Mumbai, BJP’s 42-year-old Maharashtra unit chief Devendra Fadnavis was on Tuesday unanimously chosen as the BJP legislative party leader paving way for him to take over as the new chief minister of Maharashtra. Fadnavis’ name was forwarded by senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse and it was seconded by SudhirRead More

Jaipur, Elections for 46 civic bodies in Rajasthan, including six municipal corporations, will be held on November 22, Rajasthan State Election Commission (RSEC) announced today. Filing of nomination papers will start on November 7 with the notification of the elections, Chief Election Commissioner of RSEC Ram Lubhaya said here. TheRead More

New Delhi,Sanjay Kumar Pandey was today appointed as Officer on Special Duty to UnionDefence MinisterArun Jaitley. Pandey is presently working as Joint Director (Law) in Competition Commission of India (CCI). He has been appointed as OSD for a period of five years or on co-terminus basis with the Minister’s tenure, said an orderRead More

Ottawa, Top Canadian security officials are due to testify on Monday before a parliamentary committee about threats facing the nation in the same building where a man described as an homegrown militant opened fire last week as Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with lawmakers. On Sunday police said Michael Zehaf-Bibeau,Read More

Chandigarh, The Congress in Punjab is at war and the enemy happens to be the Congress itself, not the ruling Akali Dal-BJP alliance which is otherwise confronted with tidal wave of anti-incumbency. This war intensified yesterday at Ludhiana from where state party chief Partap Singh Bajwa embarked upon his campaignRead More

* Railway Minister Sadanand Gowda will flag off Bathinda-New Delhi Shatabdi Express on October 31 Chandigarh,Union Food Processing Industry Minister Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal today flagged off ‘Dham Special with Dakshin Darshan’ train from Chandigarh railway station. The Minister also announced that Union Railways Minister Mr. D.V. Sadananda Gowda willRead More

Ludhiana, Punjab BJP Leader Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal said that the black list of Sikhs should be reviewed sympathetically and with an open mind to apply balm to the festering wounds. Talking with the media persons here he said that our party is ready to engage with the contentious issues inRead More

* SAD to vehemently raise these issues with the GOI * Assails congress for depriving Punjab of its legitimate rights * Announces to hold state level function annually on death anniversary of Pheruman Pheruman (Amritsar), Renewing his firm pledge to get back the Punjabi speaking areas and Chandigarh, hitherto deprivedRead More

* Vehicles with multi-toned horns to face the rap * Strict action against motorists using loud, multi-toned horns Chandigarh,The Punjab government has issued strict directions to DTO’s & RTO’s to take serious action against owners and users of vehicles with loud multi-toned horns to curb incidents of motor accidents inRead More

Chandigarh, To ensure regularity, discipline and punctuality in Government offices throughout the State, a surprise checking of Tehsil offices of the State was conducted by all the Deputy Commissioners of the State on the directions of Chief Secretary, Mr. Sarvesh Kaushal. During this surprise checking, total 212 officials were foundRead More