Gurdaspur, Fearing that its senior leaders may not manage an impressive gathering, the SAD top brass has reportedly cancelled its anti-drug protest in this border township. Also, the BJP could have played a spoilsport in this parliamentary constituency, said sources.There are four senior Akali leaders in the Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency whichRead More

Chandigarh, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal today did away with the Excise and Taxation Department’s practice of charging VAT while granting liquor licence to people wishing to hold wedding or other functions.The Deputy Chief Minister, who holds the Excise and Taxation portfolio, announced that liquor licences would be issued online fromRead More

Amritsar, Various Sikh bodies have urged Akal Takht to exercise its authority to secure the release of detainees belonging to the community languishing in various jails across the country despite completion of their sentence.They claimed Akal Takht, as highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, had the power to direct the CentreRead More

Melbourne, In a major development, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday retired from Test cricket with immediate effect, citing strain of playing all formats, after his team lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia here. “One of India’s greatest Test Captains under whose leadership India became the No. 1Read More

Jakarta, At least 40 bodies have been recovered from the sea along with the debris from the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, confirmed authorities. Navy spokesperson Manahan Simorangkir said the warship Bung Tomo recovered 40 bodies and the number is increasing. Indonesian rescuers saw bodies and luggage off the coast ofRead More

* Urges to lay foundation stones of 4 major 4 laning projects worth Rs 1693 crore * Gadkari approves major road projects worth Rs. 5261 crore * 128 km Patiala-Bathinda road approved on EPC mode costing Rs 1238 cr New Delhi/Chandigarh, The Union Government today extended New Year bonanza toRead More

* SAD to hold three dharnas near international check points to create awareness and need for greater vigilance on border Chandigarh, The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) will now hold three dharnas near the international border check points to create awareness about drugs as well as focus on the need forRead More

* Sukhbir has caused constitutional crisis – Bajwa * Tells his cadre to gear up for Vidhan Sabha polls in near future Chandigarh, In a statement issued here today, S. Partap Singh Bajwa, President PPCC asked Sh. Narendra Modi to drop Mrs Harsimrat Badal from the Cabinet immediately. Bajwa remindedRead More

* Advocates allowing airlines to choose any international airport as their hub * Urges for direct international flights from Chandigarh airport at the earliest * Demand starting of domestic flights from Bathinda and Pathankot Delhi, December 30 – Punjab today urged the centre to allow airlines to choose different internationalRead More

Chandigarh, In a statement issued here today, S. Partap Singh Bajwa, President PPCC said that the decision of the Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal to hold 4 dharnas on the sensitive international border with Pakistan, which are unprecedented and will lead to public disorder and incite violence at theRead More