Chandigarh, The Chairman of Punjab Schedule Caste Commission Mr. Rajesh Bagha today called upon NGOs to come forward to provide quality education to poor students belonging to oppressed classes and provide them specialized coaching to enable them to crack All India Competitive examinations. He said that it was imperative toRead More

Chandigarh – The Rural Development & Panchayats department has placed under suspension Narinder Singh Sandhu, Assistant Professor (SIRD) after two enquiries following allegations of sexual harassment by a female Resource person and appointment of his family members as resource persons without any permission by a competent authority. According to an official spokesmanRead More

Chandigarh, Stating this, a spokesperson of the department said that in a meeting of the State Cabinet held on 2nd September , a decision has been taken to merge the schools running under Zila Parishad with the Education department. He further clarified that Directorate of education, established especially for E.T.T.Read More

Chandigarh,  The Punjab govt. today issued instructions to the Block Development and Panchayat Officers to visit the villages under their command area twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday, to review the development works and submit their report to the higher authority. Stating this here today Sikandar Singh Maluka, RuralRead More

Brampton, An expenses scandal that has plagued Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell in recent months appears to have wiped out any advantage she may have had as an incumbent, according to a Forum Research poll. Out of 928 respondents who were polled on Sept. 27, only 17 per cent said theyRead More

Incheon, Two-time champions India stayed on course for their first Asian Games gold medal in 16 years as a solitary strike by Akashdeep Singh helped them beat hosts South Korea 1-0 in the semifinals of the men’s hockey tournament at the Soenhak Hockey Stadium here Tuesday. India not only stayedRead More

INCHEON: Controversy hit the Asian Games boxing competition after India’s L Sarita Devi (60kg) had to settle for a bronze medal despite dominating her semifinal bout even as M C Mary Kom (51kg) continued her winning run to enter the summit clash of the mega-event here on Tuesday. The IndianRead More

Hong Kong, Protesters camped out in Hong Kong for a fifth consecutive day are threatening to expand their campaign of civil disobedience if the territory’s chief executive does not meet their demand for democratic reforms. In a short statement, the Occupy Central group said it will announce plans for itsRead More

New York, The US State Department said Monday in a press conference that it disagrees with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s assertion during his UN speech on Monday that “ISIS and Hamas are branches of the same poisonous tree.” “Obviously, we’ve designated both as terrorist organizations, but ISIL poses a differentRead More

Singapore, An Indian man on Tuesday was awarded 18 weeks’ jail term for his involvement in the December 08, 2013, riots in the city. Ravi Arun Vengatesh, 25, a quality control supervisor, became the 19th Indian to be convicted for the riots, the Straits Times reported. Vengatesh was convicted ofRead More