Tag: Punjab
Kejriwal Seeks Meeting With Amarinder Over Pollution
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday asked his Punjab counterpart Amarinder Singh to meet him in Chandigarh over stubble burning by farmers leading to smog and pollution in the capital and surrounding areas.....
BSF Seizes Heroin Along Pakistan Border In Punjab
BSF troopers on Sunday seized nearly 20 kg of heroin along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, BSF officials said.....
Punjab Minister Submits Resignation After Corruption Taint
Punjab's powerful cabinet minister Rana Gurjit Singh has submitted his resignation from the Congress government in the state led by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh following allegations of corruption and money laundering against him.....
Hafiz Saeed's Seminaries, Dispensaries Taken Over In Punjab
Pakistan's Punjab government has launched a crackdown on seminaries and health facilities run by the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Rawalpindi.....
PNB Fraud Fallout: CBI Seals Brady House Branch In Mumbai
The CBI on Monday sealed the Brady House Branch of the Punjab National Bank as multiple probe agencies continued with their probe into the Rs 11,515 crore fraud, according to officials.....
Two Gitanjali Officials Named In CBI FIR Resign
Following the unravelling of the $1.8 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, two senior officials of Gitanjali Gems -- Chandrakant Karkare and Pankhuri Warange -- resigned from the company, according to a regulatory filing with the stock exchanges on Monday.....
Who Facilitated Mehul Choksi's Escape, Congress Asks PM
The Congress on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on as to who facilitated the escape aboard of Punjab National Bank fraud accused Mehul Choksi, who was purportedly declared a proclaimed offender by a Chandigarh court.....
SC To Hear On Bank Top Brass' Role In PNB Scam
The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea for probe into the role of the top management of Punjab National Bank in the Rs 11,300 crore scam allegedly involving jeweller Nirav Modi and others.....
State Duty-bound To Bring PNB Scamsters To Justice: Jaitley
In the wake of the Rs 11,300 crore ($1.8 billion) Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam allegedly involving diamond merchant Nirav Modi, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the state was duty-bound to ensure those cheating the system are brought to justice.....
CBI Arrests PNB GM, Seals Nirav Modi's Alibaug Farmhouse
The CBI on Wednesday said it has arrested a General Manager-rank officer of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) in connection with the Rs 11,300 crore fraud and sealed diamond merchant Nirav Modi's Alibaug farmhouse in Maharashtra.....
