Bathinda, November 6 Rajwinder Kaur, an NRI, was killed when Gurjinder Singh Bahia allegedly opened fire at Surinderpal Singh and his family members at Bhagta Bhaika here on Friday. The incident followed an alleged land dispute between Gurjinder, who works as Superintendent Engineer in the Irrigation Department at Ferozepur, andRead More

Chandigarh Train services to Punjab are unlikely to resume anytime soon, with the Centre digging its heels on resuming train services only if passenger trains are also allowed safe passage through Punjab, along with the goods services trains. The farmer unions, however, have only agreed to let the goods trainsRead More

Chandigarh, November 5 Punjab government on Thursday has decided to reopen universities and colleges, in the areas outside the containment zones, from November 16. Disclosing this, an official spokesperson of the Punjab government said, that all the higher education, medical education, and research and technical education institutions, including all universitiesRead More

New Delhi, November 3 The government has ordered to block 12 websites linked to pro-Khalistani outfits, a source aware of the development said on Tuesday. Some of the blocked websites were being directly operated by outlawed organisation Sikhs for Justice (SFJ). These websites were carrying pro-Khalistani content. “12 websites haveRead More

Chandigarh, November 3 “One of the reasons Sikhs wear a Dastaar (turban) is because it represents a beacon,” said NDP party leader Jagmeet Singh after reports of Sikh men unravelling their turbans to make a rope in order to save two girls from drowning in a frozen lake surfaced. TheRead More

Chandigarh, November 3 With the President not giving time for a meeting, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced that he would lead a relay dharna of MLAs at Delhi’s Rajghat on Wednesday to highlight the state’s power crisis and critical essential supplies situation amid the Centre’s adamant refusalRead More

Amritsar Farmers, who are protesting against the Central farm laws, intercepted trucks laden with goods of a big corporate house on the Amritsar-Jalandhar GT Road early on Sunday. Alleging the corporate house had evaded paying mandatory taxes, the farmers said the vehicles would not be released till the trucks ladenRead More

Chandigarh, November 1 Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday approved the Wheat Seed Subsidy Policy-2020-21 to provide certified seed at 50 per cent subsidy to farmers in the rabi season. 2.5L farmers to get Rs18.5 crore Nearly 2.5 lakh farmers, especially small and marginal ones, will get subsidy, amountingRead More

Chandigarh, November 1 Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday approved the Agriculture Department’s ‘Wheat Seed Subsidy Policy-2020-21’ to provide certified wheat seeds at 50 per cent subsidy to farmers in the rabi season. A total of 1.85 lakh quintals of certified seeds, with Rs 18.50 crore worth of subsidy,Read More

Chandigarh, October 31 Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday launched a post-matric scholarship scheme for students belonging to the scheduled caste category. ‘No aid from Centre’ Free education to SC students against direct subsidy Scheme to benefit more than 3 lakh SC pupils every year Students to getRead More