Chandigarh, There is a growing clamour for Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa to step down with a section of party workers protesting against his continuance in the post and the ruling Akali Dal upping its offensive against the Congress leader. A section of party men, reportedly owing allegiance toRead More

* 1750 rural centers to be set up in rural areas Chandigarh, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today asked Chief Secretary Sarvesh Kaushal to start citizen centric services through Unified Service Delivery Centres in rural areas by mid 2015 so that rural population could get hassle freeRead More

Chandigarh, The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association today gave a call to all participating countries for supportive policy framework for sustained agriculture growth and impressed for collective efforts to implement comprehensive policies in support of farmers. Speaking on the role of parliamentary agricultural committees (PAC’s) in Asia region, Mr Tony Worthington ofRead More

Toronto, John Tory will be the next mayor of Canada’s largest city after winning the Toronto municipal election. Tory, a former telecommunications executive, CFL chairman, provincial politician, and radio broadcaster, bested controversial city councillor Doug Ford and former NDP MP Olivia Chow, the one-time frontrunner. In the end, Tory finishedRead More

Brampton, Linda Jeffrey has handed Susan Fennell, the scandal-plagued mayor of Brampton, an embarrassing defeat. She said Fennell’s loss was a signal that Brampton taxpayers “sent a clear message that they want a better Brampton … We needed real leadership.” “Certainly, people were very angry,” Jeffrey said of Fennell, moments afterRead More

Edmonton, Alberta Premier Jim Prentice won a seat in the legislature Monday as his Progressive Conservatives defeated all comers in four by-election races. Prentice, the 58-year-old former MP and Conservative cabinet minister under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, handily defeated Wildrose candidate Kathy Macdonald in Calgary-Foothills. Health Minister Stephen Mandel outlastedRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal would dedicate the historic Maharaja Dalip Singh Memorial after its restoration and facelift at Bassian Kothi in Ludhiana district to the nation on January 15, 2015. A decision to this effect was taken by the Chief Minister while presiding over a meetingRead More

Chandigarh, The Congress in Punjab is at war and the enemy happens to be the Congress itself, not the ruling Akali Dal-BJP alliance which is otherwise confronted with tidal wave of anti-incumbency. This war intensified yesterday at Ludhiana from where state party chief Partap Singh Bajwa embarked upon his campaignRead More

* Railway Minister Sadanand Gowda will flag off Bathinda-New Delhi Shatabdi Express on October 31 Chandigarh,Union Food Processing Industry Minister Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal today flagged off ‘Dham Special with Dakshin Darshan’ train from Chandigarh railway station. The Minister also announced that Union Railways Minister Mr. D.V. Sadananda Gowda willRead More

* SAD to vehemently raise these issues with the GOI * Assails congress for depriving Punjab of its legitimate rights * Announces to hold state level function annually on death anniversary of Pheruman Pheruman (Amritsar), Renewing his firm pledge to get back the Punjabi speaking areas and Chandigarh, hitherto deprivedRead More