CHANDIGARH, AUGUST 2: “The Punjab Government is committed to break the monopoly situation and to create level playing field in Cable TV industry.” Disclosing this here today, the Local Government Minister, Mr. Navjot Singh Sidhu said that it is a long and sordid saga of corruption by the previous regimeRead More

Amritsar, July 31 ‘Pathis’ (priests) at the Golden Temple on Monday protested against “low wages” in the presence of SAD chief Sukhbir Badal and Union Minister Harsimrat Badal while the ‘akhand path’ was on. Sukhbir and Harsimrat were there to be part of the akhand path being performed at theRead More

Chandigarh, July 31 Aam Aadmi Party state co-president and MLA from Sunam, Aman Arora on Sunday said that any individual or group of people who raise his voice against the drug paddling in state need to be appreciated and encouraged. Arora wrote a letter to the chief minister appreciating theRead More

Chandigarh, July 31 – The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today demanded immediate action against all political leaders and police officials responsible for afflicting third degree torture on grand-son of freedom fighter Giani Labh Singh. In a statement here, former minister and SAD general secretary Bikram Majithia said it was shockingRead More

Chandigarh, July 31: Fatehgarh Sahib MP Harinder Singh Khalsa today proposed that the person to be elevated to the highest judicial office of Supreme Court Chief Justice should be statesman like. He has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this regard.

Chandigarh, July 31 The launch of flights abroad from the Chandigarh International Airport was much awaited and began with a lot of fanfare. But the airport is also making news for the wrong reasons with large seizures of gold being smuggled in here from the Gulf. In the 10 monthsRead More

Chandigarh, July 31 Aam Aadmi Party state president and Member of Parliament from Sangrur, Bhagwant Mann on Sunday criticized Captain Amrinder Singh led Punjab government for not being serious about the depleting situation of law and order in state. Mann said that rather than taking correcting measures, Captain Government isRead More

Ropar, July 31 The Punjab Police on Monday formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the case against an AAP legislator who was booked for allegedly assaulting and outraging the modesty of a woman. The three-member SIT will be led by Ropar Superintendent of Police (SP)-Investigation Raminder Singh, saidRead More

Tarn Taran, July 31 Four Congress workers were injured in a clash between two party factions at Bhikhiwind, near here, last late evening. The supply contract of mid-day meal material (grain and cereal) to schools in the area is said to be the reason behind the clash. Party leader RajinderRead More

Chandigarh, The Vigilance Department has narrowed down its investigation to eight of the 42 canal and drainage projects “of top most priority” after the Irrigation Department did not respond to its queries. Of the 27 projects under the VB lens in Malwa, it will be investigating only seven. In DoabaRead More