Chandigarh, Blasting the government for tardy procurement operations, People’s Party of Punjab Chief Manpreet Singh Badal today called for immediate steps to end the harassment of the farmers in the mandis and adequate compensation for the crop damage due to inclement weather. “Despite the good intentions of the state government,Read More

* Separate fresh Langars will also be started in Kathmandu to cater to 10,000 people Chandigarh,  Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today directed the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Managing Committee (DSGMC) and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to start air lifting of 25,000 food packets to KathmanduRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab government has geared up machinery to distribute subsidised seeds of Paddy, Moong and legume plants in hassle free manner to rain hit farmers for next crops. Disclosing this here today Punjab Agriculture Minister Jathedar Tota Singhsaid that the government has a stock of 3330 quintal of seed ofRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Government has given go ahead to set up a ultra modern dairy training centre at Sangrur . This centre would be equipped with class rooms, seminar halls, drill training labs to impart the modern training and techniques to the dairy farmers. Disclosing this Mr. Gulzar Singh Ranike,Read More

Torronto, A Montreal woman stranded in Nepal by Saturday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake says there’s chaos at the airport as foreigners try to leave the stricken country. Emilie-Anne Leroux says she was in a taxi on the way to the airport to return to Canada to be with her father who isRead More

Toronto, Former police chief Bill Blair has announced that he will seek the Liberal nomination in Scarborough Southwest, bringing an end to months of speculation over his political future. Blair confirmed his intentions in an interview with CP24 on Sunday morning, just hours after his 10-year reign as Toronto’s topRead More

Kathmandu/New Delhi, Racing against time, rescuers on Sunday waded through tonnes of rubble of flattened homes and buildings in Nepal to look for survivors of the earthquake that has killed over 2,500 people, including five Indians, and left more than 6,000 injured. Fresh powerful aftershocks today triggered panic among theRead More

United Nations, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today assured quake-hit Nepal that the world body will mount a major relief effort and support it in dealing with the humanitarian crisis. Ban sent his deepest condolences to the Nepali government and to all those affected by the 7.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted the countryRead More

Kathmandu, Survivors of the devastating earthquake in Nepal that killed over 2,000 people had horrific tales of the nature’s fury that reduced houses, temples and historical monuments to rubble as they struggled for basic necessities of shelter, food and sanitation. Thousands of people were displaced as the powerful 7.9- magnitudeRead More

Lhasa, At least 17 persons have been confirmed dead and 53 injured in Tibet after a powerful earthquake struck neighbouring Nepal on Saturday, officials said on Sunday. A massive 7.9-magnitude quake, followed by a second 7.0-magnitude quake left over 1,500 people dead in Nepal, Xinhua news agency reported. The quakeRead More