New Delhi/Chandigarh, The US-based Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a pro-Khalistan outfit spearheading the Referendum 2020 campaign, has warned that unless the DSGMC supports the campaign, its president Manjit Singh GK will not be allowed to visit the US, Canada, Europe and the UK. The statement comes days after GK wasRead More

Chandigarh, September 3: While human rights organisations, at home and abroad, have been demanding the release of Sikh detainees, the Punjab Police have moved the Ministry of Home Affairs (MEA) seeking relief for policemen booked during Punjab’s militancy period, some of whom have been in prison for years. At meetings withRead More

Chandigarh, Sept.3: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has urged the State Election Commissioner to ensure that the candidates aspiring to contest from seats reserved schedule caste and backward classes (SE&BC) seats for the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samitis are issued the required caste certificates within 12 hours so that noRead More

Chandigarh, Senior Congress leader and Cabinet Minister, Punjab, S. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has reacted strongly to the statement of ex Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in which the latter has denied ordering firing on the innocent Sikhs protesting in the aftermath of the sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. S.Read More

Chandigarh,  Five senior Cabinet Ministers of Punjab on Sunday condemned AAP leader HS Phoolka’s threat to quit as MLA as an attempt to obstruct the course of justice and said such acts do not behoove a senior leader in a democratic polity like ours. The ministers, in a statement, saidRead More

CHANDIGARH, The Punjab Government led by Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered installation of CCTVs around religious places and other important sites in the state to check incidents of sacrilege. The state government has issued directives to village Panchayats and Municipal Corporations to get Close Circuit Television Cameras (CCTVs) installed inRead More

CHANDIGRH, Kickstarting the process of finalising the Congress strategy for the ensuing Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President Sunil Jakhar, after consultation with the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday appointed constituency observers and district incharges for the districts across the state. DisclosingRead More

Chandigarh, With the growing momentum of raids, the’ pressure’ on the local Food Safety Teams is increasing. The failure of attempts to keep the inspecting teams away by “paisa or sifaarish“ was followed by verbal and physical duels and even manhandling of teams at a couple of places, by theRead More

New York: An Indian-origin woman has been sentenced to over five years in prison for health care fraud and making false statements related to a health care benefits programme. Vilasini Ganesh was sentenced on August 28 to 63 months in prison, US Attorney Alex Tse said. Vilasini Ganesh, 47 andRead More

Srinagar: The Supreme Court’s decision to defer the hearing on petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35A evoked mixed response in Jammu and Kashmir. While the deferment has disappointed common people as they see in it an unending uncertainty over the issue, various political parties said that it wasRead More