* Asks for compensation to the farmers Chandigarh,The Punjab Congress President Mr Partap Singh Bajwa today demanded immediate resignation of the Deputy Chief Minister Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal and the Jails Minister Mr Sohan Singh Thandal over increasing lawlessness in the state as well as jails. He expressed the apprehensionRead More

Chandigarh, Leader of the Congress Legislature Party in Punjab Sunil Jakhar today served ultimatum on Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to release last year’s compensation to the farmers for crop damage failing which he would stage dharna in front of his residence. Releasing documents at a news conference here, JakharRead More

Chandigarh, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal has assured the protesting employees of National Health Mission that he will soon take up the parity issue of their salaries with Union Health Minister. Extending an appeal to striking employees to withdraw their protests, Mr. Badal said that he willRead More

Patiala/Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress President, Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, today hit back at the Deputy Leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party Capt. Amainder Singh saying his outburst against him was rooted in his guilty conscience as his latest anti-party activity was his brazen and unabashed sabotage of the Dhuri AssemblyRead More

Chandigarh, Dal Khalsa today lashed out at Modi Sarkar for allowing the controversial movie Nanak Shah Fakir to be released despite serious objections raised by the community. The organization said India has once again shown utter disregard and indifference towards Sikh sensitivities further enraging the Sikhs. Dal Khalsa spokesperson KanwarRead More

Patiala, Taking strong exception to state party chief Partap Bajwa saying disciplinary action would be taken against him, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today questioned his locus standi on the issue. “This is viciously wishful thinking of someone who knows his countdown has begun toRead More

Chandigarh, People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal today demanded immediate relief to the farmers and relaxation in specifications for procurement of wheat in the state. “The continuously bad weather has damaged the crops across the state. The quality of wheat grain has been affected which can’t pass theRead More

Vancouver, India’s prime minister has pronounced his watershed three-day visit to Canada a success, expressing hope in a parting toast that a new partnership has begun. “Although India and Canada have so much in common, we were not in each others’ thoughts for so many years,” Narendra Modi said inRead More

Ottawa, The cost of Stephen Harper’s makeup for a public event in 2010 was covered by a fund at the heart of several criminal charges being faced by suspended senator Mike Duffy, court heard Thursday. Duffy and the prime minister had their makeup done together ahead of a G8/G10 eventRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress President, Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, today said theDhuri Assembly bye-election was an example of blatant and unashamed use of money, muscle power and misuse of official machinery by the ruling Akali Dal, the tactics that the party resorted to in the Talwandi Sabo bye-election also. “ForRead More