Fazilka, The special investigation team (SIT) probing the role of former Dhilwan Market Committee chairman Gurdev Singh, believed to be PPCC spokesperson Sukhpal Khaira’s aide, in a trans-border heroin smuggling racket today grilled Khaira’s personal security officer, Head Constable Joga Singh. Official sources said he was questioned by officials of theRead More

Chandigarh, People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal today said the first three years of the Parkash Singh Badal government had been an “inexcusable failure on every front,” especially in economic and social sectors. To make matters worse, the Narendra Modi government had refused to grant a fiscal package toRead More

Khosa Kotla (Moga), The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said that it will not contest the Dhuri byelection. The seat fell vacant after the resignation of Congress MLA Arvind Khanna.Bhagwant Mann and Prof Sadhu Singh, MPs from Sangrur and Faridkot, addressed rallies at Badhni Kalan town and Khosa Kotla villageRead More

Jerusalem,Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday that a Palestinian state will not be established if he is re-elected, as part of frantic last-minute campaigning ahead of parliamentary elections. Netanyahu, looking to shore up support from his hard-line base ahead of the Tuesday vote, made the comment in aRead More

Washington, Travel to the United States by road, rail and sea could undergo a major revamp as a result of an agreement set to be announced today between Canada and the U.S. A U.S. government advisory says Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson will announce aRead More

* Seeks fair deal for Punjab’s industry with a hope to end discrimination * Welcomes setting up of SIT to proble 84 anti-sikh massacre Chandigarh, Making a strong plea for early resolution of long pending territorial issues facing the state, the Punjab Governor Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki today expressed hopeRead More

Chandigarh, Partap Singh Bajwa would continue to be the President of the Punjab Congress so long as he enjoyed the confidence of party chief Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi. This was announced here today by AICC General Secretary and incharge of Punjab affairs while addressing a news conference onRead More

Chandigarh, The BJP MLAs registered their resentment against the attitude of the alliance partner the Akali Dal by boycotting the joint meeting of the legislature party. The BJP leaders are irked over the delay in the action taken in the case relating to the assault on Raja Joshi, brother ofRead More

Chandigarh, Asserting that the integrity of Dr Manmohan Singh was highly above board, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today expressed his complete solidarity with the former Prime Minister. In a statement issued here today, Capt Amarinder maintained that questioning the integrity of someone like DrRead More

Chandigarh, Revenue minister Bikram Singh Majithia today claimed that unsubstantiated allegations were being levelled against him. “These allegations are solely aimed at maligning my image. It is an attempt to put me to a media trial,” he said. Welcoming the ED probe into the Bhola drug scam, the minister said: “AfterRead More