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AAP involved in booth capturing, snatching nomination papers and bogus voting during 2024 local body polls in Punjab, reveals fact-finding Committee

OpIndia Staff - 9 October, 2026

The Fact-finding Commission said that AAP members engaged in intimidation tactics and violence against candidates from rival parties.

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Supreme Court orders re-polls in 50 wards in Punjab after ruling AAP govt stops Opposition candidates from filing nominations: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff - 8 October, 2026

The Supreme Court directed the re-polls in Punjab to be completed within 6 weeks.

Crime

Ahead of the 2027 Punjab elections, police bust multiple Pakistan-linked terror modules and cross-border drone-arms smuggling in 2026 crackdown: Details

OpIndia Staff - 6 October, 2026

Ahead of the 2027 Punjab elections, police have busted multiple Pakistan-backed terror modules in 2026.

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As AAP sacks its own MLA for highlighting poor condition of Punjab schools, read about the teachers’ protest that was overshadowed by CJP’s PR...

Shriti Sagar - 5 October, 2026

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has suspended its MLA Sukhveer Singh Maiserkhana after he flagged the shortage of teachers in Punjab’s govt schools.

News Reports

Violent protests rock LPU: Read the story behind the ‘Lovely’ in Lovely Professional University

Divya Bharti - 28 September, 2026

From a ₹500 loan and a small sweet shop in Jalandhar to a ₹2,000-crore education empire, this is the story behind the ‘Lovely’ in Lovely Professional University

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One narrative for Assam, another for Punjab on women’s safety: The monkey balancing of CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke

OpIndia Staff - 28 September, 2026

Instead of questioning the failure of the Punjab police and the Bhagwant Mann-led government over the rape case at the Lovely Professional University, he went on a monologue about how the blame lies with society.

News Reports

Chitkara University in Punjab suspends classes for a week after student protests over girl’s suicide at campus: Details

OpIndia Staff - 28 September, 2026

Chitkara University has suspended academic classes for a week at its Rajpura campus following intense student protests

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Violence breaks out again at LPU over rape of female student, classes suspended for 10 days: Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff - 28 September, 2026

The protesters have demanded stronger security in girls’ hostels, that male staff should not be deployed in areas where female students live, and greater accountability of hostel officials.

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Students protest at Chitkara University in Punjab, say that a girl committed suicide on campus: Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff - 27 September, 2026

Hundreds of students protested late at night at Punjab’s Chitkara University, claiming a female student had committed suicide and that the hostel was haunted.

Crime