Gurdaspur-When Ramesh Rana, vice-president of the Indian Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU), Punjab unit, saw the protagonist of Hindi film, ‘Article 15’, being scoffed at for buying a drinking water bottle from a shop owned by lower castes, he was reminded of his own 15-year-long struggle in the Dhar blockRead More

New Delhi A day after India and Pakistan held a meeting of the technical committee, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the Modi government was committed to completing the Kartarpur Sahib corridor within the stipulated time. The Home Minister, in a series of tweets, said: “Greetings to all countrymen,Read More

Amritsar At a time when Pakistan is hosting the International Sikh Convention in Lahore, the alleged abduction and forcible marriage of a Sikh girl with a Muslim boy after conversion to Islam has created an uproar among the Sikh community. Sources said after the intervention of Pakistan Punjab Governor SardarRead More

Dera Baba Nanak A 105-minute meeting of the Kartarpur corridor technical committee was today held between officials of India and Pakistan at the zero point —the place where the Indian and Pakistani sides of the proposed corridor converge. The meeting was held amid tight security. This was the first meetingRead More

Islamabad/Gurdaspur, August 30 Officials from India and Pakistan on Friday discussed in a cordial atmosphere the technical modalities like the level of roads and the bridge of the proposed Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims, the first such meeting after New Delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status leading to freshRead More

Chandigarh Congress MLA from Mukerian Assembly seat in Punjab, Rajnish Kumar Babbi, passed away on Tuesday following a prolonged illness. The 59-year-old breathed his last at around 3 am at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here, official sources said. He is survived by wife, twoRead More

Mohali In a major turn of events in the Bargari sacrilege cases, the CBI today sought permission from a special CBI court to reopen probe into certain issues raised by the state government recently. Opposing the CBI application, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh called the CBI move as politically motivatedRead More

Chandigarh The damage caused in Punjab by floods, mainly on account of water being released through spillways of the Bhakra Dam, was immense and needed special assistance from the Centre, in addition to the relief that was being provided through the Disaster Relief Management Fund, the state government has said.Read More

Chandigarh One of the prime accused in the multi-crore Crown chit fund scam, Jagtar Singh Bhullar, was finally arrested when he was trying to flee abroad from the Amritsar international airport on Thursday midnight. Bhullar, said to be among the top five management members of the Crown chit fund company,Read More

Chan The Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana have expressed their grief over the demise of former Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitely, who passed away after prolonged illness at the AIIMS in the national capital on Saturday. “Sad to hear that former Union Minister Arun Jaitley jiRead More