Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress President, Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, today demanded that special girdwari should be ordered in the villages which had been affected by heavy rains during the last couple of days leading to severe crop  damage to paddy in Majha, Doaba and parts of Mawa. In a statement,Read More

Chandigarh,It was Punjab prerogative to give free electricity to the agriculture sector but it should also factor its sustainability, union minister of state for power Piyush Goel remarked on Sunday during videoconferencing with journalists from across the country. he minister hinted that Punjab might go for rationalising the power subsidy.Read More

Chandigarh,With a view to increasing the acceptability of Punjabi as the language of the industry, the Punjab government has decided to make it the medium of instruction in vocational courses.  Punjab education minister Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said here on Sunday that the decision was taken in view of theRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab is among nine states that would take part in a conference being organised by the Indian government at Abu Dhabi aimed at improving the delivery of services for welfare of Indians living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The day-long meet on September 13 is being jointly organisedRead More

Mumbai, Indian Super League (ISL) side Chennai Titans’ pursuit of Brazilian star Ronaldinho has come to an end after the Mexican club Queretaro FC edged out the Indian franchise to sign the playmaker. The team has now initiated preliminary talks with other international footballers such as former Ukrainian footballer Andriy Shevchenko,Read More

Hydrabaad, Caught in a dilemma over whether to compete in the Asian Games or the WTA tournaments which clash with the event, Sania Mirza today left it on the All India Tennis Association to take a call on her participation in the continental extravaganza in Incheon, Korea. Sania today returned toRead More

Edmonton ,Jim Prentice is the new leader of Alberta’s Progressive Conservative Party, after winning more than three times as many votes as his two competitors combined. Mr. Prentice spent much of his 20-minute acceptance speech acknowledging many Albertans have lost trust in the Tories and promising to clean up theRead More

Vancouver, A court ruling at the centre of British Columbia’s protracted teachers’ strike, which has delayed the school year for half a million students, robs the government of its ability to set education policy, the province argues in documents related to an upcoming appeal. The provincial government also denies a judge’sRead More

Vancouver, British Columbia’s government has turned down a proposal to try to end the province’s teachers strike, rejecting a suggestion to enter into binding arbitration. Education Minister Peter Fassbender said government negotiator Peter Cameron advised against such a move. Fassbender issued a statement on Saturday saying he agreed, calling theRead More

Saskatoon,A nine-year-old boy in Saskatoon may get a stern talking to from his parents, but won’t be charged with an offence after stealing and crashing a city bus on Saturday morning. Saskatoon Police say no one was injured after the boy hopped into an empty bus that was parked outsideRead More