Amritsar, Dec 10 : Fifteen kg gold, pegged worth Rs 4.5 crore, has been seized from an Air India flight which arrived from Dubai at the international airport here, officials said. Two passengers have been been detained, they said. The gold was concealed under a passenger seat cushion inside theRead More

Mohali, December 10: Asserting that his government was against any kind of media censorship, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday reiterated his commitment to providing level playing field to all media organisations, while making it clear that he would not stop the screening of the controversial film ‘Padmavati’Read More

Chandigarh, Dec 10:  The Indian Army was not equipped to handle the 1962 war with China with New Delhi closing its eyes to the looming threat from Beijing, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Saturday, and called on the present establishment to ensure that the forces are fully preparedRead More

Chandigarh/Phagwara, Dec 8 : Three head constables of sub-jail here were suspended for alleged dereliction of duty following escape of two under-trials from the prison, police said today. Under-trials Amandeep Kumar and Rajwinder Singh had escaped yesterday after throwing tea and peppers in the eyes of jail staff. Pawan Kumar,Read More

CHANDIGARH, DECEMBER 8: After examining the complaints regarding non-filing of nomination papers for Nagar Panchayat Mallanwala Khas, the State Election Commission today issued an order to provide an additional day of tomorrow i.e. December 8, 2017 to aspiring candidates for filing nominations. According to an official spokesperson, the Commission hadRead More

Amritsar, December 8: The Annual and Semester Theory Examinations of Guru Nanak Dev University which was scheduled to be held on 08-12-2017, 09-12-2017 & 16-12-2017 as per the date sheet issued earlier has been postponed due to Municipal Corporation Election duties and now this examination will be held on 08-01-2018,Read More

Chandigarh, December 8: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday said his government was committed to ensuring that serving and veteran defence personnel get due respect and recognition, and hoped that other governments would follow suit. Speaking at a panel discussion on ‘Military Inspection by Vir Sanghvi- An InteractiveRead More

Chandigarh, December 8 – The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today asked the State Election Commission (SEC) to reconsider its decision not to countermand elections at four places where Akali candidates were not allowed to file their nomination papers even as it conveyed to the Commission that its decision to extendRead More

Chandigarh, December 8: To provide better employment opportunities to the youth of Punjab, the state government has decided to start new short term courses of skill development and entrepreneurship. While confirming the development, Technical Education and Industrial Training Minister Mr. Charanjit Singh Channi said that along with the commencement ofRead More

Chandigarh, December 8 – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today called off the indefinite Dharnas initiated by the party to protest against registration of false cases against its leaders and workers as well as denying them the right to file their nomination papers for elections to localRead More