Chandigarh January 31 – The Punjab Chief Minister Mr Parkash Singh Badal today described the absence of the Sikh regiment from the Republic Day parade as “sad and regrettable” and urged the Government of India to issue necessary instructions and guidelines to ensure that the Sikh Regiment is never keptRead More

Amritsar, January 31: Kathleen Wynne, the premier of Canada’s Ontario province known for her support for gay rights, today paid obeisance at the Golden Temple. The SGPC, which had announced not to present a “siropa” to her, preferred to avoid any further controversy by “recognising” her visit. SGPC officials accompanied herRead More

Chandigarh, January 31: The Punjab Congress Legislature Party chief Mr Chanarnjit Singh Channi said it was the anti-dalit and anti-minority mindset of the Narendra Modi government that had forced a brilliant scholar like Rohith Vemula to take to the extreme step of taking his own life and this attitude wasRead More

Chandigarh, January 31:  It was unexpected response to the probe initiated by People’s Commission headed by Justice Markandeya Katju (retd) into the Behbal Kalan police firing and the related incidents with 41 people recording evidence including Sikh preachers Panthpreet Singh and Baba Avtar Singh. The two main incidents that theRead More

Ludhiana, January 31 Independent MLA Simarjit Singh Bains-led “Team Insaaf” has accused the state government of being involved in a scam worth over Rs 7,400 crore in purchase of jute bags (bardana) for packing foodgrains. Bains alleged that the Badal government had been purchasing low quality jute bags of lesserRead More

Chandigarh, January 31 Since Bhai Baldeep Singh’s nomination papers have been rejected, the Swaraj Lehar is thinking of asking its cadres to press none of the above (NOTA) button at the Khadoor Sahib bypoll. Sources said Swaraj Lehar that supported Bhai Baldeep Singh was likely to issue an appeal inRead More

Chandigarh, January 31 The Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe the Dinanagar terror attack believes that the attack was undertaken by Laskhar-e-Toiba, while the attack on the Pathankot Air Force Station was the handiwork of Jaish-e-Mohammad. Both are Pakistan-based terror outfits. While Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif had yesterday saidRead More

Chandigarh, January 30: The Punjab Sports Department would conduct trials from February 1 to admit budding players (boys & girls) as residential/day scholars in newly setup Punjab Institute of Sports (PIS), sports academies and sports wings of schools for the academic session 2016-17. The selection trials would be conducted acrossRead More

Chandigarh January 30: Mr. Ajit Singh Saini, who filed his nomination papers as an Independent candidate for Khadoor Sahib by-poll, has withdrawn his candidature. According to an official spokesman of the Chief Electoral Officer Punjab, with today’s withdrawal, as many as seven candidates were left in fray for the KhadoorRead More

Chandigarh,  Showing complete satisfaction over the swift pace of recovery of the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal who is admitted in PGIMER for chest infection, a team of the doctors attending on the Chief Minister said that he was absolutely fine. Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson ofRead More