Chandigarh, The Congress was seen tearing the SAD-BJP coalition apart during the three-day Assembly session that concluded yesterday. It was one of the briefest session with just three sittings. But the Congress MLAs led by CLP Leader Sunil Jakhar made the most of the session and put the SAD-BJP alliance onRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab’s only hope of reviving its economy through a special package by the Modi-led NDA government was shattered after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley turned down the state’s request. This happened in August, a few months after the NDA government was formed. Instead, Jaitley asked the state to rationalise itsRead More

Pathankot,Four policemen allegedly helped a hardened criminal escape from the local Civil Hospital early this morning. They have been placed under suspension. The criminal was shifted to the hospital from the Pathankot sub-jail on December 20 after he complained of pain in the chest.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rakesh KumarRead More

Chandigarh, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal remains non-committal on seeking Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia’s resignation after being issued summons by the Enforcement Directorate in the synthetic drug case.Badal, known to have weathered many a political storm, said he had neither asked Majithia to resign and nor would he do soRead More

Chandigarh, Facing a political crisis, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) finds itself alone as it readies to battle a fiery Congress in the Vidhan Sabha on the issue of Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia being summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for investigation into the synthetic drug case.Its alliance partner, theRead More

Chandigarh, The BJP will oppose the no-confidence motion to be moved by the Congress in the Vidhan Sabha tomorrow, said BJP chief Kamal Sharma today.“Why should we support the Congress motion when we are part of the government? It is a different matter that we have been consistently demanding the resignationRead More

Jalandhar,  Punjabi singer-cum-actor Gippy Grewal and his wife Ravneet Grewal today appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) pertaining to alleged violations of the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The couple was questioned for seven hours. They arrived at 10.10 am and left at 2.10 pm. The coupleRead More

Chandigarh, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today hailed the Congress Legislature Party’s decision to bring in a “no-confidence motion” against the Akali-BJP government, saying the latter had lost the confidence of the people.He asked the BJP to move beyond a “symbolic dissent” against the government. “ThisRead More

Amritsar, Former Amritsar Member of Parliament (MP) Navjot Singh Sidhu today tendered a written apology to Akal Takht over the ‘Gurbani’ row. He allegedly distorted a hymn while speaking at a public function in Ludhiana last month and earned the wrath of Sikh organisations.Sidhu’s letter was handed over to Akal TakhtRead More

Chandigarh, The second day of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha session tomorrow is likely to be stormy as Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and the SAD have already turned down the demand of the BJP and the Congress to seek Revenue Minister Bikram Majithia’s resignation. Sunil Jakhar, CLP Leader, has apprised VidhanRead More