New Delhi, November 16 The Railways has suffered a loss of Rs 1,670 crore in freight earnings alone due to the farmers agitation in Punjab that have continued for over 50 days now, resulting in the cancellation of 1,986 passenger services and 3,090 goods trains to the region, sources saidRead More

Chandigarh, November 16 Twenty-three more people died from coronavirus in Punjab on Monday as 445 new cases pushed the state’s infection tally to 1,42,082, according to a medical bulletin. So far, 4,480 people have succumbed to the infection in the state. There are 5,601 active cases in the state asRead More

New Delhi, November 15 Punjab has recorded around 74,000 incidents of stubble burning this season, the maximum in four years, with experts saying anger over farm bills and the government not paying the Supreme Court-ordered financial incentive to farmers could be among the reasons for the spike in farm fires.Read More

London, November 15 Over 62,000 people have signed an online petition in favour of an elderly Sikh widow’s right to not be forcibly sent back to India after over 10 years of living and making a home in England. Gurmit Kaur Sahota, 75, came to the UK in 2009 andRead More

Chandigarh, November 13 As many as 30 farmers’ unions have decided to attend the meeting with the Centre on Friday and jointly demand that the three Agriculture Laws be revoked. The prime agenda of the meeting with Agriculture Minister NS Tomar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal is to ask themRead More

Chandigarh, November 12 Senior Akali leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia on Thursday said he has tested positive for COVID-19. Majithia asked people who came in his contact during the last few days to get themselves tested for the infection. “This is to inform everyone that I have testedRead More

Chandigarh, November 10 Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday has approved a two-hour window for the use of green fire-crackers on Diwali, Gurpurb, and Christmas across the state, except Mandi Gobindgarh, where a complete ban has been imposed. This ban started from November 9 midnight until November 20thRead More

Chandigarh, November 10 A two-member ministerial delegation of the BJP-led NDA government is all set to hold talks with the leaders of protesting farmer unions of Punjab on Friday. A letter from Secretary, Agriculture, Sudhanshu Panday, inviting the union leaders for talks with Agriculture Minister Narinder Singh Tomar and RailwaysRead More

Amritsar, November 9 Exactly one year down the line, the dedicated corridor to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib wore a deserted look on its maiden anniversary, except some Sikh outfits led by former Akal Takht jathedar Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, commemorated the occasion on the Indian side of the corridor at DeraRead More

Chandigarh, November 9 Amid the ongoing protests by farmers over the three central farm laws, Punjab Industries and Commerce Minister Sunder Sham Arora on Monday claimed that industries in the state have suffered financial loss of Rs 22,000 crore because of the suspension of goods trains. The Railways had declinedRead More