Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress on Sunday questioned the Shiromani Akali Dal Chief Sukhbir Badal for holding the meeting of SGPC members at his residence and asked him to explain under which capacity he is interfering in the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President. He said that the SGPC is in anRead More

New Delhi, October 11- Describing Bharat Ratna Jaya Prakash Narayan as a true votary of farmers and rural populace, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today urged the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi to constitute a high level committee comprising agriculture experts, prominent farmer leaders and economists toRead More

Bathinda, After six days of police remand, suspended Agriculture Director Mangal Singh Sandhu was sent to judicial remand for 14 days today. Sandhu’s counsel Chhinderpal Singh Brar said they would apply for his regular bail in the court of District and Sessions Judge, Bathinda, on Monday. The police today soughtRead More

Chandigarh, With agitating Punjab farmers extending their “rail roko” (railway blockade) protest against the state government for another two days, rail traffic continued to be affected in Punjab on Sunday. The agitation has had spill-over effect on rail traffic in neighbouring Haryana as well with trains towards Punjab being cancelled. FarmersRead More

CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI, October 10: Senior Congress leader and former Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari has said that voting through the internet can be possible after “agreed rules of engagement in cyber-space, trust and ownership of the processes are sorted out”. Speaking at a conference, ‘Democracy Rebooted; The FutureRead More

Chandigarh, October 10- Reiterating that SAD-BJP alliance government was, is and would ever remain committed for the welfare of the farmers, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today exhorted the agitating farmers and farm labour unions to call off their stir in larger public interest. In a statementRead More

CHANDIGARH, October 10: Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today said that the prolonged agitation by eight farmers’ and labour organisations, with no resolution in sight, only reflects the complete political and administrative failure of the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who lacks political will andRead More

Chandigarh, October 10:  With the exoneration of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh by the Akal Takht for committing the blasphemous act of having attired like Guru Gobind Singh turning into albatross around the neck of the Akali leadership, Akali Dal President and Deputy Chief minister Sukhbir SinghRead More

Gurdaspur, October 10: The Punjab Congress President Mr Partap Singh Bajwa today slammed the Chief Minister Mr Parkash Singh Badal for total collapse in law and order resulting in the state turning into jungle raj as evident from the killing of a 6-year old child Krishna over ransom. “With patronageRead More

Chandigarh, October 10: People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal today said rather than opting for dialogue across the table, the ruling Akali leaders including Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal were insulting the agitating farmers who are feeding the nation but were now feeling insulted and humiliated. InRead More