Chandigarh, Oct 23 : The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday issued notice to the Punjab government, the state’s power corporation and Power Minister Rana Gurjit Singh after a public interest litigation (PIL) was filed on the issue of “conflict of interest” of the Minister. The notice has beenRead More

Amritsar- Describing the formation of Rashtriya Sikh Sangat (RSS) as grand nefarious design of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh to penetrate into Sikh rank and file, the Dal Khalsa hits out at RSS for organizing a multi-faith conclave, dedicated to 350th anniversary of 10th Sikh master Guru Gobind Singh, at Talktora StadiumRead More

Chandigarh, October 23 – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today condemned the murderous attack on Parminder Singh Kolianwali, son of SAD Muktsar district president and SAD member Dyal Singh Kolianwali by Congressmen last night and said it was symptomatic of the jungle raj prevailing in Punjab underRead More

Chandigarh, October 23 The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) on Monday announced the new power tariff for Punjab. The tariff is for a period of three years. The tariff has been increased by 9.33 per cent over the existing tariff. Industry gets time of day rebate of Rs 1.25Read More

Chandigarh, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today lashed out at the SAD for allegedly misleading people over the government’s loan waiver scheme. In a statement issued here, Amarinder lambasted SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal for “playing with the sentiments of the people with baseless charges against the government”. He questioned theRead More

Chandigarh, While reviewing the defeat in the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha byelection, the BJP leadership found that it was due to the fact that “the people of Punjab have not yet forgiven the SAD”. A review meeting was held here today under the chairmanship of state president Vijay Sampla. More than 20Read More

Chandigarh, Even as the Punjab Government is contemplating to rationalise sewa kendras to bring down the running costs, uncertainty looms over their functioning as the operator running these centres has sought dues of over Rs 125 crore from the government. Citing an agreement with the government, the operator claims that theRead More

Chandigarh, This month’s salary of thousands of policemen, besides employees in the civil secretariat and the Health Department is set to be withheld as the Finance Department has found that a substantial number is working against unsanctioned posts. The unsanctioned posts are the legacy of the SAD-BJP, which posted itsRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has lashed out at the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for misleading the people over the government’s Rs. 9500 crore farm loan waiver scheme, which would benefit 10.25 lakh farmers in the state. Lambasting SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal for playing with the sentiments ofRead More

Chandigarh, Goods worth lakhs of rupees were destroyed in a Diwali night fire that gutted nearly 25 shops in a cloth market in Jalandhar city, police said on Friday. No loss of life was reported in the fire. The fire in the Sudama cloth market near Jyoti Chowk in Jalandhar,Read More