The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation mayoral election was postponed on January 18 as presiding officer Anil Masih was unwell. The administration announced the election to the posts of Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor, and Deputy Mayor would be held on February 6.

Ashok Tanwar had resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party earlier this week. He joined the BJP today in the national capital.

In the 35-member Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, the BJP has 14 councillors. It also has an ex-officio member MP (Kirron Kher) who has voting rights. The AAP has 13 councillors and the Congress seven. The Shiromani Akali Dal has one councillor in the House.

Lok Sabha elections are due to be held in April-May this year. Punjab has a total of 13 Lok Sabha seats. Congress has been holding alliance talks with various parties for the past few days but nothing has been finalised yet.

AAP and Congress recently held seat-sharing talks in the national capital to decide the number of seats each party will contest on in the Lok Sabha elections.

According to reports, the DSP argued with some villagers some time ago, however, a compromise was reached. Some injury marks have also been found on the cop's body.

The incident took place during a debate in the ongoing Winter Session of the Haryana Assembly, where Khattar placed his hand on the Holy Geeta and swore to take action against those involved in the alleged corruption.

Parliament security breach: The incident came on a day when the nation is observing the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack. Terrorists of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed outfits attacked the Parliament complex on this day in 2001, killing nine people.

According to the reports, Jawaria Khanam, who hails from Pakistan's Karachi, will cross the Attari-Wagah Border in Amritsar, where she will be received by the family members of her fiancee, Sameer Khan.

Khalistani terrorist Lakhbir Singh Rode, the self-styled chief of the banned outfit Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), has been involved in several terrorist activities in Punjab.

PM Modi security lapse in 2022: On January 5, 2022, Prime Minister Modi's convoy was stranded on a flyover due to a blockade by protesters in Ferozepur after which he returned from Punjab without attending any of the events, including a rally.

The firing erupted when policemen went to arrest some Nihangs (Sikhs armed with traditional weapons) in Sultanpur Lodhi in a case registered against them.

The court's decision reflects the challenges of presenting compelling evidence in complex cases involving terrorism and explosives. The absence of crucial evidence can impact the outcome of legal proceedings, emphasising the need for a meticulous and comprehensive approach to ensure justice.

Ram Rahim Singh, who was convicted for the murder of a journalist over 16 years ago, even got Z-plus security cover from the Manohar Lal Khattar government during one of his 21-day release on furlough from a Haryana jail.

Paddy straw burning in Punjab and Haryana is considered one of the reasons behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital in October and November.

Making a statement on excise policy in Punjab, Navjot Sidhu alleged that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann came under pressure from liquor contractors and did not form a corporation for the sale of alcohol.

The action against former Congress MLA Kulbir Singh Zira commenced after a BDO alleged that he misbehaved with the government officials.

In all districts of Haryana, hookah will no longer be allowed in nightclubs, bars, and restaurants. The Home Department has issued an order for in this regard.

Punjab Police arrested Bholath MLA and Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira from his residence in Chandigarh at around 6 am in the NDPS case. He has been arrested in an old case registered in March 2015 at Jalalabad in Fazilka.

The cricketer-turned-politician also filed an RTI to seek information about the use of private jets by Bhagwant Mann. He alleged that the jets are being used for AAP's activities in other states.