Ludhiana, January 31 Independent MLA Simarjit Singh Bains-led “Team Insaaf” has accused the state government of being involved in a scam worth over Rs 7,400 crore in purchase of jute bags (bardana) for packing foodgrains. Bains alleged that the Badal government had been purchasing low quality jute bags of lesserRead More

Chandigarh, January 31 Since Bhai Baldeep Singh’s nomination papers have been rejected, the Swaraj Lehar is thinking of asking its cadres to press none of the above (NOTA) button at the Khadoor Sahib bypoll. Sources said Swaraj Lehar that supported Bhai Baldeep Singh was likely to issue an appeal inRead More

Chandigarh, January 31 The Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe the Dinanagar terror attack believes that the attack was undertaken by Laskhar-e-Toiba, while the attack on the Pathankot Air Force Station was the handiwork of Jaish-e-Mohammad. Both are Pakistan-based terror outfits. While Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif had yesterday saidRead More

Malerkotla, The Punjab Deputy Chief Minister has announced that all villages of state would get 4G connectivity by end of this year and Punjab would be first state in country to accomplish this feat. He said that with help of high speed internet services, people of Punjab would benefit fromRead More

Chandigarh,  Senior Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has criticized the Jagmeet Singh Brar for his utterance against Congress party and PCC President Amarinder Singh. “ It was unfortunate that a senior leader like Brar had broken the party discipline and criticised the party leadership” said Randhawa, who felt the outburstRead More

Ludhiana,  Punjab Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal today stated that selection of Ludhiana in smart city project is a matter of immense pride for state which has boosted image of Punjab as development oriented state and paved way for scaling further heights. After meeting Deputy CM, Mr SukhbirRead More

Amritsar, Dal Khalsa today joined issues with President Pranab Mukherjee on his revelation that the Operation Bluestar, the army assault on the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar in June 1984 was unavoidable. Party spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh said for the first time a member of the team nominated by thenRead More

CHANDIGARH,  On the directions of Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema, Education Minister Punjab, Special teams of the Education Department conducted surprise checks in 721 Schools of the State with the aim of ensuring punctuality and discipline in the Schools. T1hree Circles namely Jalandhar, Faridkot and Nabha (Patiala) were visited by theRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab government has declared a paid holiday for all the registered voters of Khadoor Sahib Constituency working in different factories and business establishments within the jurisdiction district Tarn Taran on February 13, 2016 to enable them to exercise their franchise during the Khadoor Sahib Assembly Bypoll. According toRead More

Chandigarh, January 28- In a big reprieve to the pea cultivators of state, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today announced a special relief package of Rs 1.56 crore to compensate the farmers for loss suffered by them due to supply of spurious pea seeds by the NationalRead More