its ally Akali Dal bagged two seats each. Bhagwant Mann, the AAP’s only hope, retained his seat. The prominent winners included actor-turned politician Sunny Deol (Gurdaspur), Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur […]
Kerala, TN, Punjab account for half of Congress seats
New Delhi: Of the 50 Lok Sabha seats where the Congress is set to win, Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu accounted for 31, according to Election Commission data. As of Thursday evening, the Congress was set to win 15 of the total 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, followed by eight seats each in Punjab […]
Punjab Congress candidate’s wife owns Swiss account
Chandigarh: Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Punjab’s Gurdaspur and outgoing lawmaker Sunil Jakhar has declared over Rs 7 crore deposits in a Swiss bank in his wife’s name, his affidavit filed with poll authorities said. He has declared deposits of Rs 7.37 crore by his wife Silvia Jakhar in the Zurcher Kantonal Bank, Zurich, Switzerland. […]
Infighting-ridden AAP now a sinking ship in Punjab
Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had emerged as a dark horse in Punjab in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, winning four parliamentary seats while its performance in the remaining nine seats left its rivals stumped, but it is a different story this time round. The infighting-ridden party is now struggling to save its sinking […]