Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir government released dreaded Kashmiri separatist leader Masarat Alam who has dozens of cases including waging of war against him and also carried a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh for information leading to his arrest. 44-year-old Alam, who had spearheaded stone-pelting agitations here between 2008 and 2010,Read More

Anandpur Sahib, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today heaped praises on the NDA government and blamed the previous UPA regime for various ills facing the country, particularly Punjab. Addressing the Akali Dal’s rally on the occasion of Hola Mohalla festival here, Badal claimed the SAD was a votary of true federalismRead More

Anandpur Sahib, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today heaped praises on the NDA government and blamed the previous UPA regime for various ills facing the country, particularly Punjab. Addressing the Akali Dal’s rally on the occasion of Hola Mohalla festival here, Badal claimed the SAD was a votary of true federalismRead More

Chandigarh,The huge power subsidy bill of Punjab, estimated at around Rs 5,109 crore for this fiscal, has once again come into focus. Not only has the 14th Finance Commission rejected the state’s claim for the revenue-deficit grant because it included the power subsidy in state’s revenue receipts, but the industryRead More

Patiala, Former Congress MLA from Shutrana Dr Satwant Singh Mohi, joined the SAD along with his supporters at a function in Chandigarh on Thursday. He was welcomed into the party by SAD chief Sukhbir Badal. Mohi was among the PPSC members indicted by the Vigilance Bureau for their “symbiotic andRead More

Chandigarh,The Punjab Congress President Mr Partap Singh Bajwa today called upon the Shiromani Akali Dal to withdraw Food Processing Minister Mrs Harsimrat Kaur Badal in case the party was really serious in confronting the Narendra Modi government on the issue of amendment to the land acquisition act and end itsRead More

Chandigarh, March 4: People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal today lashed out sharply against Aam Aadmi Party’s state unit President Sucha Singh Chhotepur and asked him when did he apply to join AAP. Reacting strongly to Chhotepur’s comment that people like Manpreet had no place in AAP, heRead More

Chandigarh,The Punjab Cabinet today approved the summoning of tenth session of 14th Punjab Vidhan Sabha from March 12 for passing the annual budget for 2015-16. A decision to this effect was taken by the Cabinet in its meeting held under the Chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh BadalRead More

New Delhi, An upset government on Thursday served a legal notice on BBC over broadcast of controversial interview of Delhi gangrape convict and said YouTube had removed the video even as it instructed telecom operators to ensure that it is not available to their subscribers. The government, in its notice, toldRead More