Chandigarh, Gearing up for the forthcoming local bodies elections in the state, the Punjab Congress today demanded total transparency in the process for the delimitation of the wards by making it online. The party submitted a memorandum to this effect to the Governor, Mr Shivraj Patil and the Chief Minister,Read More

* Seeks appoinment for a joint meeting to find permanent solution to this grave issue Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today urged the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Mr. Virbhadra Singh to seek his direct and personal intervention for jointly putting up an effective monitoring mechanism in place for the cleaning ofRead More

Fazilka, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday called for the “faultless execution” of the master plan to end water logging in the state. Winding up his three-day tour in rain-triggered waterlogged districts of the state, Badal said the master plan conceived by the state government last year, after minutely observingRead More

Vancouver,  The New Democrats are promising to bring back the minimum wage for employees who work in federally regulated sectors. NDP leader Tom Mulcair announced on Saturday that if the NDP forms the next government it would set a minimum wage of $15 an hour for those who work in companiesRead More

Toronto, Last-minute Toronto mayoral candidate Doug Ford won’t hit the campaign trail until Monday, but his political rivals were already on the offensive this weekend. Mayoral candidates Olivia Chow and John Tory slammed Doug Ford’s track record as a city councillor on Saturday, while offering their best wishes to hisRead More

Chandigarh,  The Punjab Congress President, Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, today flayed the decision of the Narendra Modi government fixing new norms about paddy procurement and milling  as yet another big set back to the state after the rejection of the demand of the  Akali Dal-BJP government  for special package as anti-Punjab,Read More

Chandigarh, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday asked Irrigation department to upgrade drainage system to check water logging in south western districts of the state. Badal, who talked to affected people in the villages of Sri Muktsar Sahib district, emphasised the need for upgrading, widening and strengthening theRead More

Washington, President Barack Obama is distinguishing the military campaign against Islamic State militants from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He says the new fight must avoid what he calls mistakes of the past. Obama says more nations are joining a coalition against the extremists. In his weekly radio andRead More

Chandigarh, State finance minister Parminder Dhindsa slammed his cabinet colleague and industries minister Madan Mohan Mittal for his comments over the special package issue. Mittal on Thursday had told that Punjab had failed to get assistance as the state finance minister had failed to plead its case at the CentreRead More

* Seeks to include Sikh issues in agenda list of PM’s proposed us visit * Says awareness and education campaign of Sikh identity in foreign countries need of the hour to create sense of security New Delhi, President Shiromani Akali Dal and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh BadalRead More