Kabul, As Afghanistan prepares for a democratic transition of power, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Afghan President Hamid Karazi on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks on political and security situation in the war-torn country and agreed to intensify cooperation in areas like security and defence. During the meeting, Swaraj expressedRead More

Lucknow, Hitting out at the BJP over the love jihad issue, Samajwadi Party’s Rampur MLA Azam Khan has said that two prominent leaders of the ruling party, who have Hindu wives, must be asked the meaning of ‘love jihad’. Khan, a major Muslim face of the Samajwadi Party, reportedly saidRead More

New Delhi, Sino-Indian relations will see a “directional change” with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the country next week, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Wednesday. “After fifty years, China-India relations will get a directional change. Mutual relations will improve,” Sitharaman said, while addressing the media here on the initiativesRead More

New Delhi,Delhi Police has told a city court here that it will file the charge sheet in first week of October in a case pertaining to former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti’s purported midnight raid on some African residents. The submissions came after the courtRead More

Chandigarh, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder today said that the Badals’ alliance with the Indian National Lok Dal in Haryana, while sharing power with the BJP in Punjab not only betrays their moral bankruptcy but also amounts to political perversion that has hardly any parallels inRead More

Chandigarh,Cracking a whip on erring late comer staff posted in Punjab Civil Secretariat, the Secretariat Administration today issued show cause notice to 55 employees of Secretariat who were not found on their seats at 09.07 Hours in a surprise check conducted by Chief Secretary Punjab Mr. Sarvesh Kaushal.  The absenteeRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today announced to undertake ‘Health Audit’ of every citizen residing in the state for achieving the goal of health for all. This decision was taken by Mr. Badal while presiding over the first meeting of the State Health Mission here today atRead More

* Taxation issues of marriage palaces and lottery stockists to be resolved soon * More than 1500 people shared their grievances with Deputy CM during Sangat Darshan Chandigarh, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today assured the wards of ’84 riots and terrorism victims that state government would soon provideRead More

* Modi govt. gifted number of projects for Punjab in 100 days : Nk Sharma Chandigarh,The Shiromani Akali Dal today lashed out at the Congress party for its hue and cry over the letter of Union Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley and said that infact Mr Jaitley has assured theRead More

Chandigarh,The Irrigation Department, Punjab has announced the Rotational Programme for irrigation for the Kharif Season through Canal water from 11-09-2014 to 18-09-2014. The channels and branches off-taking from Ropar Head Works, the channels of Sirhind Canal System would run on the priority basis from Bist Doab Canal, Sidhwan Branch, Bathinda Branch, Patiala Feeder and Abohar Branch respectively.             DisclosingRead More