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New Delhi Indian researcher Gagandeep Kang made history this Friday by entering the coveted league of scientists of the order of Issac Newton. An acclaimed biologist, Kang was formally inducted as the Fellow of Royal Societies (FRS) at a ceremony in London on July 12 presided over Nobel Laureate VenkiRead More
New Delhi Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday suggested that all-party meetings under the chairmanship of the prime minister be convened to evolve a consensus and formulate a national strategy to tackle water crisis in the country. The chief minister made the suggestion during a courtesy call on JalRead More
Chandigarh/New Delhi Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu called it quits from the state Cabinet on Sunday after a public scuffle with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh that lasted for months. Singh had changed Sidhu’s portfolio from Local Bodies, Tourism and Culture Ministries to Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy about aRead More
Amritsar The rift between Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and his Cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu is set to deepen further as another Congress leader from the latter’s Amritsar (East) constituency Dinesh Bassi today took charge as Chairman of Amritsar Improvement Trust (AIT). Bassi is now seen as parallel powerRead More
New Delhi Ahead of talks with Pakistan on the Kartarpur corridor, the government on Thursday sought to dismiss “misconceptions” that India has been slow in completing its side of the corridor that is set to be thrown open to Sikh pilgrims in November to mark the 550th birth anniversary celebrationsRead More
Chandigarh Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has expressed hope that the Supreme Court’s directive on the formation of a committee of officers by Punjab and Haryana would lead to a long-term, just and equitable solution to the vexed SYL problem in the backdrop of the worsening water situation in hisRead More
Chandigarh Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has ordered a crackdown on power theft to check huge losses suffered by the PSPCL, particularly in areas bordering Pakistan and Haryana. With Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was allocated the power portfolio last month, still not joining, it was left to the Chief MinisterRead More
New Delhi The government today banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a US-based group that supports the cause of Khalistan, for its other anti-national activities. A senior official in the Ministry of Home Affairs said the decision to ban the outfit under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,1967, wasRead More
Mohali The Mohali Police booked rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh and movie producer Bhushan Kumar for “objectionable contents” in their song “Makhna”. A case under Sections 294 (punishment for obscene act or words in public) and 509 (words, gestures intended to insult woman) of the IPC and Section 67 ofRead More
Chandigarh As the demand for power has peaked in Punjab, resulting in power cuts, and the new Power Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu remaining incommunicado, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has called an emergency meeting on Wednesday to review the situation. In the last few days, while farmer and consumers haveRead More
