Chandigarh/Gandhinagar, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said he is yet to see the letter written by Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal seeking release of 13 jailed terrorists, a day after state government approached the Centre demanding to set free all prisoners “who have served their jail terms.” “As ofRead More

* Work started at 1273 sewa kendras * Work to be started in remaining centers by January 15 Chandigarh, The Punjab Government has fully geared up its administrative machinery for the timely completion of construction & Operationalization of 2174 Sewa Kendras in rural and urban areas. Under the project, apartRead More

* Rolls on red carpet to welcome NRIs desirable of investing in the state Gandhinagar (Gujarat), The Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today called upon the NRIs especially the Punjabi diaspora to make huge investments in the state as the Punjab Government has already taken out- of- the-Read More

Sri Muktsar Sahib, The Chief Parliamentary Secretary of Punjab rural development department Mr Mantar Singh Brar was the chief guest, while SAD Malwa zone president Mr Rozy Barkandi presided over the National Livestock Championship & Expo 2015 being held at local Guru Gobind Singh Stadium. Addressing a gathering of thoseRead More

Gandhinagar/Chandigarh, Facing strident criticism over large-scale substance abuse in Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said the state government is fighting the “nation’s war” against drug abuse. “We have suffered a lot of pain in the past. First it was of partition, then militancy. Earlier we were labelled asRead More

Mohali/Chandigarh, The Education department of Punjab, is planning a strategy to encourage the students of primary and middle classes to take part in sports activities and also to create ideal atmosphere for the development of sports in the state. Education Minister of Punjab, Dr. Daljit singh Cheema said this whileRead More

Amritsar, PPCC chief Partap Singh Bajwa today accused the ruling Akali Dal of raking up its Panthic agenda merely to divert the people’s attention from its misrule of eight years in Punjab. Bajwa said, “Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal is meeting Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today. Why didn’t the AkaliRead More

Amritsar,  Sikh activist Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, who was to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple today, could not make it to Amritsar. There were reports that his supporters were headed towards the city. Apprehending trouble, the police last night took some Sikh leaders into preventive custody. They were let offRead More

Tarn Taran,  Amid simmering tension between ruling alliance partners SAD and BJP, Punjab Local Bodies Minister Anil Joshi today hinted at parting ways with the Akali Dal while lashing out at the latter for its “wrong policies”. Addressing a meeting of the party workers here, Joshi exhorted them to gearRead More

Ottawa, Stephen Harper tightened his own belt this week, voluntarily — and quietly — accepting a pension cut that will likely cost him more than a million dollars. The prime minister doesn’t need our sympathy. He’ll still have a very comfortable pension, but he deserves credit for showing leadership andRead More