Chandigarh, July 27 Even as the Army has moved troops, including Special Forces, to Dinanagar, near Gurdaspur, following the terror attack on Monday morning, the Punjab Police continued to handle the operation till late afternoon and had not requisitioned Army assistance. ADGP Hardeep Singh Dhillon said the Punjab Police wasRead More

Amritsar, Partap Singh Bajwa, PPCC president, today accused Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal of being biased against the Majha region and shifting major projects from here to Bathinda. On BJP MLA and CPS Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu’s complaints, Bajwa said, “It is not just about her constituency, the CM isRead More

Jalandhar, July 26 Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a US-based human rights group, has filed a complaint against former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, alleging that he protected police officials accused of torture after Operation Blue Star. Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, legal advisor of the SFJ, said, “We have sought criminal prosecutionRead More

Amritsar, July 26 Despite Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s assurance to redress all her issues, CPS Navjot Kaur Sidhu today alleged she could not trust the Badals as they had repeatedly betrayed her husband in the past and were doing the same with her. Talking to the media here, SidhuRead More

Patiala, July 26 Sandeep Malhotra and Tara Dutt, both owing allegiance to Patiala MLA Preneet Kaur, were today elected as president of urban and rural assembly segments respectively in the Youth Congress elections. Both the candidates contesting for the post of president from Patiala urban segment were associated with PreneetRead More

Jalandhar, July 26 Days after AAP executive member Dr Daljit Singh was expelled for questioning the party, AAP state convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur today termed the ousted executive committee member as inexperienced in the field of politics. Talking to the media, Chhotepur said: “Dr Daljit Singh is a respected doctor,Read More

PATNA, BIHAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that development is the answer to all ills including poverty, illiteracy and unemployment. “There is no alternative to development. Development is the answer for all problems,” PM Modi said in his address after he inaugurated five projects in Patna. On aRead More

Mohali, July 25 Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday expressed concern over the low participation of women in armed forces, saying the Centre will take “a lot of decisions” in next couple of months for improving their numbers. “I am bit pained as only 3,298 ladies are in armed forcesRead More

Chandigarh, July 25 Former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today supported Surat Singh Khalsa’s demand for release of prisoners who have completed their sentences. He also appealed to Khalsa to end his fast in the interest of the people of the state. In a statement issued here today, Capt AmarinderRead More

Amritsar, July 25 Peoples’ Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal said the people of the state were fed up with the SAD-BJP and that his party would welcome any move to ‘unite the Opposition’ in view of the next elections. At a press conference here, Manpreet said, “But anyRead More