Chandigarh, November 6 In view of Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, the Punjab Government has declared special leave on November 09 for Himachal Pradesh voters who are the employees of the offices, corporations, boards or educational institutions of Punjab. Apart from this, a paid holiday on November 09 has beenRead More

Chandigarh, Six AAP MLAs have opined that Leader of the Opposition Sukhpal Singh Khaira, who is facing allegations of links with a convicted drug smuggler, should quit on moral grounds. The party, however, had claimed in a statement yesterday that the entire rank and file, including the 20 MLAs, was withRead More

Chandigarh, Nov 4 : The Punjab government has decided to separate the investigation duties of the police from their law and order function in order to further strengthen policing in the state and ensure proper probe in heinous crimes, a spokesperson said on Saturday. The move follows recent spurt inRead More

Amritsar,  Recent developments in the investigation of Right-wing activist Vipan Sharma’s murder have revealed that it was not a radically sponsored terrorist crime, as told by Punjab DGP Suresh Arora. “In the investigation conducted so far, one thing is clear- that it is not a radically sponsored terrorist crime,” DGPRead More

Chandigarh, Memories flowed and a bygone era was nostalgically revived as around two dozen retired Indian and foreign Army officials came together to enjoy the hospitality of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh here on Friday evening to commemorate the Great War of 1914-1919. This was the first time these officials,Read More

Chandigarh, Braving the early morning chill of the onset of winter, thousands of devotees thronged gurdwaras across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh on Saturday to offer prayers on the occasion of ‘Gurpurab’ – the birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru, Nanak Dev. The holiest of Sikh shrines ‘HarmandirRead More

Chandigarh, November 3: The Punjab Government would be represented in the ‘World Food India-2017’ event on November 4 in New Delhi by Power and Irrigation Minister Rana Gurjit Singh who would be attending the event on behalf of the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. This 3 day event would seeRead More

Chandigarh, November 3 : The External Affairs Ministry (EAM) on Friday confirmed that Paramjit Kaur, who was illegally confined in Saudi Arabia after being duped by travel agent, will return to India on Saturday. On July 13, Paramjit Kaur had gone to Saudi Arabia for a job as house help,Read More

Chandigarh, Nov 3: Morning fog and smog from stubble burning took its toll in Punjab on Friday when four people died after their car fell into a minor irrigation canal near Abohar town, around 310 km from here, police said. The victims included a middle-aged man and his two sonsRead More

Patiala, November 3: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has categorically rejected Aam Aadmi Party’s allegation of vendetta behind the court proceedings against party leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira. Responding to a media question, the Chief Minister said the state government had no role to play in the matter and theRead More