New York Special covers The Time magazine has named freedom fighter Amrit Kaur as ‘Women of the Year’ for 1947 and Former PM Indira Gandhi for 1976 in special covers recreated by the publication. Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and freedom fighter Amrit Kaur have been named by the TimeRead More

Chandigarh Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday accused the Central Bureau of Investigation of trying to “subvert” the course of justice in the 2015 sacrilege and police firing incidents by deciding to file a review petition against a Supreme Court decision. Last month, the apex court had dismissed aRead More

Chandigarh Three days after the Cabinet passed the draft of the Punjab Lokayukta Bill 2020, the legislation was not tabled in the House even as the Budget session came to an end today. The government had announced to give more teeth to the Punjab Lokpal by amending the Punjab LokpalRead More

Chandigarh Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday said his government will take all measures to protect interests of those affected by the Punjab and Haryana High Court order to demolish structures in the catchment area of Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake. On Monday, the High Court had reportedly declared theRead More

Chandigarh As many as 70,000 people have been screened for the deadly coronavirus in Punjab so far, Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu informed the state assembly on Wednesday. “Their test reports have been found negative,” he said during the Zero Hour. The health minister informed the House that medical teamsRead More

Chandigarh Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday reiterated his government’s commitment to check monopoly and undue profiteering in transport business. He also announced that a new mining policy would be brought out soon to eliminate the mafia. The Chief Minister announced 50 per cent concession in bus fare forRead More

Chandigarh Punjabi must till Class X Chandigarh: The Assembly passed a unanimous resolution, making it must for government and non-government schools to teach Punjabi till Class X. It said all such institutions would have signboards in Punjabi. TNS Three years in office, the Punjab Cabinet today gave its nod toRead More

Chandigarh Two congress MLAs cornered Ministers of their own government on the delays in development works while Forest Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot exchanged barbs with senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia in the Question Hour of the ongoing Budget session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday. These three incidentsRead More

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gesture to give away his social media accounts to women was lauded by some women activists while others termed it a “gimmick” and said he should instead concentrate on their real empowerment. Modi on Tuesday said he will be handing over his social mediaRead More

Chandigarh In line with the Budget announcement to revert to the earlier retirement age for employees, the Punjab Government has decided to do away with the policy of optional extension in service period after retirement/superannuation, in order to generate employment for the state’s youth. The Punjab Cabinet, led by ChiefRead More