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Ludhiana, Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Joshi today acquitted Jagtar Singh Hawara, former Chief Minister Beant Singh’s assassin, in an RDX recovery case registered against him 19 years ago. Hawara was facing accusation of possessing 7 kg RDX (highly explosive substance) and 12 kg zelatin. The court held that the prosecutionRead More
Amritsar, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha and former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has warned against any political patronage to the culprits responsible for driving cable operator Jaswinder Singh Jassi to suicide. Expressing sympathies with the bereaved family, Capt Amarinder, in a statement issued here, said, “The culpritsRead More
Amritsar, Jaswinder Singh Jassi used to run a successful cable network business at Amritsar’s Baba Sahib Chowk near the Golden Temple before 2003. His downslide reportedly began when he became a witness in the Amritsar Siti Cable sex scandal in 2003. He allegedly started receiving threats from the key accusedRead More
New Delhi/ Chandigarh, President of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee today conferred the coveted Padma Vibhushan Award to the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal at a Civil Investiture Ceremony held in Rashtrapati Bhavan this morning. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that SardarRead More
Amritsar, The executive committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee today adopted its Rs. 993. 24 crore budget for 2016-16 which is higher by Rs 88 crore as compared to that of the last year. Its President Avtar singh Presided. The budget estimates were present by its general Secretary SukhdevRead More
Chandigarh, Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has released a book on one of the popular statesmen of Punjab – Sardar Gurbakhsh Singh and the story of Sibia’s forefathers, “A Life Well Lived” written by his son Karanvir Singh Sibia, at a function held at St Stephen’s School inRead More
Chandigarh, Slamming what he described as the day and night robbery by the toll plazas in the state, People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal today demanded this must stop and if at all the issues involved were legal, the rates should be rationalised. “What has come as aRead More
Chandigarh, The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday ended a 100-km cycle rally to denounce the ‘VIP culture’ of the Punjab government. The rally, which began on Sunday from Ludhiana, culminated in Chandigarh with party leaders calling for an immediate stop to the ‘VIP culture’ in the name of security.Read More
Chandigarh, The protests by the members of the Punjab Congress Kisan cell in front of the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal continued on the 4th day today. A group of farmers shouted slogans in support of their demands that include implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report onRead More
Amritsar, Amritsar cable operator Jaswinder Singh Jassi who committed suicide in the presence of Supreme Court and High Court judged here during a seminar died in the hospital today morning. He had consumed poison after narrating his problem at the seminar attended by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel of the SupremeRead More
