Chandigarh, Strongly condemning the unabashed goondaism unleashed by the Akalis, the Punjab Congress President Mr Partap Singh Bajwa today demanded that the election process for the nagar council election should be restarted in Guru Harsahai by declaring the present nominations as null and void. In a statement, Mr Bajwa tookRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Government has effected complete ban on the transfers of the officers/employees in view of the General Election of 8 Municipal Corporations and 123 MunicipalCouncils/Nagar Panchayats. Disclosing this an official spokesman said that the Municipal Corporations election of Phagwara, Pathankot, SAS Nagar, Hoshiarpur,Moga& Bathinda and bye-election of wardRead More

* Dr. Cheema and Tikshan Sud exhort party workers to ensure victory of coalition candidates Chandigarh, The state level Coordination Committee of SAD-BJP alliance today held a meeting in view of ensuing civic polls to ensure better coordination between party workers to witness unprecedented victory in the elections. Secretary ofRead More

Chandigarh, Taking the blame game over scoring a duck in the Delhi assembly elections to the top, an all-India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary has put the onus on party president Sonia Gandhi. Media reports quoted the AICC secretary in charge of Punjab Harish Chaudhary, who is considered close to partyRead More

Bathinda, The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate here today extended by two days the police remand of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Jagtar Singh Tara. He was last sent to four-day police remand by the court on February 9. Tara’s counsels Harpal Singh Khara and Harinder Singh Akalia argued that theRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Government’s plans to rake in moolah by selling its stake in the loss-making public enterprise, Punjab Alkalis and Chemicals Limited (PACL), have been dashed to the ground. None of the four companies that had initially evinced interest in buying the company turned up with financial bids today.Read More

Patiala, Local MP Dr Dharamvira Gandhi has demanded better rail connectivity from Patiala and 13 other districts falling in the Malwa belt. During a meeting with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Dr Gandhi is learnt to have appealed that better rail network on the Patiala-Bathinda link would also ensure an endRead More

Ferozepur, Amid high drama at the Municipal Committee (MC) office in Guruharsahai today, Congress candidates failed to submit their nomination papers with SDM-cum-Returning Officer Jaspal Singh Gill. Congress MLA Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi alleged that armed Akali workers blocked their way and did not let them enter the office. “IRead More

Ludhiana, The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science, Technology, Environment and Forests today stressed the need for joint efforts to make Ludhiana an environmentally sustainable industrial centre as well as an eco-tourism hub of the state. Addressing a press conference after a day-long visit of the 30-member committee to the city,Read More

Amritsar/Tarn Taran, With the Punjab BJP mounting pressure on the state government, the Tarn Taran police today arrested former SAD councillor Baljit Singh Gill and party activist Jagwant Singh, besides suspending SHO Nirmal Singh in connection with the recent clash between workers of both the parties.Raja Joshi, brother of Local BodiesRead More