Chandigarh, The Punjab government  has distributed a record grant of Rs. 24.78 core  to 4189 farm labourers and farmers  who suffered physical disability in an accident during agricultural operations. Disclosing this an official spokespersonof the Punjab Agriculture Departmentrevealed that financial assistance given to agricultural farm workers who were  victims of variousRead More

Chandigarh/New Delhi, The Punjab Congress President Mr.Partap Singh Bajwa today launched frontal attack against the former Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh and condemned him for unleashing his calculated and calibrated design to scuttle and sabotage the elevation of Mr. Rahul Gandhi as party President who will re-invigorate the party andRead More

Ludhiana, Independent MLA brothers Simarjit Singh Bains and Balwinder Singh Bains today slammed Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal for allegedly pocketing crores of rupees per day through illegal sand and gravel mining.The MLA brothers, who were arrested yesterday along with nearly 200 activists for protesting against the sand mafia, wereRead More

Chandigarh, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today asked Partap Singh Bajwa to mind his own business and not to distort his stand on leadership issue in the party by spreading rumours and disinformation. “Bajwa is trying to be more loyal than the king without actuallyRead More

Panniwala (Sri Muktsar Sahib), Envisioning the Crop Insurance Scheme as the remedy of all the ills faced by the farmers, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today said that the Union Government must introduce this scheme at the earliest for protecting the peasantry from the vagaries of the weather.Read More

Amritsar, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Sunil Jakhar today lambasted the SAD-BJP coalition government for delay in announcing relief package to farmers whose standing crops got damaged due to untimely rain. Talking to the media, he said crops such as wheat, vegetable, fodder, cereals over 3 lakh hectares of land wereRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Government has decided to award higher grants to the Panchayats of ‘Drug Free’ villages that play vital role in this serious issue of state besides launching a ‘Special Anti Drugs Drive’ to make the people aware about the adverse impact of drugs. Disclosing this here today Mr.Read More

Chandigarh, Punjab chief electoral officer V.K. Singh today said that aggregate 72.4 per cent voting had been recorded at Dhuri assembly constituency. He said that polling was peaceful and there was no report of any untoward incident from any polling booth. Voting started at 8 am in the morning and completed by 5Read More

Jalandhar, The disciplinary committee of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) here has written to senior leader Sanjay Singh asking him to clarify reports of him bringing ousted and suspended leaders back to the party fold. “Air is thick with rumours that around 23 ousted and suspended party leaders, who indulged inRead More

Chandigarh,New Delhi- Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha and former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today made a strategic move by coming out in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The issue is the outright purchase of 36 Rafale jets for the agreement regarding which was inked byRead More