ANNOUNCES SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CENTRE AT VILLAGE BASSIAN Bassian (Ludhiana), May 24: Punjab Chief Minister Mr Parkash Singh Badal today said that a skill development training centre would be developed on land located adjoining the Maharaja Dalip Singh Memorial at village Bassian so that the youth of area could beRead More

Amritsar- May 24- Remembering hundreds of pilgrims and Sikh fighters who were martyred during the army attack on Darbar Sahib in June 1984, the Dal Khalsa has resolved to undertake a Genocide Remembrance Parade on June 5 and complete shutdown in the city of Amritsar on June 6. While reiteratingRead More

OTTAWA — Trade talks have stalled between Canada and Japan — one of the Harper government’s priority countries for a breakthrough — because the Asian country has lost interest, The Canadian Press has learned. An internal memo from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development says the level ofRead More

TORONTO — Education Minister Liz Sandals says it’s disappointing mediated talks with secondary school teachers failed to result in an agreement, but she remains committed to reaching a negotiated settlement. However, Sandals said in a statement Sunday that if she gets word from the Education Relations Commission that the schoolRead More

Toronto, Mayor John Tory and TTC Chair Josh Colle are expected to make a “important transit announcement’ at a bus stop in Scarborough this afternoon. The announcement has been scheduled for a bus shelter on the south side of Kennedy Road at Glamorgan Avenue at 3 p.m. It is notRead More

“This highly publicized case involved a 15-year-old boy who did nothing more than sit in a car while his brother made a series of bad decisions which cost him his life,” lawyer Michael Corey writes. “Marc is a child and deserves to be treated as such.” Given the seriousness ofRead More

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: The US Senate overcame bitter divisions on trade policy Friday and passed legislation that gives President Barack Obama authority to swiftly forge international trade pacts, including a landmark Pacific Rim accord under negotiation. The measure now heads to the House of Representatives where its fate is uncertain.Read More

UNITED NATIONS: The UN has adopted a resolution calling for stronger cooperation in stemming the illicit transfer and misuse of small arms and light weapons, underlining the suffering they have caused to civilians. The UN Security Council adopted the resolution yesterday by a vote of nine in favour to noneRead More

HANOI, VIETNAM: United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday that saving the lives of migrants stranded at sea in Southeast Asia should be a “top priority” as the region battles with an exodus of boat people fleeing persecution and poverty. The UN Secretary General said he hoped regional nations wouldRead More

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama scored a major victory on Friday when the Senate voted to give him “fast-track” powers that would help wrap up negotiations on a 12-nation Pacific Rim trade deal central to projecting American influence in Asia. Attention now turns to the House of Representatives, where oppositionRead More