New Delhi: The central and state governments can now specify industrial units and other establishments which will have to pay wages either through cheques or by electronically transferring into the workers’ bank accounts, as per a new law. President Pranab Mukherjee has recently given assent to the Payment of WagesRead More

Chandigarh, February 17: Punjab Government has accepted the resignation of Mr. Ravinder Singh Negi, Punjab State Information Commissioner in Punjab State Information Commission. Disclosing this information a spokesman of Punjab Government said that the resignation of Mr. Negi has accepted from January 16, 2017.

Chandigarh, February 17- Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) today rubbished the accusation by Congress and SAD-BJP that AAP members had links with gangsters and terrorists and made counter charge on Congress for patronizing dreaded gangsters including key accused of Nabha jail break. AAP state convener, Gurpreet Singh Waraich in a press conferenceRead More

Chandigarh, February 17 Expressing grave concern over the latest incident of religious sacrilege in the state, Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh has asked the police to crack down heavily on anti-social elements while urging the people to maintain peace and harmony at all costs. Referring to the reported defilementRead More

Chandigarh, February 17: Punjab Aam Aadmi Party convener Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi Waraich today denied links of his party in the state. Addressing a news conference here, he said the opponents of his were trying to defame AAP. He reiterated his charge of tinkering with the EVMs stored in the strongRead More

Sangrur, Out on bail, a gangster and his four accomplices today shot dead local financier Hardev Singh Happy in the main market of Longowal. The motorcycle-borne accused then sped away from the spot. Later, gangster Dalvinder Singh Babbli, alias Babbal Randhawa, who is facing many criminal cases, uploaded three videosRead More

Chandigarh,  The CBI and the Bathinda jail authorities have sought the discharge of Nirmal Singh Bhangoo, the prime accused in the Rs 45,000-crore Pearls Group scam, from a private hospital in Mohali. He is facing trial in Delhi for allegedly duping around 5.5 crore investors of Pearl Group of CompaniesRead More

Strasbourg: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursay that the world is better off when the EU is strong, amid anti-Brussels sentiment from Brexit and Donald Trump. “The whole world benefits from a strong EU,” he said in a speech to the European Parliament, a day after MEPs approvedRead More

CALGARY — TransCanada says it’s once again seeking approval of its Keystone XL pipeline route in Nebraska despite stiff opposition from some landowners. The energy company says the application it has filed with the Nebraska Public Service Commission is the clearest path to achieving route certainty, adding that it expectsRead More

OTTAWA — The federal government is facing pressure to change the name of the building that houses the Prime Minister’s Office — the Langevin Block, located across the street from Parliament Hill. The building is named after Hector-Louis Langevin, a politician and father of Confederation who also happens to haveRead More