* SAD leader Maheshinder Grewal says Partap Bajwa raising protest to deflect attention from his own failures* Chandigarh, The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today supported the SAD-BJP government’s move to increase VAT on diesel, cold drinks and cigarettes to mobilise funds for development. In a statement here, SAD general secretaryRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress President, Mr. Partap Singh Bajwa, today demanded immediate dismissal of the Parkash Singh Badal government on the logic that the Chief Minister had turned senile and did not know what he was speaking and as such, he had no right to continue even for a dayRead More

* Important festivals to be celebrated with traditional gusto Amritsar,Avtar Singh Makkar, president of the Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), yesterday said that they would continue with high-altitude fireworks at the Golden Temple on the birth anniversary of Guru Ramdas on October 9 and Diwali and ‘Bandi Chhor’ Diwas onRead More

Ludhiana, Shiromani Akali Dal spokesman, general secretary, core committee member and advisor to Chief Minister, Mr Maheshinder Singh Grewal, today accused the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of politicising the unfortunate incident involving the killing of two Dalit youth in Ahluwalia Colony, Jamalpur area of Ludhiana, for theirRead More

  Washington: Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder appear to be linked with dendritic spine loss in the brain, suggesting the two disorders may share common pathophysiological elements. Previous studies observed spine loss in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortices (DLPFCs) from individuals with schizophrenia (SZ).”The current study suggests that spine pathology is commonRead More

Chandigarh,  Newly appointed State Mahila Congress President Mrs. Kittu Grewal stated here today that the State Executive Committee and the District Bodies of Punjab Mahila Congress have been dissolved with immediate effect as per directive of the Party High Command. A copy of the letter from Ms. Netta D’Souza approvedRead More

Jalandhar/Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress today called upon the Narendra Modi government to effectively take up the issue of insecurity of minorities in general and that of the Sikhs in particular with the Pakistan government where they were being hounded by the radical fundamentalists. The resolutions to this effect were adoptedRead More

  Delhi: They say that all’s fair in love and war. What’s a burnt finger then? Katrina Kaif, for one, would agree. Turns out that the actress burned her thumb a few days ago when she was lighting candles on beau Ranbir Kapoor’s birthday cake. The leggy lass said soRead More

* Terms federal structure as ‘Panacea of all the ills’ faced by the country * Badal to take up the issue of black list again with the Pm * Punjab to get its due share in central grants soon Bal Kalan (Amritsar),  Batting for more powers to the states forRead More

Chandigarh, People will have to pay more for diesel, aerated drinks and cigarette in Punjab with SAD-BJP led state government raising value added tax (VAT) on these products. In a notification issued on October 1, Punjab excise and taxation department has increased VAT rate on diesel (other than premium diesel),Read More