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Man poisons family, 3 minor daughters die

Man poisons family, 3 minor daughters die

Chandigarh, May 18 :  A man, said to be an alcoholic, allegedly poisoned his family in Haryana’s Jind, which led to the death of his three minor daughters while his wife and another daughter were battling for life at a hospital, the police said today. The accused, Kashmiri Ram whoRead More

14 jail officers in dock for mobile use by LeT men

14 jail officers in dock for mobile use by LeT men

Patiala, May 18 Over a dozen senior jail officers face “serious departmental action” or even a “chargesheet” with a probe report pointing to negligence on their part in allowing two Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists lodged in Punjab jails to contact handlers in Pakistan. The Jail Department has written to the Punjab GovernmentRead More

Punjab Congress submits memorandum against Karnataka Governor

Punjab Congress submits memorandum against Karnataka Governor

Chandigarh, May 18 The Punjab Congress, led by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and party president Sunil Jakhar, on Friday submitted a memorandum to the President through Governor VP Singh Badnore, protesting against “subversion” of the Constitution by the governor of Karnataka, and sought his intervention to “save” the democratic polityRead More

RTI information exposes Govt’s collapsed Service Delivery System, leading to Corruption: Aman Arora

RTI information exposes Govt’s collapsed Service Delivery System, leading to Corruption: Aman Arora

Chandigarh, 18th May 2018 Aman Arora, AAP MLA from Sunam has accused the State Government for failing to provide basic day-to-day services to its people on time,thus leading to prevalence of malpractices and corruption in Govt. Offices. Backing his claim through information sought by him through RTI, Arora claimed lacsRead More

Farmer suicides: Amarinder urges Modi for one-time debt waiver

Farmer suicides: Amarinder urges Modi for one-time debt waiver

Breaking news, Latest headlines, Punjab May 17, 2018 at 5:33 pm 0 comments

Chandigarh, May 17 :  Expressing serious concern over the deteriorating condition of the farmers and the unabated farmer suicides, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a one-time debt relief to mitigate the miseries of the farming community. In a letter to theRead More

Punjab govt’s battle against drugs a success: Amarinder

Punjab govt’s battle against drugs a success: Amarinder

Tarn Taran, May 17 :  A whopping 126 per cent increase in the number of youth reporting for drug abuse treatment at OPDs of medical facilities showed the stupendous success of the government’s efforts to wipe out the menace from the state, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said today. LaunchingRead More

SIDHU CALLS ON SONIA & PRIYANKA GANDHI

SIDHU CALLS ON SONIA & PRIYANKA GANDHI

NEW DELHI, MAY 17 The Local Government, Cultural Affairs and Tourism Minister, Punjab, Mr. Navjot Singh Sidhu today called upon Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and took her blessings before starting new innings after the recent verdict by the Hon’ble Supreme Court acquitted him in a 3 decade old case. Mr. SidhuRead More

VIGILANCE ARRESTS MANSA JAIL SUPERINTENDENT IN CORRUPTION CASE

VIGILANCE ARRESTS MANSA JAIL SUPERINTENDENT IN CORRUPTION CASE

Chandigarh, May 17: State Vigilance Bureau today arrested district Jail Superintendent Mansa Davinder Singh Bajwa in a corruption case from the jail premises. In this case the VB had already nabbed Jail Line Officer Sikander Singh Mann and prisoner Pawan Kumar Incharge of jail canteen red handed December 2017 whereasRead More

Hundreds of fish found dead in Punjab’s Beas river

Hundreds of fish found dead in Punjab’s Beas river

Chandigarh, May 17 :  Hundreds of fish were found dead floating in the Beas river in Amritsar district, officials said on Thursday. District officials said the fish could have died after molasses leaked from a sugar factory into the river near Beas town, 40 km from Amritsar. Amritsar Deputy CommissionerRead More

Haryana govt suspends HSSC chairman after JE exams row

Haryana govt suspends HSSC chairman after JE exams row

Chandigarh, May 17 The Haryana Government on Thursday suspended Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) Chairman BB Bharti after a row over objectionable questions on Brahmins in the recently held JE examinations. The decision was taken after Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar held a meeting with Brahmin organisations here. Education MinisterRead More