Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday strongly condemned the decision of the Punjab government “to deploy heavy police force inside schools “for the implementation of the ‘Padho Punjab Padhao Punjab’ programme. “This has vitiated the pious and peaceful environment of the schools and created a fear psychosis among the[Read More…]
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Constable in washroom, rape accused escapes police custody
The police had sent the accused to the hospital for a check-up with constable Manjit Kaur.
Woman intruder from Pakistan shot, injured by BSF in Punjab
Chandigarh: A young woman intruder from Pakistan was shot at and injured by Border Security Force (BSF) troopers in the Dera Baba Nanak sector of Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on Wednesday morning. The woman was shifted to the government hospital in Dera Baba Nanak town, 275 km from here. “She is[Read More…]
Punjab budget: Petrol, diesel rates slashed
Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Monday slashed the rates of petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Re 1, respectively in the annual budget presented for the state. The reduced rates will be applicable from midnight, Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal said. “Starting midnight (today), petrol and diesel will be[Read More…]
Punjab Budget session heats up as Akalis protest against Navjot Singh Sidhu
Chandigarh: Angry scenes were witnessed in the Punjab Assembly in a war of words between state cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and opposition Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLAs, especially Bikram Singh Majithia, which forced adjournment before the budget could be presented in the House here on Monday. Sidhu and Majithia[Read More…]
Akalis put up dummy smartphones stall outside Punjab Assembly
Chandigarh: To remind the Congress government in Punjab led by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh about its pre-poll promise of giving smartphones to youth in the state, the Shiromani Akali Dal legislators on Thursday put up a stall of dummy smartphones outside the Punjab Assembly. Led by senior SAD leaders Bikram[Read More…]
Love in the air: 67 YO marries 24 YO girl in Punjab, HC assures police security to couple
The nation is highly gripped with the valentines week, spreading love all over. Breaking all odds, a 67-year-old man Shamsher Singh married a 24-year-old woman Navpreet Kaur in Punjab, going against the will of their families. Shamsher and Navpreet tied the knot at a Chandigarh gurdwara in January and the pictures of[Read More…]
Amarinder criticizes Badal for seeking doubling of relief for farmers
Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday lambasted Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal for demanding the doubling of the Rs 6,000 per annum relief announced for farmers by the Centre in the Union Budget. Accusing Badal of “rubbing salt on the wounds of the farmers with[Read More…]
Congress loan waiver functions are wasteful: AAP
Chandigarh, The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday dubbed the Congress government’s loan waiver functions in Punjab as a “wasteful extravaganza without substance” and said that it won’t heal the festering wounds of the farmers in the state. Denouncing the hosting of such “celebratory functions involving lakhs of rupees”, Punjab[Read More…]
Punjab: After receiving no funds under Housing Scheme, woman dies of depression
Khanna, Ludhiana: A woman died of depression after she did not receive ‘promised’ funds under Housing Scheme. Family members of the deceased has alleged that the authorities gave the woman an assurance of funds for the new house. But, following the taking down of her house, they refused to give an[Read More…]
