Chandigarh, March 5 – Istri Akali Dal wing officer bearers today took a solemn pledge not to take dowry or give any during a State level meeting held here and resolved to widen the fight against this social menace by encouraging women to take similar vows at its State levelRead More

Mohali, March 5: “The launching of pre-primary classes in the Government schools throughout the length and breadth of state is a landmark achievement of the State Government which under the exemplary leadership of the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh stands committed to strengthen the educational infrastructure as education is theRead More

Chandigarh, March 5: State Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing campaign against corruption today nabbed Revenue Patwari red handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 13000/-. Disclosing this here an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said Subhash Chander Patwari posted at Alam Shah in Fazilka district was nabbed red handed byRead More

New Delhi, March 5 The Centre can intervene in disciplinary cases by state governments against IAS, IPS and IFS officers, the Union personnel ministry has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In an affidavit filed before the court, it said the central government has the power to relax anyRead More

Chandigarh, Mar 5 A Gidderbaha court has issued summons to wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, also known as “The Great Khali”, after Vinit Kumar Bansal, co-author of Khali’s biography “The Man Who Became Great Khali” accused Khali of signing a contract with a company without paying him any royalty. Khali hasRead More

Chandigarh, Mar 4 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today asked opposition parties in the state not to politicise the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue and refrain from inciting public sentiments. He said that political parties must move forward on the construction of the canal rather than politicising the issue.Read More

Chandigarh, Mar 4 The Panchkula police on Saturday booked 40 people, including rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s lawyer SK Garg Narwana, his associates and two dera functionaries for cheating and extortion in connection with a multicrore land dispute case in Kishanpura village near Peer Muchalla inRead More

Chandigarh, Mar 4 Punjab AAP leader Narinder Singh Sandha, who unsuccessfully contested as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from Ferozepur (urban) seat, was booked on charges of fraud and cheating amounting to approximately Rs 75 lakh in two cases with branches of a nationalised bank. Sandha, along with his businessRead More

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 4: Beating the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his own argument in calling Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh an “independent soldier”, Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar today said that he (Modi) had actually acknowledged the free and democratic culture prevailing in the Congress under the leadership of RahulRead More

Chandigarh, Mar 4 The Panchkula police have arrested a 26-year-old Ola cab driver for allegedly raping a 19-year-old disabled girl of Chandigarh. The accused has been identified as Kamal, aka Kunal, of Nayagaon. Women police station house officer (SHO) Rajesh Kumari said the girl is a resident of Sector 23,Read More