Faridkot, A meeting convened to conduct elections to various posts in the local municipal committee had to be postponed indefinitely amid ruckus created by two rival Akali factions here today. The elected councillors came under attack from the supporters of one of the Akali groups who wanted their man electedRead More

Chandigarh, People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal has demanded immediate dismissal of Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia in the wake of the fresh disclosures made by Manjinder Singh Bittu Aulakh and Jagjit Singh Chahal in the drug smuggling racket which were part of the chargesheet filed in thisRead More

Chandigarh, The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for Dhuri By poll, where voting would take place on April 11. A spokesman of the Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab today said that the notification would be issued on March 17 and last date of making nomination has been declaredRead More

Chandigarh, S. Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, Punjab and Leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal & BJP Legislature Party has called an important meeting of the Legislature Party on Thursday, the 12th March in the Punjabi Regional Committee Hall, 1st Floor, in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, Chandigarh immediately afterRead More

* Announces a major pilot of rooftop solar plant in Punjab * Majithia bats for close coordination between centre, states and banks for successful implementation of renewable energy Chandigarh, March 10: -The Union Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has agreed to include Punjab in the ambitious “Green CorridorRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress President Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, while demanding dismissal of the Revenue and Public Relations Minister Bikram Singh Majithia from the cabinet, reiterated the demand for CBI probe into the nefarious drug racket in the state with new evidence emerging in the case. In a statement issuedRead More

Chandigarh, I debunk and trash the utterly false, malicious and politically motivated allegations leveled against me by the troika of Sukhbir-Saini-Jagir Kaur. I dare the government to order a judicial inquiry or a CBI probe, to include my role if any and that of Bikram Majithia in the drug racketRead More

Amritsar, Punjab Police today claimed to have recovered 3 kg of heroin with street value of Rs 15 crore and an imported automatic pistol from the possession of one person. The accused, Rashpal Singh, was arrested with drugs, the weapon and cartridges from the outskirts of the city here followingRead More

Gurdaspur, Unidentified miscreants allegedly looted Rs 6.62 lakh from an ATM of a bank at Ammo Nangal village here in the wee hours today, police said. The accused, after entering the ATM cabin of Punjab Gramin Bank sprayed some chemicals on CCTV camera. They then broke the cash dispensing machineRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Government has invited the applications to fill up the one vacancy of Member (Official), Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), of eminent persons of impeccable intergrity, high calibre and administrative experience. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the punjab government said that the applicant while forwardingRead More