Chandigarh, The Punjab Government has transferred 2 IAS and 2 PCS officers with immediate effect. Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state government said Mr. Paramjit Singh Aujla, IAS has beentransferred and posted as Secretary, Public Works Department (Bridges and Roads)and in addition Principal Secretary to Deputy Chief Minister Punjab and in addition Chief Executive Officer Shivalik (Dhauladhar)Read More

Hoshiarpur, The process to evacuate Indians stuck in a factory in Tripoli, Libya, has finally started. Twenty-two of them will soon reach Delhi from Tunisia in a flight arranged by the Indian Embassy in Libya. Their plight was brought to the fore by The Tribune in its editions dated SeptemberRead More

Chandigarh, Congress leader and Amritsar MP Amarinder Singh today lashed out at Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his Deputy Sukhbir Badal for abandoning Punjab by shifting the entire state apparatus to Haryana for campaigning there. Charging the SAD leadership with being “not serious about government”, Amarinder accused them ofRead More

Chandigarh, The CCTV footage has come as a relief for Punjab Inspector-General of Police Gautam Cheema. The footage shows that Cheema did not accompany “abducted” “proclaimed offender” Sumedh Gulati to Max Hospital in a private vehicle. Co-accused Ajay Chaudhary is also not seen in the footage. Taking cogniszance of theRead More

* Body found lying in a pool of blood at his house; two shots fired from his gunman’s AK-47 rifle Patiala, A Superintendent of Police (SP) posted in the Community Policing branch of Patiala was found dead at his government residence here today. The body of Barjinder Singh Dhillon (42) wasRead More

Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has set Nov. 17 for two federal byelections in Ontario and Alberta, including the seat occupied by late finance minister Jim Flaherty. Voters will go to the polls in Whitby-Oshawa in Ontario and Yellowhead in Alberta. Both seats were held by the Tories. The Whitby-Oshawa ridingRead More

Hamilton, Three people were taken to hospital after a shooting in Hamilton Saturday night. Shots rang out around 11:30 p.m. in the King Street and Emerald Street North area. Police said three people were taken to a local hospital – all with non-life-threatening injuries. It’s not know if the victims and the suspectsRead More

Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to withdraw to their permanent bases after military exercises in Rostov region near the border with Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported late on Saturday, citing Kremlin spokesman. The troops pullout came before an expected meeting between Putin and his Ukrainian counterpartRead More

Karnal (Haryana): With former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala back in Delhi’s Tihar prison following his surrender on court’s order Saturday evening, a no-holds-barred verbal fight has broken out between the ruling Congress and his Indian National Lok Dal (INLD). Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday unleashed verbal barbs atRead More

CHANDIGARH: Refuting rumours that it was supporting particular political parties or candidates, the AAP Sunday asked its supporters to opt for the NOTA (none of the above) button on electronic voting machines for Wednesday’s assembly elections in Haryana.”The AAP has made it clear that people should vote for any goodRead More