Hoshiarpur- Dal Khalsa today urged the people of Punjab irrespective of religion to be prepared to protect themselves from the hooliganism being anticipated by Sirsa dera followers in the wake of any adverse verdict by Panchkula court against their so-called godman on August 25. Addressing the press conference party leadersRead More

New Delhi, August 22 Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday called upon Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, to seek central support in settling the unsustainable debt burden of Rs 31,000 crore and requested a review committee to examine the matter afresh.Read More

Barnala, Aug 22  : Armed men shot dead a Nihang Sikh while he was sleeping at the community hall at Kahneke village in Barnala district. Tapa DSP AR Sharma reached the spot after getting information about the murder of 60-year-old Bahadur Singh. Singh belonged to the Surjeet Singh group ofRead More

Longowal, August 21 The Congress and the Akali Dal today paid tributes to Harchand Singh Longowal on his 32nd death anniversary, albeit in separate functions. Cabinet Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and two MLAs presided over the state-level function held at the local grain market, while SAD’s event at Bhai DayalaRead More

Ludhiana, August 21 Leader of the Opposition Sukhpal Khaira today said the clean chit to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh in the Ludhiana City Centre scam proved that the Badals and the CM had an understanding between them. “Capt Amarinder and the Badals have made a mockery of the police,Read More

Chandigarh, August 21 The skies opened up on Monday in Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali and it rained misery on the roads. The water accumulated on the roads made traffic move at a snail’s pace. The rain started around 6 am, and in two hours most tricity roads, especially the roundabouts,Read More

S.A.S Nagar/Kharar, 21 August: The Punjab Government would establish a research centre for the upgradation of syllabus of technical education and industrial training. The Technical Education Minister Mr. Charanjit Singh Channi said this while addressing a press conference after the inaugural function of ‘Mega Job Fair’ today at Chandigarh University,Read More

CHANDIGARH, AUGUST 21 Taking cognizance of the media reports regarding non release of SC Scholarship, Mr. Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, Welfare Minister has issued the statement of facts clearly enumerating the statistics on the release of SC Scholarship grants in the previous years and balance of grants to be released. ReleasingRead More

Chandigarh, August 21: Dr Jatinder Singh Sidhu has been appointed as Director, Education by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. He is presently the Principal, Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib. It may be mentioned that the SGPC has a separate education directorate.

Chandigarh, With a view to probe irregularities in allotment of tenders in the irrigation department, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has registered a criminal case against Gurinder Singh contractor and four senior officers of the department including two retirees. The VB teams have conducted searches at various places for investigationRead More