Chandigarh: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday apologised to former Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia for alleging the latter’s involvement in drug trade in the state, following which the SAD leader said he will withdraw his defamation suit. The Chief Minister withdrew his allegations and an application regarding the same[Read More…]
Amritsar: Underlining the significance of the large and influential Sikh and Punjabi community settled in his country, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accompanied by his wife and children, offered prayers at the Golden Temple on Wednesday. Dressed in traditional Indian clothes and their heads covered, the Trudeau family bowed before the[Read More…]
New Delhi: Both the low sex ratio and child sex ratio in Punjab have improved over the last decade due to sustained civil society efforts to change the mindset, Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said on Friday. Inaugurating the One Globe Forum on the digital economy, Badal said that besides[Read More…]
Chandigarh: Punjab’s powerful cabinet minister Rana Gurjit Singh has submitted his resignation from the Congress government in the state led by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh following allegations of corruption and money laundering against him. The resignation is yet to be accepted by the Chief Minister, sources in the government said. Rana[Read More…]
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will on Sunday formally launch the farm debt waiver scheme, which will benefit 5.63 lakh farmers in the initial phase. Additional Chief Secretaries D.P. Reddy and Viswajeet Khanna told reporters here that the government had identified 5.63 lakh farmers, who had taken loan of nearly[Read More…]
The parliamentary constituency of Gurdaspur in Punjab is all set to go to polls on Wednesday. The seat was vacant following the demise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and actor Vinod Khanna. The polling will begin at 8 AM and conclude at 5 PM today. The results of[Read More…]
In yet another incident of train mishap, a railways driver was reported dead after a train collided with a cement mixer truck in Punjab on Saturday afternoon. It reportedly happened at the Firozpur-Fazilka rail section, near Sukhera village. The deceased was identified as Vikas, a resident of Uttar Pradesh. Following[Read More…]
Punjab State Aids Control Society (PSACS) has said in its pamphlet that AIDS can be transmitted by shaking hands and also through using utensils used by an infected person in a shocking case of spreading misinformation. The Society has published a pamphlet that is meant for spreading awareness about AIDS.[Read More…]
The Haryana government was highly criticized by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a day after 31 people were killed and more than 250 were injured in violence started by supporters of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh after he was found guilty of rape. The court had even said that the[Read More…]
The states of Punjab and Haryana have been put on high alert ahead of the CBI court’s verdict in Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh rape case of 2002. Singh will appear in a court for judgment in Panchkula. Several of Ram Rahim’s followers have descended on the[Read More…]
According to a recent study, farmers in Punjab who are barely managing their expenses, have been spending around 30% share of their total debt towards meeting their domestic needs, like maintaining families, repairing houses, on health, education and socio-religious purposes. Professors of Punjabi University Patiala conducted the survey which was[Read More…]
Leader of Opposition, Punjab and Supreme Court lawyer, HS Phoolka, has been denied permission by the Delhi Bar Council to resume practice as he holds an “office of profit”. He also enjoys the rank and pay of a Cabinet Minister. After suspending practice Phoolka had sought permission from the council[Read More…]
In a brilliant display of his basketball skills, a 25-year-old man from Punjab has set a new Guinness world record. Sandeep Singh whirled a basketball on a toothbrush stuck in his mouth for nearly a minute and broke the record for “Longest duration spinning a basketball on a toothbrush”. He[Read More…]
In Jhandi village of Ludhiana, a seven-month pregnant woman was killed as her husband and brother-in-law allegedly pressed on her stomach till the foetus, believing it to be a female, said the Police in Ludhiana, reported Scroll. The woman’s body was later dumped in the nearby fields close to his[Read More…]
Speaking at the Vidhan Sabha in Punjab on Thursday, Finance Minister, Manpreet Singh Badal, said that there will be no more free pilgrimage in the state now. Pointing towards the fact that the educational institutions in the state were struggling for funds, he said that the ‘Mukh Mantri Tirath Darshan[Read More…]
While speaking in the Vidhan Sabha on Monday, Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, announced free education for girls from nursery to the doctorate level in government schools and universities of Punjab. Amarinder said his government will also seek to increase budgetary support in the education sector, and five new colleges will[Read More…]
Captain Amarinder Singh government gave a green signal to amend the Excise Act which will enable hotels, restaurants and clubs to serve alcohol within 500 meters of highways. By altering Section 26-A of Punjab Excise Act, 1914, all uncertainties for serving of liquor at hotels, restaurants and clubs would be[Read More…]
On Monday, Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh declared a loan waiver for a section of the farming sector of the state. The loan respite includes a total waiver of crop loans of up to Rs 2 lakh for all small and marginal farmers who own up to 5 acres,[Read More…]
In a horrifying incident, a drug dealer died after angry mob cut off his hands and legs in Bathinda, Punjab on Friday. Vinod Kumar, 25, was accused of selling drugs and the villagers had forced him to relocate 6-7 months ago. When he returned to his village on Friday, a[Read More…]
Punjab government led by Capt Amarinder Singh is likely to include the much-awaited debt relief for farmers in the budget proposals. It is expected to be announced towards the end of this month. According to the sources, the government, with the help of a group of experts, is working on[Read More…]
Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh, warned on Monday that the construction of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) would become a national problem if the final judgement goes against Punjab. He said that the construction of SYL canal to provide water to neighbouring Haryana could lead to the revival of militancy in[Read More…]
An easy access to services will now be made available by the Punjab state government through a launch of a portal and a mobile application. Currently, 137 services online are already there at the Sewa Kendra’s portal but within the next two months, 67 of more services will also be[Read More…]
The Punjab government is planning to introduce English as the medium of instruction in over 400 primary schools, with an aim to improve the existing educational standards in the state. On Thursday, Aruna Chaudhary, state education minister said the government was considering the introduction of English from Class 1 in[Read More…]
Three suspects were detained on Tuesday, a day after suspicious bag with army fatigues was found in Pathankot. Reportedly, the three people have been apprehended from Sujanpur in Punjab’s Pathankot district. Their identity is yet to be released. Soon after the bag was found, Army officials started conducting a search[Read More…]
Acid attack on women in India is not new. Women have been victim of this crime for years. Acid-attack is one of the ruthless types of crime on human beings which leads to complete debilitation, loss of income and opportunity, and even ostracism. Acid attack has seen a steep rise[Read More…]