Jalandhar/Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress today called upon the Narendra Modi government to effectively take up the issue of insecurity of minorities in general and that of the Sikhs in particular with the Pakistan government where they were being hounded by the radical fundamentalists. The resolutions to this effect were adoptedRead More

* Terms federal structure as ‘Panacea of all the ills’ faced by the country * Badal to take up the issue of black list again with the Pm * Punjab to get its due share in central grants soon Bal Kalan (Amritsar),  Batting for more powers to the states forRead More

Chandigarh, People will have to pay more for diesel, aerated drinks and cigarette in Punjab with SAD-BJP led state government raising value added tax (VAT) on these products. In a notification issued on October 1, Punjab excise and taxation department has increased VAT rate on diesel (other than premium diesel),Read More

Malout, A youth took to sloganeering against Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal at a Dassehra function presided over by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here Yesterday. The youth was seated in the front row opposite the stage where the dignitaries, including the Chief Minister, were sitting. He alleged aRead More

* Cm Puts Raavan, Meghnath & Kumbhkaran on fire Malout/ Sri Muktsar Sahib, The festivals give us message of togetherness and brotherhood and on this day we should vow to together fight against drugs, female feticide, dowry and other social evils. The Chief Minister Punjab Mr Parkash Singh Badal whileRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today felicitated the Indian Hockey team for bringing golden glory to the country by bagging the Gold Medal in the Asian Games. In a congratulatory message to the winning Indian squad, the Chief Minister said that the Hockey team has made everyRead More

Chandigarh,  Surjit Sports Association (Regd), Batala has demanded from the state government that the players from the state who have won gold medals in the ongoing Asian Games at Incheon (South Korea) should be rewarded with respectable cash awards and class I government jobs. The Association members said that ifRead More

Chandigarh, The world has seen enough of the menace of war. Now is the time to promote peace throughout the globe and the onus to do this largely rests on the shoulders of the youth. Expressing these views here today at the concluding day of the 9th international youth peaceRead More

Samrala (Ludhiana)/Chandigarh, Lambasting the Deputy Chief Minister and the Home Minister Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal for converting Punjab Police into private militia of the Akali Dal, the Punjab Congress President, Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, today demanded a time bound probe by a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana HighRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee commemorated the 145th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi -The Father of the Nation & 110th Birth Anniversary of former Prime Minister Sh. Lal Bahadur Sashtri today at Punjab Congress Bhavan, Sector-15, Chandigarh. Floral tributes to the Father of the Nation were offered by theRead More