Amritsar Former SGPC chief secretary Harcharan Singh passed away due to cardiac arrest on Saturday morning. He was 75. Survived by his wife Dalwinder Kaur and daughter Nimrata Kaur, Harcharan Singh suffered a mild heart attack but could not survive it, his nephew said. The SGPC executive had on AugustRead More

Chandigarh Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday ended his week-long self-isolation after testing negative for Covid. The Chief Minister had isolated himself after coming in contact with two MLAs who had later tested positive. He came in contact with the legislators in the Vidhan Sabha on August 28Read More

Chandigarh Justice Suvir Sehgal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday recused from hearing the anticipatory bail application filed by former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in the Balwant Singh Multani disappearance and murder case. Earlier, Justice Amol Rattan Singh had recused from the case. As of now,Read More

Chandigarh A total of 1,498 COVID-19 positive cases and four deaths surfaced in Punjab on Sunday, taking the state tally to 60,013. Jalandhar reported the maximum number of cases at 210 followed by Ludhiana and Patiala at 184 each, SAS Nagar (138), Gurdaspur (108), Bathinda (101), Amritsar (92), Faridkot (71),Read More

Chandigarh Days after being cornered by the Opposition in the alleged SC post-matric scholarship scam, the Congress government has stepped up its efforts to counter the reports on the disbursal of funds. On the other hand, a three-member committee of officers constituted by the Chief Secretary to probe the matterRead More

Chandigarh Punjab on Thursday reported 1,527 new cases COVID-19 cases and 73 deaths. The virus toll in the state has climbed to 58,515 with the death toll rising to 1,690, according to an official bulletin. There are 15,554 active coronavirus cases in the state now. According to the bulletin, LudhianaRead More

A Mohali court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in the alleged kidnapping and murder of Balwant Singh Multani case. He now has the option of moving the high court. The public prosecutor sought his arrest to probe the alleged killing of Balwant SinghRead More

Punjab on Tuesday reported a record 59 deaths due to COVID-19, which took the overall fatality figure to 1,512, while 1,522 new cases pushed the tally to 55,508, a health bulletin said. The previous highest single-day death figure was 56, reported on August 30. Of the fresh deaths, 13 wereRead More

Chandigarh Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal has written a letter to the Revenue Secretary rejecting the two options given to the states to make up for the shortfall in GST compensation. Punjab was amongst the states that had been vocal against the delay in GST compensation. Compensation worth RsRead More

Chandigarh Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today rejected Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal’s demand for a CBI investigation into the alleged scholarship scam. The Chief Minister said her demand for the CBI investigation into the scam reflected her lack of trust in the police force and the state administration.Read More