New Delhi, The Centre today directed the Union Finance Ministry to release grants recommended for Punjab by the 13th Finance Commission and which have been pending since long.According to a spokesman for the state government, directions for the release of Rs 362-crore grants were given by Union Finance Minister Arun JaitleyRead More

New Delhi, A Special Investigation Team was set up by the government on Thursday for fresh investigation into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in Delhi and some other states. An order on setting up of the SIT was issued by the Union Home Ministry on Thursday evening, official sources said. TheRead More

New Delhi,  Delhi chief minister-elect Arvind Kejriwal and his close aide Manish Sisodia met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence on Thursday, according to agency reports. Television reports said that the prime minister and Kejriwal shared pleasantries and had a hearty discussion on how this was a great opportunity forRead More

Chandigarh, The Bharatiya Janata  Party has demanded arrest of the Akali activists who yesterday attacked Raja Joshi, brother of Local Bodies Minister Anil Joshi, in Tarn Taran two days back within 24 hours. The party also demanded the suspension of the Station House Officer concerned and the transfer of theRead More

* Calls on union health minister JP Nadda New Delhi, In a bid to impart quality Healthcare services to the people, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today urged the Union Health Minister Mr. JP Nadda to sanction a Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences to the state. TheRead More

Chandigarh,  People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal today strongly condemned  goondaism resorted to by the Akali activist in full public view in Tarn Taran and said such incidents contributed to the already prevailing sense of insecurity in the state. He said this shocking incident could not just be termedRead More

* Says action should also be taken against Sajjan Kumar in Nangloi case * Says justice could be expedited by putting Delhi riot cases on daily hearing *Demands immediate compensation to victims Chandigarh,  Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal today welcomed the central initiative to establish aRead More

Seoul, Two persons were killed and at least 68 were injured today in a pileup involving about 100 vehicles in foggy weather on a bridge near South Korea’s Incheon International Airport, officials said.Seven of the injured were in serious condition, said Byeon Tae-u of the Incheon Fire and Safety Management Department.Read More

Chandigarh,The embittered Local Bodies Minister Anil Joshi  today demanded judicial probe into the attack on his brother Raja Joshi yesterday at Tarn Taran by the Akali Dal activists. He said he had urged his party leaders to review the alliance with the Akali Dal. He blamed Chief Parliamentary Secretary HarmitRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal said here today that the SAD performance in the just concluded assembly elections in Delhi had shown an improvement over the previous elections, in terms of both vote-share and the  number of votes polled by the party’s candidates. “The sole reason for this increase notRead More