Chandigarh, August 31: The Punjab government, led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, has set up a high-powered planning and monitoring committee for the upgradation and overhauling of the government medical and dental colleges, which had been allowed to deteriorate to pathetic levels by the previous government in the state.Read More

Amritsar, 31 August  – Sikh Hardliners today observed the death anniversary of Bhai Dilawar Singh an human bomb that killed the Punjab CM Beant Singh on 31 August 22 years ago and vowed to carry on the mission of martyrs. Notably, the Akal Takhat has bestowed the title of greatRead More

New Delhi, August 31: The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has urged Union External Affairs Minister Ms. Sushma Swaraj to take up matter of ban on kirpan in schools by Education Department in Queensland, Australia due to which sikh students are facing problems. In a letter written to theRead More

Amritsar- Taking a jibe at Jathedar of Akal Takhat for asking the dera premis to return to Sikhi fold, the Dal Khalsa said first Gaini Gurbachan Singh should ensure his own ‘ghar vapsi’. Pressing for his resignation, the organization stated that Gurbachan Singh should admit his mistakes, seek forgiveness fromRead More

Chandigarh, August 31 Five Haryana policemen, who were part of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s security and were charged with sedition, were dismissed from service on Thursday, police officials said. Sedition and attempt-to-murder charges were slapped against seven people, including the five police personnel, in charge ofRead More

Ludhiana, August 31 As many as 32 businessmen were nabbed last night by the city police in a gambling raid on a five-star hotel, Radisson Blu, on the Ferozepur road. The gambling was on in a room on the fifth floor of the hotel. The nabbed businessmen were reportedly fromRead More

Chandigarh,  The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday seized 10.74 kg heroin from Punjab’s Abohar Sector, a BSF officer said. The drug haul was made during a search near the security fence in Shamaske area. “BSF troops on duty near the International Border heard suspicious sounds around 4 a.m. butRead More

Chandigarh, August 30 Irrigation and Power Minister Rana Gurjeet Singh today lashed out at the Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Sukhpal Singh Khaira for his political opportunism and cheap publicity gimmicks wherein he has been questioning the due legal process. He said, Khaira was suffering fromRead More

Chandigarh, August 30: State Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing campaign against rampant corruption today nabbed an Additional Sub-Divisional Assistant Sukhwinder Singh posted at SDM Office, district SBS Nagar red handed for accepting bribe. Disclosing this here today a spokesman of Vigilance Bureau Punjab said Sukhwinder Singh, Additional Sub-Divisional Assistant, postedRead More

Chandigarh, Aug 30 : The state-run Haryana Roadways suffered a loss of nearly Rs 14 crore before and during the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for rape, a minister said on Wednesday. Haryana Transport Minister Krishan Lal Panwar told the media that the losses aroseRead More