Chandigarh, September 3: While human rights organisations, at home and abroad, have been demanding the release of Sikh detainees, the Punjab Police have moved the Ministry of Home Affairs (MEA) seeking relief for policemen booked during Punjab’s militancy period, some of whom have been in prison for years. At meetings withRead More

Chandigarh, Sept.3: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has urged the State Election Commissioner to ensure that the candidates aspiring to contest from seats reserved schedule caste and backward classes (SE&BC) seats for the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samitis are issued the required caste certificates within 12 hours so that noRead More

Chandigarh, Senior Congress leader and Cabinet Minister, Punjab, S. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has reacted strongly to the statement of ex Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in which the latter has denied ordering firing on the innocent Sikhs protesting in the aftermath of the sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. S.Read More

Chandigarh,  Five senior Cabinet Ministers of Punjab on Sunday condemned AAP leader HS Phoolka’s threat to quit as MLA as an attempt to obstruct the course of justice and said such acts do not behoove a senior leader in a democratic polity like ours. The ministers, in a statement, saidRead More

CHANDIGARH, The Punjab Government led by Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered installation of CCTVs around religious places and other important sites in the state to check incidents of sacrilege. The state government has issued directives to village Panchayats and Municipal Corporations to get Close Circuit Television Cameras (CCTVs) installed inRead More

CHANDIGRH, Kickstarting the process of finalising the Congress strategy for the ensuing Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President Sunil Jakhar, after consultation with the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday appointed constituency observers and district incharges for the districts across the state. DisclosingRead More

Chandigarh, With the growing momentum of raids, the’ pressure’ on the local Food Safety Teams is increasing. The failure of attempts to keep the inspecting teams away by “paisa or sifaarish“ was followed by verbal and physical duels and even manhandling of teams at a couple of places, by theRead More

Chandigarh September 1 – Former Punjab Chief Minster Mr Parkash Singh Badal said here today the Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh had lowered the dignity of the august office he happens to hold by using “foul and cheap language” on the floor of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. Mr Badal saidRead More

CHANDIGARH, September 1: The Punjab Government led by Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered installation of CCTVs around religious places and other important sites in the state to check incidents of sacrilege. The state government has issued directives to village Panchayats and Municipal Corporations to get Close Circuit Television Cameras (CCTVs) installedRead More

Chandigarh, September 1: Aam Aadmi Party MLA H S Phoolka today threatened to resign if no case was registered against former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and former director general of police Sumedh Singh Saini in the context of Justice Ranjit Singh Commission report on sacrilege by September 15 next.Read More