Amritsar/Tarn Taran, Congress candidate from Khadoor Sahib, Ramanjit Singh Sikki, will file his nomination papers on January 27, while SAD candidate Ravinder Singh Brahmpura will submit his tomorrow. SAD president Sukhbir Badal and other leaders will accompany Brahmpura on the occasion. APP rebels Bhai Baldeep Singh and Suhel Singh will contestRead More

Chandigarh, January 24 India and France committed themselves to closer ties, especially in business and combating terrorism, just hours after French President Francois Hollande began his three-day visit to India here on Sunday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke protocol to welcome him. Against the backdrop of major terror strikesRead More

Chandigarh, January 24 Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) today to enquire about the health of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who has been admitted here for treatment. The 88-year-old was admitted on Friday night following complaints of uneasiness after he concluded theRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab BJP President Shri Kamal Sharma has hailed the re-election of Shri Amit Shah as the national president of the party. In a statement issued here today, Shri Sharma congratulated Shri Shah and wished him good luck. Commenting upon the development, Shri Sharma said, “Shah is a dynamic personalityRead More

Chandigarh, January 24: The United Akali Dal and allies which had organised the November 10, 2015 Sarbat Khalsa at Chabba near Amritsar have decided against participation in the Khadoor Sahib assembly bye-election. The announcement to this effect made was here today by a party spokesman.

Chandigarh, January 24 French President Francois Hollande on Sunday began the economic part of his three-day India visit meeting, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief executives of Indian and French companies. “Getting to the economic deliberations… both leaders interact with the Indo-French CEO forum. @Elysee,” tweeted the the PrimeRead More

Chandigarh, January 24 After conducting a lie-detector test on senior Punjab police officer Salwinder Singh, the NIA will now subject two others, including his jeweller friend, who were kidnapped with him by suspected JeM terrorists before they attacked the Pathankot Air Force Station, to the test. Besides, the caretaker of aRead More

Abohar, Liquor baron and SAD leader Shiv Lal Doda was today remanded in police custody for five days. He is the main accused in the murder case of Dalit youth Bhim Tank. Another accused Dhan Raj Dhanna of Dangarkhera village today surrendered before the police. With this, total number of arrestsRead More

Ludhiana, The Army and the police began a search operation in Dholewal today after residents of Bhagwan Nagar reported the movement of unidentified persons near the Army camp. Sources said a resident of Achaar Wali Gali in Bhagwan Nagar complained of his window grill having been dismantled. He told the policeRead More

New Delhi, The Congress today decided to opt for former MLA Ramanjit Singh Sikki for the Khadoor Sahib Assembly byelection, putting to rest speculation that it was reluctant to enter the poll arena. The byelection was necessitated after Sikki, sitting MLA, resigned to protest various incidents of desecration. Congress president SoniaRead More