Chandigarh, The annual general body meeting of the Punjab Civil Services (PCS) (Executive Branch) Officers Association today unanimously elected Harjit Singh Kandhola as the union president. The association also gave him the mandate to choose his team. The meeting was attended by around 100 PCS officers from Punjab and Chandigarh. TheRead More

Chandigarh, Union Minister of State for Sports Sarbananda Sonowal today announced to set up multi-purpose sports centres in Punjab’s border districts of Ferozepur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur. Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal asked the Union Minister, who called on the former here, to generously help the state in combating theRead More

Ferozepur, Guruharsahai legislator Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi today accused the state government of neglecting the constituencies represented by Congress MLAs. The legislator visited various rain-affected villages in his constituency. Sodhi said the people hit by floods last year had not been compensated yet. Sodhi said the residents of Basti Karam SinghRead More

Ludhiana, A Khanna police team allegedly gunned down two brothers wanted in an attempt to murder case at a house in Jamalpur area on the Chandigarh Road here today. Three policemen are among four persons booked in the case. The deceased, Harinder Singh (25) and Jatinder Singh (24), were residents ofRead More

Chandigarh,  ‘World Hand Washing Day’ being observed on October 15th every year would be now permanent part of  Swachh Bharat campaign that stated on September 25 thoughout the country The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr. Parkash Singh Badal has issued explicit instructions to make Swachh Bharat campaign a peoples’ movement by involving public inRead More

* Says her main AIM that processed products should not be limited to elite sections only but should be in the reach of the “Aam Aadmi” As well Ludhiana,  Stressing on a need to check wastage in agriculture sector, which is estimated at over Rs 44,000 crore and also aidsRead More

Chandigarh, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today asked the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to clarify whether he was in politics to serve the public or watching his personal and family interests. Referring to Mr Badal’s oft-repeated claims that he had personal and family relationship withRead More

Chandigarh,  The Punjab Congress President, Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, today warned the Parkash Singh Badal government against the continuing miserable plight of the farmers, traders and industrialists who were suffering either due to criminal neglect or the lop sided policies.   The Congress Kisan cell would stage dharnas at theRead More

* Haryana all set to bring INLD-SAD alliance into power-Sukhbir Singh Badal * Haryana assembly polls would root out ‘Congress grass’ * Assigns campaign duties to party leaders and workers for Haryana polls Chandigarh,  The Shiromani Akali Dal today declared the names of its candidates for two seats in theRead More

Raikot (Ludhiana), Shiromani Akali Dal president and Deputy Chief Minister Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal today deeply mourned the demise of Veteran Akali stalwart Jathedar Jagdev Singh Talwandi at village Talwandi Rai of the district today. Mr Badal today called on the bereaved family here at their residence and shared hisRead More