Chandigarh, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) announced the names of its four candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. Manjinder Singh Sirsa will contest on SAD symbol from the Rajouri Garden constituency, while Harmeet Singh Kalka (Kalkaji), Jitender Pal Singh Shanty (Shahdara) and Avtar Singh Hit (Harinagar) will contest the electionRead More

Chandigarh, January 20: Chairman National Commission for Scheduled Castes Mr. P.L. accompanied by Vice Chairman Mr. Raj Kumar Verka, Mr. Raju Parmar and Mr. Ishwar Singh today visited Punjab Vidhan Sabha and met Speaker Dr. Charanjit Singh Atwal. Emphasised the need to ensure proper implementation of welfare schemes for SCsRead More

Chandigarh, Sacked Takht Damdama Sahib Jathedar Giani Balwant Singh Nandgarh was in for a big shock when the Takht authorities today denied him the bir of Guru Granth Sahib to start path at his residence. He is till to vacate the official residence of the Jathedar following his unceremonious dismissalRead More

Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday alleged that successive Congress governments at the Centre had pursued the policy of “excessive centralisation” of power due to which states have suffered. He was interacting with media on the sidelines of ‘Sangat Darshan’ programme in Lambi Assembly ofRead More

Chandigarh/Kolkata, Notwithstanding the fact that it apparently indicts late prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for India’s military defeat in the 1962 war with China, Congress MP and former army Captain Amarinder Singh has called for the release of the Henderson-Brooks report. “The report should have been out a long time ago.Read More

Chandigarh,  Arvind Khanna, Congress MLA from Dhuri yesterday resigned from the Punjab Assembly and active politics citing personal reasons. “I have decided to go ahead with my resignation from the Punjab Vidhan Sabha and active politics to devote my time to my family and business. I had decided to resignRead More

New Delhi, The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today alleged that the BJP-led Union Government had transferred Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) main investigator in the drug money-laundering case in Punjab at the behest of its ally, SAD. It claimed that an attempt was being made to make Delhi the “drug capital” ofRead More

Jalandhar,  As many as 754 NRIs are wanted by the Punjab Police, most of them from the Doaba region. Sources said 843 NRIs were declared POs (proclaimed offenders) by the state police last year. But the names of 89 were deleted for various reasons such as death and quashing ofRead More

Ludhiana,  On the third and concluding Sangat Darshan for NRIs, only 174 persons from seven districts, Ludhiana, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Sangrur, Ropar and SAS Nagar- appeared with their complaints. Most of these were regarding land disputes and marital discord. As many as 233 complaints were receivedRead More

Ludhiana,  Two days after the Enforcement Directorate transferred its main investigator probing the multi-crore drug case in Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday said his government had nothing to do with the transfer of the ED official. “We have nothing to do with the transfer of Jalandhar-based officialRead More