Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today greeted the Punjabis especially the Muslim brethren on the eve of Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid). In his message, the Chief Minister said “Id-ul-Zuha evokes feeling of brotherhood, charity and empathy for the needy and the underprivileged. Let us, reaffirm our resolve to furtherRead More

The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Mr. Shivraj V. Patil, today extended his good wishes and greetings to the people, especially the Muslim brethren, on the occasion of Id-ul-Zuha, a festival observed in commemoration of Prophet Hazrat Ibrahim, for his un-flinching devotion to Allah. In a message, Mr.Read More

Jalandhar, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Partap Singh Bajwa yesterday said Capt Amarinder Singh “is a king while I am a pauper”. He said this in reaction to Captain’s statement that he did not invite Bajwa to his party to celebrate Preneet Kaur’s Patiala byelection win saying that he (Bajwa)Read More

Amritsar,  BSF today seized two kg heroin worth Rs 10 crore in street market from near Border Out Post (BoP) Sheela in this sector. BSF troops deployed in the area of BoP Sheela saw some suspicious movement of two miscreants near International Boundary throwing some packet over Border Security Fence,Read More

Aam Aadmi Party’s state convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur yesterday demanded Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal’s resignation for his “failure to rein in” the state police. He urged the authorities to book Rajwinder Kaur, sarpanch of Bohapur village, in the case of murder of two Dalit brothers in Ludhiana aRead More

* SAD leader Maheshinder Grewal says Partap Bajwa raising protest to deflect attention from his own failures* Chandigarh, The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today supported the SAD-BJP government’s move to increase VAT on diesel, cold drinks and cigarettes to mobilise funds for development. In a statement here, SAD general secretaryRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress President, Mr. Partap Singh Bajwa, today demanded immediate dismissal of the Parkash Singh Badal government on the logic that the Chief Minister had turned senile and did not know what he was speaking and as such, he had no right to continue even for a dayRead More

* Important festivals to be celebrated with traditional gusto Amritsar,Avtar Singh Makkar, president of the Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), yesterday said that they would continue with high-altitude fireworks at the Golden Temple on the birth anniversary of Guru Ramdas on October 9 and Diwali and ‘Bandi Chhor’ Diwas onRead More

Ludhiana, Shiromani Akali Dal spokesman, general secretary, core committee member and advisor to Chief Minister, Mr Maheshinder Singh Grewal, today accused the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of politicising the unfortunate incident involving the killing of two Dalit youth in Ahluwalia Colony, Jamalpur area of Ludhiana, for theirRead More

Chandigarh,  Newly appointed State Mahila Congress President Mrs. Kittu Grewal stated here today that the State Executive Committee and the District Bodies of Punjab Mahila Congress have been dissolved with immediate effect as per directive of the Party High Command. A copy of the letter from Ms. Netta D’Souza approvedRead More