Bathinda, The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate here today extended by two days the police remand of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Jagtar Singh Tara. He was last sent to four-day police remand by the court on February 9. Tara’s counsels Harpal Singh Khara and Harinder Singh Akalia argued that theRead More

Patiala, Local MP Dr Dharamvira Gandhi has demanded better rail connectivity from Patiala and 13 other districts falling in the Malwa belt. During a meeting with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Dr Gandhi is learnt to have appealed that better rail network on the Patiala-Bathinda link would also ensure an endRead More

Ferozepur, Amid high drama at the Municipal Committee (MC) office in Guruharsahai today, Congress candidates failed to submit their nomination papers with SDM-cum-Returning Officer Jaspal Singh Gill. Congress MLA Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi alleged that armed Akali workers blocked their way and did not let them enter the office. “IRead More

Ludhiana, The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science, Technology, Environment and Forests today stressed the need for joint efforts to make Ludhiana an environmentally sustainable industrial centre as well as an eco-tourism hub of the state. Addressing a press conference after a day-long visit of the 30-member committee to the city,Read More

Amritsar/Tarn Taran, With the Punjab BJP mounting pressure on the state government, the Tarn Taran police today arrested former SAD councillor Baljit Singh Gill and party activist Jagwant Singh, besides suspending SHO Nirmal Singh in connection with the recent clash between workers of both the parties.Raja Joshi, brother of Local BodiesRead More

New Delhi, The Centre today directed the Union Finance Ministry to release grants recommended for Punjab by the 13th Finance Commission and which have been pending since long.According to a spokesman for the state government, directions for the release of Rs 362-crore grants were given by Union Finance Minister Arun JaitleyRead More

Amritsar/Tarn Taran, Though the state government today agreed to most of the demands raised by the BJP, there was no let-up in the war of words between the leaders of the saffron party and the SAD. Akali Dal’s Amritsar (urban) president Upkar Singh Sandhu said Local Bodies Minister Anil JoshiRead More

New Delhi, A Special Investigation Team was set up by the government on Thursday for fresh investigation into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in Delhi and some other states. An order on setting up of the SIT was issued by the Union Home Ministry on Thursday evening, official sources said. TheRead More

New Delhi,  Delhi chief minister-elect Arvind Kejriwal and his close aide Manish Sisodia met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence on Thursday, according to agency reports. Television reports said that the prime minister and Kejriwal shared pleasantries and had a hearty discussion on how this was a great opportunity forRead More

Chandigarh, February 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to contest all seats at its own in municipal poll in Tarn Taran. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of party’s core committee which had met to review the situation arising out of the attack on theRead More