* Urge the CLP leader to take action against drug tainted leaders in Punjab Congress * Remind him he had absolved Bikram Majithia of drug charges in the Vidhan Sabha Chandigarh, Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) ministers today urged Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Sunil Jakhar not to play politicsRead More

Chandigarh, People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal has demanded immediate dismissal of Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia in the wake of the fresh disclosures made by Manjinder Singh Bittu Aulakh and Jagjit Singh Chahal in the drug smuggling racket which were part of the chargesheet filed in thisRead More

Chandigarh, The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for Dhuri By poll, where voting would take place on April 11. A spokesman of the Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab today said that the notification would be issued on March 17 and last date of making nomination has been declaredRead More

Chandigarh, S. Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, Punjab and Leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal & BJP Legislature Party has called an important meeting of the Legislature Party on Thursday, the 12th March in the Punjabi Regional Committee Hall, 1st Floor, in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, Chandigarh immediately afterRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress President Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, while demanding dismissal of the Revenue and Public Relations Minister Bikram Singh Majithia from the cabinet, reiterated the demand for CBI probe into the nefarious drug racket in the state with new evidence emerging in the case. In a statement issuedRead More

Sangrur, The crisis in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is far from over as Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann has now demanded expulsion of senior leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav from the party. Both Yadav and Bhushan were removed from the political affairs committee (PAC) of the party recently. “TheRead More

Sangrur, The ruling SAD-BJP combine has managed to clinch the president’s post in Dhuri municipal committee (MC), but the BJP is sulking. The Akalis, with only one candidate on its party symbol, gathered support of a majority of the Independents, while three BJP candidates fought the MC polls on theirRead More

Amritsar,Though the Akal Takht today constituted a committee to resolve the Nanakshahi Calendar row, confusion now prevails over the calendar for the Sikh New Year starting March 14. The highest temporal seat of the Sikhs has come out with a vague direction for the SGPC in this regard. Following aRead More

Ludhiana, The police on Tuesday arrested another person accused of raping a 21-year-old hotel employee from Ambedkar Nagar near Model Town following a tip-off. The accused has been identified as Sunny, a resident of Ambala. The police on Monday arrested Badal, a native of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar. The thirdRead More

Bathinda, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal today said the Director General of Police (DGP) had been directed to probe the allegations levelled by arrested druglord Jagdish Bhola. He had alleged that he was being harassed by the staff at Nabha Jail. Sukhbir further said the government had taken steps to ensureRead More