Chandigarh, Sacked Takht Damdama Sahib Jathedar Giani Balwant Singh Nandgarh was in for a big shock when the Takht authorities today denied him the bir of Guru Granth Sahib to start path at his residence. He is till to vacate the official residence of the Jathedar following his unceremonious dismissalRead More

Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday alleged that successive Congress governments at the Centre had pursued the policy of “excessive centralisation” of power due to which states have suffered. He was interacting with media on the sidelines of ‘Sangat Darshan’ programme in Lambi Assembly ofRead More

Chandigarh/Kolkata, Notwithstanding the fact that it apparently indicts late prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for India’s military defeat in the 1962 war with China, Congress MP and former army Captain Amarinder Singh has called for the release of the Henderson-Brooks report. “The report should have been out a long time ago.Read More

Chandigarh,  Arvind Khanna, Congress MLA from Dhuri yesterday resigned from the Punjab Assembly and active politics citing personal reasons. “I have decided to go ahead with my resignation from the Punjab Vidhan Sabha and active politics to devote my time to my family and business. I had decided to resignRead More

New Delhi, The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today alleged that the BJP-led Union Government had transferred Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) main investigator in the drug money-laundering case in Punjab at the behest of its ally, SAD. It claimed that an attempt was being made to make Delhi the “drug capital” ofRead More

Ludhiana,  On the third and concluding Sangat Darshan for NRIs, only 174 persons from seven districts, Ludhiana, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Sangrur, Ropar and SAS Nagar- appeared with their complaints. Most of these were regarding land disputes and marital discord. As many as 233 complaints were receivedRead More

Ludhiana,  Two days after the Enforcement Directorate transferred its main investigator probing the multi-crore drug case in Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday said his government had nothing to do with the transfer of the ED official. “We have nothing to do with the transfer of Jalandhar-based officialRead More

Ludhiana, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday announced a review of the state government’s major policies concerning the wellbeing of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). Addressing a gathering during the third and concluding Sangat Darshan (people meeting exercise) exclusively held for NRIs here, the chief minister said these Sangat Darshans haveRead More

Talwandi Sabo, Ousted Jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh today said renouncing the post was a “small thing for him as he had great regard for the Panth and its traditions”.“I will meet like-minded religious and political leaders tomorrow and then decide future course of action. The Jathedar’s post is miniscule asRead More

New Delhi,  Former Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal today met Congress president Sonia Gandhi to discuss the ongoing crisis in the Punjab Congress and immediate resolution of the matter. The central leadership is likely to name a central observer to deal with the issue. Speaking to The Tribune, Bhattal saidRead More