Chandigarh, Social activist Anna Hazare said on Monday that some traitors in the country have forgotten the sacrifices made by martyrs Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. Talking to reporters after paying homage to Bhagat Singh and other martyrs at Bhagat Singh’s ancestral village Khatkar Kalan in Punjab’s Nawanshahr district, HazareRead More

Nawanshahr, The People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) on Monday demanded reopening of the case of Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Party president Manpreet Singh Badal, who was at Khatkar Kalan (Nawanshahr) to pay homage to the martyr, said: “It would be befitting not only to the people of India but also toRead More

Chandigarh, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today rejected the defence put forward by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Land Acquisition Bill. “This is an exercise in futility as the Prime Minister has failed to explain and convince the country as to what was the needRead More

Jalandhar, A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab, Congress Legislature Party Leader Sunil Jakhar today said since all cities and towns in Punjab were in dire straits, priority should be to improve the existing infrastructure and the smart city project could follow. “The condition of roadsRead More

New Delhi, : Caught in rough weather due to internal differences, AAP will hold its National Executive (NE) meeting next week to finalise the agenda for its National Council meeting on March 28, party sources said. The meeting of the 21-member NE, which includes top members of the party like itsRead More

New Delhi,  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said farmers from across the country have written to him about their problems and he will not let them down. Addressing farmers during his monthly radio programme “Mann Ki Baat”, Modi said bullies and the mafia create problems for farmers and villagers.Read More

Chandigarh, The Comptroller and Auditor General of india has rapped Punjab Government for utilising “paltry” sum of the amount allotted for creating awareness about the ill effects of drug abuse in the state. In its latest report on social, general and economic factors, the government auditor came hard against theRead More

Chandigarh,Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today rejected the defence put forward by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Land Acquisition Bill being brought by the NDA government. “Mr Modi tried to defend the indefensible and miserably failed in his attempt”, he remarked. “This wasRead More

Chandigarh, The correction in revenue receipts for the ongoing financial year, as revealed in Budget proposals presented by Punjab Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa, presents a rather dismal picture for resuscitating the state’s fiscal health during the next year as well. Though Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal maintains the state’s economy wasRead More

Bathinda, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) state convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur today said not only Congress leader Sukhpal Khaira but numerous other Congress leaders too were in touch with him in a bid to join the party. “He (Khaira) along with other leaders may be brought into our party fold in theRead More