Chandigarh, Within days of the re-organisation of its kisan and khet mazdoor cell, the Punjab Congress today submitted a memorandum to the Governor, Mr Shivraj Patil, demanding, among others, waiving of loan of the farmers and the farm workers. The memorandum was submitted by the delegation led by the stateRead More

* Distributes 12 truckloads of relief material * Assures Kashmiris Punjab govt. will extend all possible help to J&K Chandigarh/Srinagar, Punjabis, who have been the biggest contributors in the relief operations in Jammu and Kashmir following unprecedented floods in the State, achieved a new milestone today with SAD general secretaryRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal sanctioned Rs. 70 lac for the up gradation of nine existing burial places and five Madrassas across the state. Disclosing this here a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s office said that this decision was taken by Mr. Badal in a meeting withRead More

Toronto,The latest Forum Research poll has John Tory and Doug Ford surging ahead of Olivia Chow who was the frontrunner for several months in Toronto’s mayoral race till the end of July. In the phone survey of 1,167 people, 43 per cent of people said they would vote for JohnRead More

New Delhi/Washington,  As Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the White House for the private dinner hosted by President Barack Obama, India and the US on Tuesday issued a vision statement “Chalein Saath Saath: Forward Together We Go” that called for a joint endeavour for prosperity and peace.“As leaders of twoRead More

Chandigarh,Congress Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha and former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday hit out at Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa, saying that the latter was neither his friend nor well-wisher. “Why shall I invite him? He is neither my friend nor well-wisher,” retorted the CongressRead More

* 10,000 youth would get training in first phase * Presides over function of EPF Pension holders Jalandhar, Emphasising the need to impart Skill Development Training to youngsters, the Union Food Processing Minister Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal today asserted that her ministry has made an exclusive plan to execute thisRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress President, Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, today described the resentment in Badal village against the flawed model of development of the Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Sikhbir Singh Badal, as only the tip of the iceberg in the backdrop of a strong undercurrent of anger against the ParkashRead More

Jalandhar, People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) chief Manpreet Badal said that in order to pose a strong challenge to the SAD-BJP alliance in the upcoming civic body polls, his party would initiate efforts to bring all opposition parties under one umbrella. “We know that it would be very difficult toRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Pradesh Congress has demanded immediate resignation of the Deputy Chief Minister and the Home Minister, Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal, in the case of what the party described as the cold-blooded murder of the two dalit brothers by the police at Jamalpur village near Machhiwara in Ludhiana district.Read More