New Delhi, February 9 Shiromani Akali Dal MPs, led by Union Minister for Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal, on Friday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh over alleged “confession” by Congress leader Tytler about “killing” Sikhs during the 1984 riots. The MPs sought Tytler’s arrest in view of the newRead More

Chandigarh, Feb 9 :  Just over a year after a powerful blast in a car in Maur Mandi town left seven persons dead, Punjab Police was said to be close to cracking the case and hinted at a connection with controversial Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.Read More

Chandigarh, February 9: Even as it is trying to involve corporates in a big way to boost the standard of education in the state through their CSR programmes, the Punjab government is mulling the creation of district cadres for teachers to ensure that they remain posted in the same area,Read More

New Delhi, February 8 Commending the government for announcing to give one-and-half-time more than the production cost of farm products, SAD MP from Anandpur Sahib (Punjab) Prem Singh Chandumajara on Thursday demanded in Lok Sabha that a special session of Parliament should be convened to discuss issues relating to agricultureRead More

Chandigarh, February 8 Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Wednesday that he is looking forward to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who will be visiting India later this month. The Canadian Prime Minister will visit India from February 17-23 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.Read More

Chandigarh, February 8 – The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today condemned the Congress government for withdrawing the partial free power facility and sending power bills to scheduled caste and backward class consumers who had been given free power for domestic consumption by the previous SAD-BJP government. Condemning this anti-people move,Read More

Chandigarh, February 8: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has welcomed the categorical denial by Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan of taking a pro-Khalistani stance, and congratulated Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for creating the necessary environment against secessionist forces believed to be operating from his country. Sajjan’s statement, carriedRead More

New Delhi, February 8: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has sought inclusion of the Shahpur Kandi Dam Project in the Fast Track Priority projects category, with 90:10 ratio to be maintained, while requesting the intervention of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to bring the Rajasthan Feeder and Sirhind FeederRead More

Chandigarh, 8th February Co-President of Aam Aadmi Party and MLA from Sunam Aman Arora today submitted a Private Member Bill namely ‘The Punjab Unseating of Members of Legislative Assembly found Guilty of Conflict of Interest Bill 2018’ to the Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Rana KP Singh, seeking hisRead More

Chandigarh, February 7 Male teachers below the age of 50 should not be posted in schools for girls, Punjab’s school education department has proposed, drawing a sharp reaction from the teachers’ union. “No male teacher below the age of 50 years shall be posted in Girls’ Schools,” a draft ofRead More