Chandigarh,  High court disposes petition challenging Haryana legislative assembly’s competence to enact the controversial Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras (Management) Act, 2014, stating that the similar case is pending with the Supreme Court.

* Badal appeals people to donate generously to bail out the distressed families in J&K Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal’s initiative for relief to the beleaguered victims of unprecedented floods in J&K today took off as the Punjab Government dispatched one lac cooked food packets for theRead More

* To subsidize mowing machines * Punjab gets Rs. 82.5 crore grant under national horticulture mission * Vegetables & fruit growers to get subsidy on solar motor pumps Chandigarh, Concerned by rising air pollution level by burning of straw and agriculture waste during harvesting seasons, the Punjab Agriculture Department hasRead More

Chandigarh, On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, Controls Rooms have been set up at SAS Nagar (Mohali) and Amritsar to enable the various social, voluntary and religious organizations besides other NGOs for dispatching the relief material to the flood stricken valley in J&K. Disclosing thisRead More

Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will address the world’s gravest security threats — the Ukraine crisis and the marauding Islamist offensive across Iraq and Syria — in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly later this month. Harper is taking back the podium from Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird atRead More

Toronto, Finance Minister Joe Oliver says employment insurance premiums will be cut, reducing EI payroll taxes by nearly 15 per cent and saving businesses more than $550 million over the next two years. The rate will be lowered to $1.60 for every $100 earned in 2015 and 2016, down from theRead More

Toronto, David Soknacki took a few final swipes at Rob Ford as he discussed his decision to pull out of the mayoral race Wednesday, telling reporters at city hall that a “cat would make a better mayor.” “I believe that he has traumatized our city. I believe that he hasRead More

Toronto, Mayor Ford has a tumour in his abdomen, doctors say, but it will be a few days before we know the true scope of his diagnosis. Dr. Rueben Devlin, president and CEO of Humber River Hospital, made the announcement Wednesday night with the mayor’s brother Coun. Doug Ford byRead More

Calgary,Don’t worry, Calgary: Autumn is returning to the city. Warmer temperatures are expected to bring a respite to Southern Alberta following a pair of snowstorms that damaged the city’s tree canopy and caused major power outages. Calgary was still in recovery mode early Thursday, as residents continued to dig out fromRead More

Brampton, Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell says she’s taking legal action against The Toronto Star and some of her fellow councilors in the wake of reports about improper spending. At a news conference Wednesday, Fennell said she is launching the suit because of all “the lies, the innuendos and the smears.”Read More