Chandigarh, March 12 Regular banking services are likely to be hit for four days beginning Saturday. With banks being shut on March 13 (second Saturday of the month) and March 14 (Sunday) due to regular holidays and a two-day strike called by United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), comprising nineRead More

Chandigarh, March 9 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the premises of Punjab MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira and a few others on Tuesday in connection with a money-laundering case linked to narcotics trafficking and the creation of an alleged fake passport, officials said. The team arrived from Delhi. ED sleuths alsoRead More

New Delhi, March 8 The UK Government said it would directly raise “serious and specific concerns” over human rights and freedom to peaceful protests with the Indian Government, especially when Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets PM Narendra Modi on several occasions during the year. Responding to a discussion in parliamentRead More

Bathinda, March 8 Mohinder Kaur, 73, of Bahadurgarh Jandian village in Bathinda, was on Monday honored in a function organised by the Delhi Commission for Women. She was given a rousing welcome on a stage as she received an award from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. She was given aRead More

Chandigarh, March 8 Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Monday presented the state budget with an outlay of Rs 1,68,015 crore for the financial year 2021-22 in the state assembly. Badal tabled the last budget of the Amarinder Singh-led government. The assembly elections are due early next year. MoreRead More

Ghazipur (Ghaziabad), March 8 Women’s Day celebration at Delhi University’s Arts Faculty turned ugly after activists of Bhagat Singh Chatra Manch (BSCM) and Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) supporters clashed on Monday. The BSCM had invited Dalit activist Nodeep Kaur, her sister Rajveer Kaur and family members of a fewRead More

Chandigarh, March 8 PPCC president Sunil Jakhar has written to Speaker Rana KP Singh to initiate a discussion during the Budget session on the Rs 31,000 crore legacy on account of food credit left behind by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).Jakhar also urged the Speaker to give enough time toRead More

Chandigarh, March 8 There was an incident of alleged firing at the Singhu border on Sunday night. Four men came in a car and fled after firing three rounds on farmers. There was no casualty. Those who fired drove a white-coloured Audi with a Chandigarh number.

New Delhi, March 5 The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) today said it had filed a complaint against actor Kangana Ranaut seeking registration of an FIR for allegedly defaming the Sikh community along with promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion and race. The complaint filedRead More

New Delhi, March 6 On completion of 100 days of the farmers’ stir, Punjab’s Balbir Singh Rajewal on Saturday said the farmers are ready for the next round of dialogue with the Central government, but they will not accept the three contentious farm laws with modifications. Speaking from the WesternRead More