New Delhi, June 14 The Delhi High Court on Monday called for a status report from the police regarding the health of a life convict in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case who has sought interim suspension of sentence for 90 days on medical grounds. A bench of Justices Navin ChawlaRead More

Chandigarh: The ADGP Yadav-led SIT probing Kotkapura police firing has summoned SAD patron Parkash Singh Badal on June 16. Badal was the CM when the police opened fire on protesters in October 2015. The SIT is to ascertain as to who gave the orders to open fire, whether the copsRead More

Chandigarh, June 12 Amid eroded base, credibility crisis and faceless organisation, can the BSP sway Dalit voters in the favour of Shiromani Akali Dal? Experts have their doubts. As Punjab has the highest percentage of Dalit population among all states, it saw the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) as a newRead More

Chandigarh, June 12 Punjab on Saturday registered less than 1,000 cases of coronavirus infections after almost three months. The state reported 979 cases, taking the total count of infections to 5,86,947, while 56 more fatalities pushed the toll to 15,503, said a medical bulletin. The number of active cases droppedRead More

Chandigarh, June 12 The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Saturday announced an alliance for the 2022 Assembly elections in Punjab. The parties had jointly contested the 1996 Lok Sabha elections, where the Akalis had won eight, while the BSP three out of the totalRead More

Chandigarh, June 10 Seventy-one more people died from coronavirus in Punjab on Thursday as 1,333 fresh cases pushed the state’s infection tally to 5,84,785, according to a medical bulletin. So far, the infection has killed 15,367 people in the state. Nine deaths were reported from Bathinda, six each from AmritsarRead More

Chandigarh, June 10 Reacting to selective media reports of dossiers of rebel ministers and MLAs reportedly submitted to AICC’s Kharge panel by Capt Amarinder Singh, Jalandhar Cantt MLA Pargat Singh has dared the Chief Minister to make public the names of the party leaders. “If my name is included inRead More

New Delhi, June 9 Protesting farmer leaders on Wednesday reiterated that a complete repeal of three farm laws and legal guarantee on MSP are their main demands, after the government said it was ready to resume talks and asked them to point out their objections to the provisions of legislation.Read More

Chandigarh, June 8 In Punjab, 53 Covid patients have died due to mucormycosis (black fungus) in the past 20 days. As per data collected by the Health Department, around 350 cases have been reported in various government and private hospitals. Last month, the state had notified black fungus under theRead More

New Delhi, June 8 Stepping up the attack, the BJP on Tuesday accused Punjab’s Congress government of indulging in “corruption and profiteering” by selling kits meant for the treatment of Covid-19 at higher prices than procurement rates, and questioned Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over their “silence onRead More