* Seeks appoinment for a joint meeting to find permanent solution to this grave issue Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today urged the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Mr. Virbhadra Singh to seek his direct and personal intervention for jointly putting up an effective monitoring mechanism in place for the cleaning ofRead More

Jalandhar,  Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) newly appointed Punjab convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur said his party would hold a state-level convention at Khatkar Kalan in Nawanshahr district on September 28, on the birth anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Chhotepur said the party’s four members of Parliament— Bhagwant Mann, Dr Dharamvir Gandhi,Read More

Hoshiarpur, In the backdrop of Scotland going for referendum on Thursday, the Dal Khalsa said allowing the Scottish people to have their say in shaping their destiny displayed the political maturity of the UK.   Party head HS Dhami and spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh said in a statement here on MondayRead More

Sultanpur Lodhi (Kapurthala), The 700-year-old pillar of the historic Lahori Gate of Quila Serai building, which collapsed after heavy rainfall on Thursday, has finally managed to catch the attention of the state government. A team from Punjab tourism and heritage department, led by experts from Drona consultancy, visited the site onRead More

Amritsar, Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport has virtual turned into a relief camp with as many as 1,500 people evacuating from flood-hit Srinagar landing at the Holy City since late Saturday night. With the air force intensifying the evacuation process, five aircrafts carrying 842 passengers landed here lateRead More

Fazilka, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday called for the “faultless execution” of the master plan to end water logging in the state. Winding up his three-day tour in rain-triggered waterlogged districts of the state, Badal said the master plan conceived by the state government last year, after minutely observingRead More

Chandigarh, Three persons died and 50 were injured when a Haryana Roadways bus (HR 37-C 3414) fell into Began river near Baragaon village under Naraingarh sub division on Monday morning.Locals said 60 passengers were on board the Ambala depot bus which was on its way to Ambala from Naraingarh, addingRead More

Jalandhar, A team of Jalandhar commissionerate police left for India from Sydney after taking custody of Jaskaran Singh Kalsi alias Jassa, an accused in the Yannick murder case, on Monday morning. The team led by additional deputy commissioner of police (special branch) Baljit Singh Dhillon is expected to land inRead More

Vancouver,  The New Democrats are promising to bring back the minimum wage for employees who work in federally regulated sectors. NDP leader Tom Mulcair announced on Saturday that if the NDP forms the next government it would set a minimum wage of $15 an hour for those who work in companiesRead More

Toronto, Last-minute Toronto mayoral candidate Doug Ford won’t hit the campaign trail until Monday, but his political rivals were already on the offensive this weekend. Mayoral candidates Olivia Chow and John Tory slammed Doug Ford’s track record as a city councillor on Saturday, while offering their best wishes to hisRead More