Chandigarh, October 12 – The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said it was unfortunate that the scion of a family which had fed on the crumbs of Ahmed Shah Abdali who was responsible for Sikh genocide in the form of ‘vadda ghallughara’ and later day collusion with the British againstRead More

Chandigarh, October 12: The Punjab government today refused to accept any of the main demands of the agitating farmers relating to Rs 40,000 per acre compensation for the cotton damage and higher price for basmati. The meeting of the eight kisan unions with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal lasted aboutRead More

New Delhi, October 11- In recognition to the selfless services rendered by the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal towards the state and its people besides in upholding the ethos of democracy, the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi today described him as the Nelson Mandela of Swatantra Bharat (FreeRead More

CHANDIGARH, October 11: Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today ridiculed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi describing the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal as “Nelson Mandela of India”. “Who says our Prime Minister does not have a sense of humour?” Capt Amarinder asked in a statementRead More

New Delhi, October 11- Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today called on the Union state Textile Minister Mr. Santosh Kumar Gangwar for seeking his personal intervention to direct the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to immediately enter in the market for the purchase of cotton at Minimum SupportRead More

Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress on Sunday questioned the Shiromani Akali Dal Chief Sukhbir Badal for holding the meeting of SGPC members at his residence and asked him to explain under which capacity he is interfering in the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President. He said that the SGPC is in anRead More

New Delhi, October 11- Describing Bharat Ratna Jaya Prakash Narayan as a true votary of farmers and rural populace, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today urged the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi to constitute a high level committee comprising agriculture experts, prominent farmer leaders and economists toRead More

Chandigarh, With agitating Punjab farmers extending their “rail roko” (railway blockade) protest against the state government for another two days, rail traffic continued to be affected in Punjab on Sunday. The agitation has had spill-over effect on rail traffic in neighbouring Haryana as well with trains towards Punjab being cancelled. FarmersRead More

Chandigarh, October 10- Reiterating that SAD-BJP alliance government was, is and would ever remain committed for the welfare of the farmers, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today exhorted the agitating farmers and farm labour unions to call off their stir in larger public interest. In a statementRead More

CHANDIGARH, October 10: Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today said that the prolonged agitation by eight farmers’ and labour organisations, with no resolution in sight, only reflects the complete political and administrative failure of the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who lacks political will andRead More