Ludhiana, Providing a much required relief to the city residents, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation would be starting their much awaited Stray Dog Sterilisationproject in Ludhiana from tomorrow onwards. This project would be formally launched by Irrigation Minister Punjab Mr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon and Ludhiana Mayor Mr Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria. Under this RsRead More

Chandigarh, Questioning the intriguing silence of the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal over the NDA’s proposal to dilute the pro-farmer Land Acquisition Act enacted by the previous UPA government in 2014, the Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today said, it will not be allowed at anyRead More

Chandigarh, In a bid to propel the state government’s ambitious program of Agriculture diversification, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today announced a slew of incentives viz. bringing the power tariff rates applicable in Dairy, fishery, goatry and piggery at par with Agriculture sector, advancing soft loans to theRead More

New Delhi,  Government will “dismantle” the barrier that has come up between the “elected and the electors” and will push for full statehood for Delhi, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung said today. Emphasising on development and well-being of every citizen, Jung said the government will bring the Janlokpal and Swaraj BillsRead More

New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi has gone on two weeks’ leave, Congress said today frowning upon attempts to give various meanings to the action and virtually snubbed partyGeneral Secretary Digvijay Singh who had found fault with the “timing”. “We have made known the whole situation quite clearly. Do not try to findRead More

New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday criticised RSS chiefMohan Bhagwat for his comments on Mother Teresa, saying she was a “noble soul” and should be spared. “I worked wid Mother Teresa for a few months at Nirmal Hriday ashram in Kolkata. She was a noble soul. Pl spareRead More

New Delhi, Attempt to suicide, currently punishable by one-year jail term, will no longer be a crime with the government deciding to remove Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to decriminalise the offence. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, while giving this information in Lok Sabha onRead More

New Delhi, Amid stiff Opposition to government’s move to amend Land Acquisition Act,Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made it clear that there was no going back. The BJP was, at the same time, preparing for discussions with NDA partners to make the legislation more “effective” and “farmer-friendly”. At theRead More

New Delhi, Government is considering direct transfer of fertiliser subsidy to farmers on the lines of LPG, Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar told Parliament on Tuesday while insisting that there is no shortage of farm nutrient in the country. He said that any issues related to distribution of fertilisers areRead More

New Delhi, Government today faced embarrassment in the Rajya Sabha when opposition scuttled its move to withdraw three bills, including one on raising the FDI cap in insurance sector to 49 per cent, which are expected to be introduced in Lok Sabha for replacement of Ordinances. Congress, Trinamool Congress, Left, SamajwadiRead More