New Delhi, A delegation of Punjab Congress MLAs led by Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Sunil Jakhar today met President Pranab Mukherjee and urged him to dismiss the SAD-BJP government due to its alleged acts of omission and commission, including involvement of its ministers in drug trade.A memorandum wasRead More

Jalandhar, Having remained in political hibernation for more than two years, former Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur has started to assume an active role in state politics. Convicted for kidnap and forcible abortion, she is out on bail.Appointed president of the women’s wing of the party in September last year, sheRead More

New Delhi,Former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today did not attend the crucial Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in the Capital, putting further pressure on the party leadership to address the issue of Punjab Pradesh Congress leadership. Amarinder Singh, a permanent invitee to the CWC, has demanded that theRead More

Amritsar,  Various Sikh organisations have warned against the removal of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib Jathedar Giani Balwant Singh Nandgarh over the Nanakshahi calendar issue. Talking to The Tribune, SAD (Delhi) president Paramjit Singh Sarna said if the SGPC executive passed a resolution for removing Jathedar Nandgarh on January 17, heRead More

Patiala, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha and Amritsar MP Capt Amarinder Singh today made it categorically clear that the January 22 Amritsar rally is being organised by the Amritsar parliamentary constituency and there is no question of anyone else working out its modalities once again. Capt Amarinder statedRead More

* Bajwa welcomes Amarinder’s initiative Chandigarh,Welcoming the belated initiative taken by the Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader Capt. Amarinder Singh to confront the Bharatiya Janata Party chief Mr Amit Shah at Amritsar on January 22 by organising a counter anti-drug rally, the state party chief Mr Partap Singh Bajwa asserted thatRead More

* Focuses on controlling wastage to low food inflation during address at Vibrant Gujarat Summit Gandhinagar,Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said with the possibilities available in the area of Food Processing, india would become ‘global leader’ by 2020. While speaking at Vibrant Gujarat SummitRead More

Chandigarh, The condition of Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, who is on indefinite fast for the release of seven Sikh prisoners and was admitted to the hospital yesterday, is stated to be stable. Punjabi singer Harbhajan Mann called on him in the hospital today. Police Deputy Commissioner Ambala Surinder Pal SinghRead More

* Separate institute to be operational at Mohali by July this year : Grewal Chandigarh, Girls of border state Punjab are all set to realize their dream of joining armed forces as their male counterparts as the Punjab Government is all set up a separate institute for them on theRead More

Hockey icon Pargat Singh holds session for edu-sports reforms Dr. Cheema focuses sports activities for students to create healthy society Chandigarh, The education department today organized a special statewide meeting with Assistant Education Officers (Sports) to launch an exclusive anti-drug awareness campaign amongst students in general and sportsmen in particularRead More