Amritsar- Calling his continuity as Jathedar of Akal Takhat a ‘bone of contention’, the Dal Khalsa today squarely blamed Giani Gurbachan Singh and his mentors (read Badals) for the bad blood created among the Sikhs in the religious domain. Terming him a disgraced and disgusting Jathedar who lacks legitimacy dueRead More

Chandigarh, The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said after proving to be anti-farmer, the Congress government had now proved it was anti-urban also by imposing municipal tax as well as increasing development charges in towns and cities. In a statement here, SAD Treasurer and spokesman N K Sharma condemned theRead More

Chandigarh, Oct 17 : Unidentified assailants shot dead Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Ravinder Gosain on Tuesday in Punjab’s Ludhiana, police said. Eyewitnesses told the police that Gosain was shot from close range by two motorcycle-borne assailants in Kailash Nagar area. He was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed toRead More

Chandigarh, Giving a major boost to the development work in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday released a sum of Rs. 211 Crores and presented cheques worth Rs. 58 crores to 37 Urban Local Bodies (Municipal Councils/Nagar Panchayats). Describing the money as a `social cheque’, the ChiefRead More

Ferozepur, Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has taken up the matter of the brutal killing of RSS leader in Ludhiana Shri Ravinder Gosain with Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh. Giving this information, former Punjab BJP President Shri Kamal Sharma stated that Shri Rajnath Singh spoke to Capt Amarinder during his visit to Hussainiwala Border, Ferozepur,Read More

Chandigarh,  Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today said registration of cases against six farmers for burning paddy stubble in Sangrur district was in itself proof that the Congress government was putting down agitating farmers with a heavy hand despite loud claims of chief minister Capt Amarinder SinghRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar has welcomed the state’s new industrial policy as a path-breaking initiative by the Captain Amarinder Singh led government to restore investor confidence and revive industry in the state. In a statement here on Tuesday, Jakhar hailed the new policy as a powerful weapon to attackRead More

Hussainiwala (Ferozepur), Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday urged Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for full central government support to the state’s development programmes for the border areas, including a proposed special package for the region. Captain Amarinder was accompanying the central minister on a visit to Hussainiwala inRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Government today gives appointment letter to 254 Junior Engineers of Irrigation Department as Diwali Gift to these young people. Disclosing this here today, Irrigation and Power Minister Rana Gurjeet Singh said that the approval to appoint these 254 JEs in Irrigation Department was given today in hurry on theRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Government today issued Transfer/Posting of 2 senior IAS officers with immediate effect. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson said that Mr. Satish Chandra transferred as Additional Chief Secretary Power and in addition Principal Resident Commissioner, Punjab Bhawan, New Delhi and Mr. A. Venu Prasad as Principal Secretary,Read More