* COMMITTED TO BRING TOTAL TRANSPARENCY IN THE WORKING OF REVENUE DEPARTMENT Chandigarh, May 26: Punjab Revenue Minister Mr. Bikram Singh Majithia today directed all the Deputy Commissioners to upload detailed collector rates regarding registration of land on official websites of Revenue department (www.punjabrevenue.nic.in) and Punjab Land Records Society (www.plrs.org.in)Read More

CHANDIGARH: Punjab government’s move to impose extra cess on diesel to mop up additional Rs 490 crore could be in keeping with its “myopic” approach of losing out on long-term revenue growth vis-a-vis its neighbour Haryana. In sharp contrast to 5.58% increase in annual sales of petroleum products in PunjabRead More

Ludhiana, May 25: Some Congress leaders and activists, including Ravneet Singh Bittu, local MP, were today injured as the police allegedly used force to disperse them as they went on the rampage outside the mini secretariat. The activists were protesting fuel price hike and levy on power tariff. Over 150 protesters,Read More

TOKYO: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Monday urged Japan and others in the global community to help tackle Southeast Asia’s migrant crisis, saying it requires “an international solution”. Najib, on the second day of a three-day visit to Japan, held talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “I also tookRead More

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called for “constructive ties” with Poland as he congratulated conservative challenger Andrzej Duda on his surprise victory at presidential polls. The Russian leader expressed hope that “the building of constructive ties between Russia and Poland, based on the principles of good neighbourly relationsRead More

BAGHDAD: Iraq on Monday rejected accusations by the US defence chief that its security forces dodged battle in Ramadi and lack the will to fight the Islamic State group. Pentagon chief Ashton Carter argued that the May 17 fall of Ramadi, the worst defeat Baghdad has suffered in almost aRead More

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama paid a Memorial Day tribute to America’s “fallen heroes” Monday, stressing the heavy burden of perennial wars and underscoring his decision to pull troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. Echoing Abraham Lincoln’s praise for those who offered the “last full measure of devotion,” Obama praised “everydayRead More

DHAKA: An IT manager at a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Co was one of two men arrested in Bangladesh on suspicion of planning to fight for Islamic State in Syria, police and company sources said on Monday. The pair were detained during a raid in the capital Dhaka on Sunday night,Read More

New Delhi, May 25:  The Delhi High Court held that the Delhi government’s anti-corruption branch was fully empowered to arrest policemen while dismissing bail application of a head constable who was arrested by the ACB in a corruption case. A bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi disallowed Anil Kumar’s bail applicationRead More

Nagla Chandrabhan (Mathura), May 25 : Marking the first anniversary of the NDA government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today presented a report card for one year which he asserted has been free of corruption and scams but has brought “bure din” (bad days) for those who have “robbed” the countryRead More