Chandigarh December 8: State Vigilance Bureau today arrested ASI Sanjeev Kumar (No. 572/W) involved in the of fake recruitment of six persons in IT and Telecommunications wing of the Punjab police who had collected illegal gratification of Rs 28.50 lakh to hand over ‘jobletters’ to them. Disclosing this here todayRead More

Amritsar, December 7: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday said he would go in for cabinet expansion after the declaration of the Gujarat poll results, on December 18, but ruled out appointment of a deputy chief minister, for which the Congress has no convention. The Chief Minister wasRead More

Chandigarh, Dec 7 :  The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday carried out searches at over half a dozen places in Chandigarh against hawala traders and seized over Rs 1.5 crore in cash, as also several incriminating documents, an official said. The official said searches were carried out at the premises ofRead More

Manawala (Ferozepur), December 7 – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today demanded immediate withdrawal of false cases registered against SAD leaders who were attacked and shot at by Congress goons in the presence of the local police, even as he disclosed that Bathinda Range IG M SRead More

Amritsar, December 7 Senior Punjab Congress leaders, Captain Amarinder Singh, Sunil Jakhar and Navjot Singh Sidhu, on Thursday released a Vision Document for the state’s urban development, with infrastructure development, fire-fighting system upgradation, water and sewage management, parking management and e-governance topping the agenda. The policy document, drafted keeping inRead More

Amritsar, December 7: Ambassador of Czech Republic, HE Milan Hovorka, on Thursday met Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh in Amritsar to discuss investment opportunities in Punjab, particularly in the field of manufacturing. Hovorka, who was accompanied by a high-level delegation, evinced interest in investing in Punjab in the backdrop ofRead More

Chandigarh, Dec 7 :  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said it has arrested an arms supplier involved in the murder of RSS leader Ravinder Gosain in Ludhiana in Punjab. An NIA official told IANS: “The agency has arrested Malook who is accused of providing weapons to the assailantsRead More

Chandigarh, Dec 6 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to the UT Chandigarh and Punjab and Haryana governments after taking suo motu cognizance of the news report on the safety of women riders not wearing helmets. The high court has asked governments to furnish their response onRead More

Amritsar, Dec 6 :  London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Wednesday the British government should apologise for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar. Khan, who arrived in Amritsar on Tuesday, paid tributes to martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre here on Wednesday. “The British government should apologise for the JallianwalaRead More

Chandigarh, December 6 – The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today demanded immediate countermanding of municipal elections at four places following firing and large scale violence even as it demanded action against officials who did not issue no objection certificates to its candidates. The delegation, which was led by SAD viceRead More