Tarmala (Lambi), Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has described the Centre’s decision to form NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog by scrapping the Planning Commission as a “historic step” towards implementing “real federal structure” in the country. Badal, who was here for his Sangat Darshan, targeted the top brassRead More

Mansa:Union Minister for Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said drugs found an easy way into India during the 10-year rule of the Congress in the country. The Punjab Government was fighting an international-level battle against drugs that had been finding their way into the state through Afghanistan and Pakistan,Read More

Nathana, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal today said the party would continue its fight against drug menace until it is eradicated from the state. On senior SAD leader Sukhdev Singh Dhinda calling the dharnas against drug smuggling hasty, Sukhbir said sometimes not everyone was consulted before reaching a decision.He said theRead More

Amritsar,  The American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC) has once again appealed to Akal Takht to revert to the original Nanakshahi Calender so as to end confusion over the clash of dates of gurpurabs and the other events. In a letter to Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh, the AGPC todayRead More

Talwandi Sabo, Takht Damdama Sahib Jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh today said if there was any fault in the Nanakshahi calendar developed by Pal Singh Purewal, it could be rectified.Replying to a query, he confirmed that the ‘path’ for the January 5 bhog to celebrate Gurpurb would be held as planned.Though heRead More

Jalandhar,  Claiming that central investigation agencies could not be relied upon for a fair probe into the alleged links of Akali leaders in the Bhola drug case, BSP national general secretary Narinder Kashyap today said the case should be handed over to a sitting judge of the Supreme Court orRead More

Ferozepur,  The Border Security Force (BSF) sleuths of 191 Battalion today seized five packets of heroin worth Rs 25 crore from border outpost (BOP) Rattoke in this sector.Deputy Inspector General of BSF, RK Thapa, said during wee hours today morning, the BSF troops deployed at BOP Rattoke observed some suspiciousRead More

Jakarta/Singapore,  The wreckage and bodies of people on board the ill-fated AirAsia jet that mysteriously crashed on Sunday are spread over an area of 5 kms in the Java Sea although search teams recovered 22 bodies and believe that many passengers are still strapped to their seats. Multi-national rescuers equippedRead More

London,  A 50-year-old Indian-origin man, who went missing in the UK in the run up to Christmas, has been found dead in the basement of a house in West Midlands, prompting police to launch a murder inquiry.Baljit Singh from Harborne in Birmingham was reported missing after leaving his home onRead More

Srinagar/Mumbai,  As the impasse over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir persisted for the 11th day today, the BJP said talks were on with both the PDP and NC but there has been no “fruitful outcome” yet. BJP president Amit Shah gave his assessment on the status of government formationRead More