* Vows to vehemently plead the case of these prisoners before the union govt * SAD-BJP alliance firm and cordial Sri Anandpur Sahib, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today said that a deputation of the senior Akali leaders would soon call on the Union Home Minister Mr. RajnathRead More

Chandigarh: In a landmark judgement, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that prisoners in jail also have the right to have sex with their legal partners. The court said that it is the fundamental right of jail inmates and convicts to be allowed to have conjugal visits orRead More

* 29 more quarries to be started in first week of February * Asks PSIEC to install CCTV cameras on pitheads as well as delivery points * Mandi Board to install display boards with subsidised rates and helpline numbers Chandigarh, With a view to drastically reduce the prices of sandRead More

* Special seminars from Jan 9 to Jan 11 * All arrangements in place Sri Muktsar Sahib, The Punjab government’s animal husbandry, fishery and dairy development board is holding National Livestock Championship and Livestock Expo 2015 from January 8 to January 12 at Sri Muktsar Sahib. At the inaugural ceremonyRead More

Chandigarh, Sukhpal Singh Khaira Spokesperson and Harminder Gill General Secretary PPCC, today met Bhai Gurbaksh Singh near Ambala who is in his 55th day of hunger strike. They expressed solidarity with his mission to seek release of Sikh prisoners languishing in jails, despite having completed their sentences. They questioned theRead More

* Vice chairman of market committee Fazilka also appointed Chandigarh, The Punjab Government today nominated the new Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and members of Sunam, Lehragaga, Moonak, Dhirbha and Khanouri Market committees in Sangrur district besides the Vice Chairman of Market Committee Fazilka. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of theRead More

Ludhiana, The district administration is all set to host NRI Sangat Darshan in the city on January 17. This NRI Sangat Darshan would host NRI’s from districts Ludhiana, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawa Shehar), Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Sangrur, Ropar and Ajitgarh (Mohali). The NRI Sangat Darshan programmes are being organisedRead More

Toronto, As host to a major international sporting event in 2015, Toronto — the city that other Canadian cities love to hate — has been named the top Canadian destination to visit this year. The reason Toronto was chosen as the top Canadian city in 2015 goes beyond the factRead More

Toronot, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says she received no specific commitments from Prime Minister Stephen Harper at their first face-to-face meeting in more than a year. The Conservative prime minister had last met with the Liberal premier on Dec. 5, 2013, and Wynne had embarked on a public campaign urging HarperRead More

Mumbai, No. Yuvraj Singh has not made it to the 15-member Team India that will defend its title in world Cup 2015 beginning mid-February. Though there was much talk on whether the all-rounder and last Cup’s star would make it to the team this time, selectors went for Ravinder Jadeja,Read More