Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal today dared the Congress to prove that he recommended pardon to four cops who abducted and killed an innocent Sikh youth to seek out-of-turn promotions. In a statement here, he claimed that the file making out a case for pardon to the cops didRead More

Chandigarh Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will have to take a final call on pushing ahead his ambitious Online Teacher Transfer Policy, which is being delayed in the name of official rigmarole on one pretext or the other. The biggest challenge to his initiative will be standing up to pressureRead More

Amritsar Upper Bari Doab Canal (UBDC), one of the oldest canals of the state, which feeds all four districts of Majha is unable to carry water to its full capacity, as it requires major restoration. The UBDC has the capacity of 9,000 cusecs, but due to its deterioration, the authoritiesRead More

Chandigarh Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday announced to call an all-party meeting to evolve a consensus on comprehensively addressing the problem of depleting groundwater in the state. The CM also reconstituted a Cabinet sub-committee to give recommendations for the Punjab Water Resources (Management and Regulation) Bill. Instead ofRead More

New Delhi Among those who died in the AN-32 crash in Arunachal Pradesh was Flight Lieutenant Sunit Mohanty, who grew up listening to the roar of plane engines and collecting data on planes. Right from his days in primary school, he wanted to be a pilot, like his father GroupRead More

Chandigarh In a move to enable uninterrupted water supply to nearly 20 lakh rural households, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has given his consent to a proposal of the Department of Water Supply and Sanitation to allow the government to pay pending dues of rural water supply schemes, running intoRead More

Chandigarh Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday asked the Group of Ministers (GoMs) to approach the SGPC for support to the state government’s celebration of the 550th Parkash Purb of Guru Nanak on a common platform. Chairing the meeting of the Executive Committee for the commemoration of celebrations, theRead More

Shillong The Meghalaya Government today committed to the safety and security of all Sikh families living in the state, while announcing necessary measures to bring normalcy to the tension-ridden Punjabi Lane. Terming the Sikhs living in the state their subjects, Meghalaya Home Minister James K Sangma said there was noRead More

Gurjot Singh, 21, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Brampton in Canada on June 18. Gurjot Singh, a resident of Thamangarh village in Maur sub-division of the district, had gone to Canada for higher studies a year ago. Someone from had Canada called up Gurjot’s uncle, Avtar Singh, andRead More

Chandigarh Veteran actor Dharmendra is celebrating Yoga Day in Birmingham, UK. He posted a 43-second video to inspire his fans to do yoga and exercise daily. Wishing his fans a “very good morning”, the actor requested them to “wake up early, do exercise, do yoga, love each other and makeRead More