New Delhi, The Centre today directed the Union Finance Ministry to release grants recommended for Punjab by the 13th Finance Commission and which have been pending since long.According to a spokesman for the state government, directions for the release of Rs 362-crore grants were given by Union Finance Minister Arun JaitleyRead More

Amritsar/Tarn Taran, Though the state government today agreed to most of the demands raised by the BJP, there was no let-up in the war of words between the leaders of the saffron party and the SAD. Akali Dal’s Amritsar (urban) president Upkar Singh Sandhu said Local Bodies Minister Anil JoshiRead More

Chandigarh, February 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to contest all seats at its own in municipal poll in Tarn Taran. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of party’s core committee which had met to review the situation arising out of the attack on theRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana High Court today declined to stay the screening of movie ‘Messenger of God’, featuring Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The division bench of Justices S K Mittal and Deepak Sibal fixed March 3 as the next date of hearing on the petition, filedRead More

Chandigarh, The Bharatiya Janata  Party has demanded arrest of the Akali activists who yesterday attacked Raja Joshi, brother of Local Bodies Minister Anil Joshi, in Tarn Taran two days back within 24 hours. The party also demanded the suspension of the Station House Officer concerned and the transfer of theRead More

* Congress asked BJP Minister to step down Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress today said that Punjab Cabinet Minister Anil Joshi is reaping what he has sown by humiliating, insulting and plotting ‘political murder’ of his political Guru former MP Navjot Singh Sidhu at behest of Akalis. Joining the issue ofRead More

* Calls on union health minister JP Nadda New Delhi, In a bid to impart quality Healthcare services to the people, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today urged the Union Health Minister Mr. JP Nadda to sanction a Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences to the state. TheRead More

* Says Manpreet changing colour like chameleon to achieve political ambition Chandigarh, Shiromani Akali Dal senior leaders Mr Sikandar Singh Maluka and Mr Sharnjit Singh Dhillon today dubbed the current activities on social media by Manpreet Singh Badal as a well planned strategy to prepare ground for another political opportunityRead More

Delhi, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today impressed upon the Union Railways Minister Mr. Suresh Prabhu to develop High Speed Rail Corridor “Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar” on priority.                    The Chief Minister who called on Mr. Prabhu at his office in Rail Bhawan this evening said that it was a matter ofRead More

Chandigarh,  People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal today strongly condemned  goondaism resorted to by the Akali activist in full public view in Tarn Taran and said such incidents contributed to the already prevailing sense of insecurity in the state. He said this shocking incident could not just be termedRead More