* No transaction charges through Net Banking * 433 easy bill outlets have been setup in Punjab Chandigarh, June 10 – With a view to facilitate the consumers for easy payments of electricity bills the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has launched online quick bill payment system in theRead More

* Bajwa announces 2 Lac for the Family of Farmer Chandigarh, June 10:Yet another Surjit Singh of Dadomajra village in Fatehgarh Sahib district committed suicide due to mounting debt. He was among the farmers whom the Congress vice-president Mr Rahul Gandhi had met during his visit to the mandis inRead More

CHANDIGARH, June 10: Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today expressed shock and grief over suicide by farmer Surjit Singh of Fatehgarh Sahib for his inability to repay his debt. “The situation calls for agriculture emergency to tackle the agrarian crisis on emergency basis, lest itRead More

Amritsar, A day after the clash between SGPC task force and a group of Sikh youths, things returned to normal at the Golden Temple complex here today. The shrine witnessed a huge rush of devotees as usual not only from Punjab but from other parts of the country also. Foreign touristsRead More

* IRRIGATION MINISTER SHARANJIT SINGH DHILLON INAUGURATED THE PROJECT Sahnewal (Ludhiana), June 7: In a good news for the residents of Sahnewal town, the Rail Over Bridge (ROB) connecting Sahnewal with Kohara, was thrown open for vehicular traffic today. This ROB would connect NH 1 (Amritsar-Delhi Road) with NH 5Read More

SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany — Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived at the G7 summit Sunday where he will face discussions on a topic he has been repeatedly criticized for not doing enough about — climate change. Germany, with the firm backing of neighbour France, is linking climate change to global securityRead More

EDMONTON — NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is promising Canada’s cities an extra penny from the gas tax. Mulcair told the Federation of Canadian Municipalities convention in Edmonton Saturday that an NDP government would provide an extra $1.5 billion each year for roads, bridges and other infrastructure through the existing gasRead More

MONTREAL — Jacques Parizeau will lie in the state today at the Quebec legislature, giving Quebecers a second day to pay their respects to the former premier. Hundreds of people lined up in Montreal yesterday to pay their respects to Parizeau, who died last Monday at the age of 84.Read More

Amritsar, June 6:  A group of Sikh youth from Attari clashed with the Task force of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee in the Golden Temple complex after the main function to commemorate Martyrdom Day was over. The group was trying to go to Akal Takht. Several persons were injured inRead More

Amritsar, June 6:  Tributes were paid to Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Bhai Amrik Singh and others who were killed in the Golden Temple complex during Operation Bluestar in June, 1984 during the Ardas (prayer) performed at a function organised by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee at Akal Takht. SGPC PresidentRead More