Bhiwani: Amid huge fanfare, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ programme in Haryana, a key scheme that aims to address the dipping child sex ratio and empower the girl child in the country. Addressing the event, PM Modi said, “As a society we all haveRead More

Bathinda,  Punjab today took a giant leap towards development when Union Minister of Road, Transport and Shipping Mr. Nitin Gadkari along with Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal announced to initiate 800 KM road projects worth Rs. 18000 crore which would make Punjab the first state in theRead More

Chandigarh, Taking a serious view of the SECURITY lapses leading to the killing of a person (Sukha Kahlwan) while in police custody, S. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Dy. Chief Minister, Punjab has ordered the transfer of Smt. Dhanpreet Kaur, Senior Superintendent of Police, Kapurthala and Sh. Gursewak Singh, Superintendent of Police,Read More

Chandigarh, Prof. Kaptan Singh Solani, Governor of Haryana today sworn in as Governor of Punjab and Administrator UT Chandigarh in addition to his own duties. The Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mr. Chief Justice Shiavax Jal Vazifdar, administered the oath of office to Prof. Kaptan SinghRead More

Amritsar,  More than 70 gurdwara committees in the US, under the aegis of American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC), have shot off a letter to Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh, demanding “independent status” for the Takht Jathedars. The AGPC coordinator, Dr Pritpal Singh, said these gurdwara committees were responding toRead More

Sangrur,  With the resignation of Dhuri MLA Arvind Khanna from the Punjab Assembly accepted, the district unit of the BJP today demanded that SAD patron Parkash Singh Badal should allot the Dhuri seat to the BJP for the ensuing byelection. A deputation of the party’s district uni, comprising district president JogiRead More

Chandigarh, People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal today lashed out at the Akali Dal-BJP government in the state led by Parkash Singh Badal for ignoring the dalits who constitute 32 per cent of the population in the state. “The National Commission for Scheduled Castes yesterday made shocking revelationsRead More

* SAD-BJP alliance will attain major victory in Delhi polls : CM * Punjab govt not related to ED officer’s transfer Dhuri,The Punjab Chief Minister Mr Parkash Singh Badal said that the sangat darshan being conducted in Dhuri assembly constituency is not associated to politics rather the state government’s soleRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Congress on Tuesday lodged a protest with the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) urging him to restrain Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal from “influencing” voters in Dhuri Assembly seat of the state that fell vacant following resignation of legislator Arvind Khanna. In the complaint to CEC HS Brahma, stateRead More

Chandigarh, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) announced the names of its four candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. Manjinder Singh Sirsa will contest on SAD symbol from the Rajouri Garden constituency, while Harmeet Singh Kalka (Kalkaji), Jitender Pal Singh Shanty (Shahdara) and Avtar Singh Hit (Harinagar) will contest the electionRead More