Chandigarh, Mar 20 : According to a survey conducted by Oral Health Sciences Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER),25% children are tobacco consumers in 25 government schools of Raipur Rani village. The students of age as young as 8 years old were found to be consuming tobacco.Read More

Chandigarh, March 20 The 15th session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha began here on Tuesday with the Governor’s address. While SAD-BJP MLAs stayed away, 16 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs led by Sukhpal Khaira were present. Khaira, along with party MLAs, staged a walkout during Governor’s address over the drugs issue.Read More

Faridkot, March 20 The Punjab School Education Board on Tuesday cancelled the Mathematics question paper of Class XII after reports of its alleged leak. The education department in a letter told the invigilators not to distribute the given question papers among the students as new question papers would be providedRead More

Jalandhar, March 20 Majority of the families of the 31 Punjabi men who went missing in the Mosul city of Iraq were found ignorant of the fate of their kin who were massacred by the ISIS militants in 2014. While the statement made by Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj is yetRead More

Chandigarh, March 20 SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh is scared of the wrath of the farmers as he had failed to keep the promises made to them. He was addressing a protest rally organised by the SAD-BJP against the Congress government overRead More

Chandigarh, March 20:  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj should have informed the aggrieved families about the death of the 39 Indians by the Islamic State in Iraq before “exploding the bomb on us” in Parliament. This was the emotional outburst of one of Swaran Singh, whose kin was among theRead More

Chandigarh, March 18: The Welfare Minister, Punjab, Mr. Sadhu Singh Dharamsot has said that the charitable institutions of various countries have made precious contributions throughout the world in social welfare and philanthropic sector. The minister was here today addressing a religious function concerned with Mata Amritanandmayi. He was present atRead More

Chandigarh, March 18 Pressure is once again building up on Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to act against former minister and senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia for his alleged role in the drugs case. A day after Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu claimed that the Special Task ForceRead More

Chandigarh, March 18 Aapna Punjab Party chief Sucha Singh Chhotepur today condemned the apology submitted by AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case and called “genuine leaders” to come on common platform. He said Kejriwal indulged in politics of lies and deceit and stooped to the lowest level toRead More

Chandigarh, March 18 The Justice Mehtab Singh Gill commission of inquiry has recommended the cancellation of sedition case against SAD (A) president Simranjit Singh Mann after recording his statement that he was “implicated at the behest of former Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal. Mann was booked on the allegations ofRead More