Chandigarh, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday asked Irrigation department to upgrade drainage system to check water logging in south western districts of the state. Badal, who talked to affected people in the villages of Sri Muktsar Sahib district, emphasised the need for upgrading, widening and strengthening theRead More

Amritsar, As Kashmir continues to battle floodwaters, the langar or community kitchen facilities of the Golden Temple and other shrines here are putting in all the efforts to cook as much food as possible for the tragedy-hit people. After a request came in from J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah, the ShiromaniRead More

 Chandigarh, When the Pakistan government is preserving the memory of Shaheed Bhagat Singh by renovating not only the house where he was born but also his entire village for huge money, the Punjab government has betrayed a martyr who went to the gallows with him in the freedom struggle.   TheRead More

Chandigarh, State finance minister Parminder Dhindsa slammed his cabinet colleague and industries minister Madan Mohan Mittal for his comments over the special package issue. Mittal on Thursday had told that Punjab had failed to get assistance as the state finance minister had failed to plead its case at the CentreRead More

* Seeks to include Sikh issues in agenda list of PM’s proposed us visit * Says awareness and education campaign of Sikh identity in foreign countries need of the hour to create sense of security New Delhi, President Shiromani Akali Dal and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh BadalRead More

Amritsar, Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the apex religious body of Sikhs, has been dispatching relief material, including cooked food, to the flood victims of Jammu and Kashmir on daily basis. SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar said here today that the religious body has also set up a relief campRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Government has today placed Mr. Gautam Cheema, IPS, Inspector General of Police, under suspension with immediate effect. According to a spokesperson of Department of Home Affairs and Justice a complaint was filed by Smt. Kricpy Khera, Smt. Maninder Gulati and Smt. Amarpreet Verma against Mr. Gautam Cheema.Read More

* Expresses hope that NDA govt. would pay heed towards this genuine demand sympathetically * Bats for ‘Micro planning’ at village level to combat the problem of water logging * Announces to postpone the recovery to cooperative loans from the farmers in wake of HAVOC created due to the rainsRead More

* Congress instigated water conflicts instead of giving packages to both states to develop water saving irrigation systems * Haryana all set to vote INLD-SAD alliance to power to begin a new friendship chapter between two states * In assembly polls people of Haryana would completely root out ‘Congress grass’Read More

Chandigarh,  All IAS Officers of Punjab have decided to donate one day salary for Jammu and Kashmir flood relief fund. Disclosing this here today Mr. Suresh Kumar, President, Punjab IAS Officers Association said that in this hour of distress and calamity, the IAS officers of Punjab have decided to expressRead More