Patiala, April 26: The Jails and Co-operation Minister, Punjab, Mr. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, who has assumed charge just yesterday, today paid a surprise visit to the Central Jail Patiala at 7:30 AM. Initiating his tour of Punjab jails from Patiala, the minister made it clear that reforming the jails ofRead More

Chandigarh, Apr 24: The new ministers in the Punjab cabinet took over their departments today as Chief Minister Amarinder Singh exuded optimism that they would perform well, with the “best” having been selected for the job. Reacting to claims that the Dalit and Other Backward Class community had not beenRead More

Amritsar- Several youth groups namely Sikh Youth of Punjab, Sikh Youth Federation Bhindrawala and Jatha Sirlath Khalsa today took a march in the city exposing Badals and their coterie for engineering NOC to controversial film Nanak Shah Fakir. The march started from Bhandari bridge and culminated at Akal Takhat inRead More

Chandigarh, Apr 24: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday asked Punjab DGP (human resource development) Sidhharth Chattopadhyaya to submit his final investigation report in relation to the alleged involvement of Moga senior superintendent of police (SSP) Raj Jit Singh in Punjab’s drug haul case on or before MayRead More

Amritsar/Islamabad, April 24 : An Indian Sikh pilgrim, who was reported to have gone missing in Pakistan during Baisakhi festival celebrations, was found staying in his Facebook friend’s house in Sheikhupura city, the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) has said. Amarjeet Singh, 23, from Amritsar, arrived in Pakistan on AprilRead More

Chandigarh, April 24: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has called for strengthening of trade and people-to-people ties with Pakistan in order to defuse tensions and promote better relations between the two neighbours. At an informal luncheon meeting with Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India, Sohail Mahmood, the Chief Minister expressedRead More

Bathinda: After the attack on Punjabi singer-actor Parmish Verma on April 13, now singer-turned-politician Balkar Sidhu has received extortion threats. Sidhu, in his complaint to the Punjab Police cyber cell, on Sunday, alleged that he had received many extortion calls and that his FB account had been hacked. Sidhu said,Read More

New Delhi, April 23 Sabrina Lal on Monday said she had forgiven her sister Jessica Lal’s killer Manu Sharma and wouldn’t object to his release from Tihar jail, where he has been serving his life term since 2006. Sabrina said she held no grudges against Sharma now as the onlyRead More

Chandigarh, April 23 – The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today condemned the Congress government for turning a blind eye to the suffering of farmers, saying the entire procurement process had become paralyzed due to mismanagement and demanded immediate lifting of wheat from markets and restart of procurement which it saidRead More

Chandigarh, April 23: Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Government on Monday released Rs. 131.20 crore for payments of social security pension for March 2018 to 17,89,600 beneficiaries under various scheme. The pension amount has been released at the enhanced rate of Rs.750 each to beneficiaries, including elderly, disabled, destitute andRead More