HT Punjab news digest: ICSE result, border on alert, inquiry against Rana Gurjit and Kejriwal in state

Here’s a wrap-up of the day’s top news and features from Hindustan Times from Punjab, the neighbouring northern region and the diaspora for May 29.

Punjab border on alert: Top cops take stock of situation, security increased

Three months after the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP’s) rout in the Punjab assembly elections, Delhi chief minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal reached Amritsar. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

Following the recovery of some army combat dresses wrapped in an abandoned wheat bag near the Pathankot Army base, few kilometers away from ammunition depot, late on Sunday evening, security around the area has been beefed up. A battery of top police officials also made whirlwind rounds of the International Border at Gurdaspur and Pathankot districts early on Monday morning. Read more

Punjab CM Capt Amarinder orders judicial inquiry into charges against Rana Gurjit

Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered a one-man judicial commission to probe the allegations of impropriety against irrigation and power minister Rana Gurjit Singh in the multi-crore sand mining auctions conducted recently by the state government. Read more

ICSE Class 10 result: Panchkula’s Shreya Chauhan tops tricity, scores 98%

Shreya Chauhan of Saupin’s School, Panchkula, bagged the top position across the tricity in the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) Class 10 results that were declared on Monday evening. Read more

Three months after Punjab poll rout, Arvind Kejriwal visits Amritsar

Three months after the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP’s) rout in the Punjab assembly elections, Delhi chief minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal reached Amritsar on Monday and stressed the need for strengthening the party’s organisational structure in the state.

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