New Delhi, March 10 : The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) General Secretary Mr. Manjinder Singh Sirsa has urged Prime Minister Mr. Narinder Modi to take up issue of ban on Turban and other sikh religious symbols in France with the French President who has come on a fourRead More

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 10 : The Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister, Punjab, Mr. Navjot Singh Sidhu has expressed deep shock over the demise of the world famous Sufi singer Pyare Lal Wadali. In a statement here today, deeply condoling the demise of the Sufi and Punjabi Folk traditional singer, Mr. SidhuRead More

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 10 : The Cultural Affairs and Tourism Minister, Punjab, Mr. Navjot Singh Sidhu yesterday late evening felicitated Asian Championship Gold Medal winning wrestler Navjot Kaur when she called on him at his residence. Terming her as the role model for the youth of Punjab especially young girls theRead More

Amritsar, March 10 Sufi singer Pyarelal, one of the two noted Sufi singers Wadali Brothers, died here on Friday. He was 75. Pyarelal, the younger brother of singer Puranchand Wadali, died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital, a family source told IANS. The Wadali Brothers have performed at numerousRead More

Jalandhar, March 8 Adding more fuel to the illegal mining issue, Leader of Opposition Sukhpal Khaira on Thursday asked Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to make public the names of those running the illegal mining cartel in the state. Addressing a press conference here, Khaira demanded that as the CMRead More

Mohali, March 8: The Punjab government is exploring the possibility of collaborating with job portal Naukri.com to provide a platform for the job seekers from the state to find employment opportunities. This was disclosed here by an official spokesperson after a meeting between Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Naukri.comRead More

Mohali, March 8: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and British High Commissioner Dominic Asquith met here on Thursday for discussions on cooperation in the fields of industrial modernisation, skill development, food processing and setting up of cold chain facilities in the state, with the two also brainstorming on waysRead More

Chandigarh, The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said the Congress government was running away from answering its one year of failed promises and misrule by holding an extremely short budget session. Condemning the Congress government for deciding to hold a nine day budget session which was interlaced with several holidays,Read More

Chandigarh, To overcome the shortage of teachers in higher and senior secondary schools, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved a rationalization policy, which will also help in efficacious and judicious utilization of the services of teachers. The decision, taken under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, was aimed atRead More

Chandigarh, Former senior superintendent of police (SSP) Surjit Singh Grewal has been evading arrest for over two months after the vigilance bureau (VB) booked him in disproportionate asset case. The VB is not making any additional efforts to arrest Grewal even as the Punjab and Haryana high court had rejected hisRead More