Chandigarh, May 10 – The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said Faridkot Congress legislator Kushaldeep Dhillon was lying by claiming that notorious illegal sand miner Balwinder Singh was not his employee and that the truth was that Balwinder was Kushaldeep’s Amit Bahadur. In a statement here, SAD spokesman Parambans SinghRead More

Amritsar, May 10 Punjab Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu had a narrow escape when a stray bull attacked a group of people standing with him outside a temple here on Wednesday, police said. The minister had gone to inspect the ongoing beautification project at Durgiana temple here when theRead More

Ropar, May 10 Ropar District and Sessions Judge BS Sandhu on Thursday awarded death sentence to a 28-year-old man from Meerut for killing his live-in partner’s two sons. The two brothers, Manav (10) and Shivam (6), were killed by the accused, Ashok Kumar alias Pintu, a native of Meerut districtRead More

Chandigarh, May 10 – The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today asked the Election Commission to protect the life and liberty of all police and civil officials in Shahkot assembly constituency, saying the manner in which an SHO who had received the DGP’s Commendation Disc was vilified by the Congress governmentRead More

Chandigarh, May 10 :  The Punjab Police on Thursday said it has arrested two men, armed by foreign-based Khalistani handlers, to carry out targeted killings in the state. It was part of a nefarious design to radicalise and use Punjabi youths to create a communal divide in the state toRead More

Chandigarh, May 10- On the last day of filing of nominations nine more candidates filed their papers for the by-poll of Shahkot assembly segment thereby increasing the total tally candidates in fray to 19. Divulging the details, a spokesperson of the Chief Electoral Officer Punjab said that Mr. Malkit Singh,Read More

Chandigarh, May 9 The Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday approved financial assistance and a government job on compassionate grounds to next of kin of the persons killed in Mosul (Iraq). A senior official said by relaxing the existing policy of the state government as notified on November 21, 2002, the kinRead More

CHANDIGARH, MAY 9: Around 12 lacs children have been vaccinated during 9 days in the state under the ‘National Measles Rubella Vaccination Campaign’ which was aimed at reducing the childhood mortality due to Measles and addressing the birth defects due to Rubella in the country. It was disclosed by theRead More

CHANDIGARH, MAY 9- Nine nominations were filed today for the by-election of Shahkot Assembly segment on the sixth day of filing of the nominations. Divulging the details Spokesperson of chief Electoral officer of Punjab today said that today Mr Rajesh Kumar (Independent), Mr Manohar Lal (Independent), Mr Satpal Singh (RashtriyaRead More

CHANDIGARH, MAY 9: Punjab Education Minister Mr. O.P. Soni today met members of the Saanjha Adhiyapak Morcha and assured to fulfil justifiable demands of the teachers. During the meeting with the members of the 24 teachers union of State here in Punjab Bhawan today, the Education Minister was accompanied byRead More