Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday suspended rebel MLAs Sukhpal Khaira and Kanwar Sandhu, over involvement in anti-party activities. Three months earlier, Khaira was sacked from Leader of Opposition post of Punjab assembly. Khaira had earlier stated that “It hardly mattered to me, even if AAP suspended me from party membership,[Read More…]
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Haryana roadways staff end 18-day-old strike
Chandigarh: Following directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday, various unions of Haryana roadways employees have agreed to withdraw their 18-day-old strike. The strike crippled the state-run public transport as hundreds of Haryana Roadways buses went off the road. Daily commuters and passengers bore the brunt of[Read More…]
Delhi pollution increased after Oct 25, Punjab to blame: Kejriwal
Chandigarh: Accusing the Punjab government for failing to control stubble burning of the harvested paddy crop, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday that the pollution level had deteriorated in the national capital after October 25. “We have seen abnormal increase in pollution level after October 25. This is[Read More…]
Amritsar Train Tragedy: Inquiry Commission summons Navjot Singh Sidhu and wife Navjot Kaur
In a big development in Amritsar train tragedy, Punjab Cabinet Ministers Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife Navjot Kaur have been summoned by a one-man commission conducting an inquiry in the tragic matter. Senior IAS officer B Purushartha, who is conducting the inquiry in Amritsar, has asked the duo to[Read More…]
AAP Punjab unit declares five candidates for Lok Sabha elections 2019
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab core committee on Tuesday announced the five candidates for Lok Sabha elections 2019. The list includes Bhagwant Mann from Sangrur, Professor Sadhu Singh from Faridkot, Dr Ravjot Singh from Hoshiarpur, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal from Amritsar Sahib and Narinder Singh Shergil from Anandpur Sahib respectively.[Read More…]
Despite financial constraints, Punjab govt hires 558 doctors
Punjab government on Thursday has announced to employ 558 doctors for state. Health Minister Brahm Mohindra stated that “The department has completed the process of recruiting 558 doctors in the state”. “The recruitment process is over”, he added. The newly recruited doctors including specialists will be posted across the state[Read More…]
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh seeks Israel’s help in water management
Chandigarh: Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday sought Israel’s cooperation for sewerage water treatment in five major cities of Punjab, as the state looks to tackle pollution and boost irrigation. The Chief Minister, who is on an official visit to Israel, held talks in Jerusalem with Israel’s Minister of Energy[Read More…]
Amritsar Train Tragedy: “I had applied breaks but people pelted stone” writes driver
Arvind Kumar, the driver of the Diesel Multiple Unit train which was involved in the horrifying accident in Amritsar on Dussehra eve, wrote an emotional letter explaining that he applied breaks and honked in an attempt to stop the train, but then sped off after people started throwing stones. While[Read More…]
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh heads to Israel
Chandigarh: Claiming to be “completely satisfied with the relief and rehabilitation measures being carried out for the victims of the Amritsar train tragedy” and following assurances by his ministerial colleagues that everything will be taken care of, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday decided to visit Israel. The Chief[Read More…]
Inviting Mishaps: Railway tracks turned Dussehra grounds in Punjab cities
The bussing cities of Punjab invited a huge risk of accidents. In fact, if there is no mishap, then it means that luck is nice to them. Many places in Punjab witnessed, Dussehra celebrations right on the railway tracks welcoming horrific tragedies. The railway tracks on the Dhuri Line in[Read More…]
Harsimrat Badal blames Congress administration for Punjab train tragedy
Amritsar: Opposition Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday blamed the Congress administration for the tragic train disaster here in Punjab which claimed over 50 lives. The accident happened when a speeding train crushed Dusshera revellers who were watching the burning of a Ravan effigy from a railway track. “The entire[Read More…]
Amritsar train accident: Punjab CM annnounces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia to kin of deceased
Shortly after over 50 people were killed when a train ran into crowds at Joda Phatak crossing in Amritsar, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh announced compensation for the kin of those deceased in the tragedy. “Rushing to Amritsar to personally supervise relief & rescue in tragic rail accident on Dussehra[Read More…]
Amritsar train accident LIVE: Over 50 feared dead; PM Modi condoles, Amarinder Singh orders inquiry
LIVE UPDATES: Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has cancelled all engagements in the US and is immediately returning to India Several bodies still lying on railway tracks Around 40 to 45 dead bodies have arrived at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital while several are reportedly still lying on railway lines. Amritsar[Read More…]
Chandigarh High Court lifts total ban, allows fireworks for 3-hours on Dusshera, Diwali
Chandigarh High Court lifts the total ban and allows three hours window to enjoy fireworks each on Dusshera and Diwali in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh this year. A division bench of the Chandigarh High Court, comprising Chief Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Arun Palli, in its order issued on Wednesday,[Read More…]
Punjab: Gang of liquor smugglers busted in Moga
The local police along with the Excise and Taxation Department has busted a gang of liquor smugglers and recovered around 140 boxes (1,680 bottles) of various brands smuggled from Chandigarh and Haryana for illegal sale in Moga, the police said on Saturday. Local liquor traders got information that an illegal[Read More…]
Punjab government fails to punish killers of Sikhs: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday criticized the Punjab government for not acting against the killers of two Sikhs who died during protests against the sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib three years ago. Krishan Bhagwan Singh and Gurjit Singh died in police firing in October 2015 in[Read More…]
Punjab: 24-year-old woman gang raped by her friends twice on the same night, four arrested
In a horrific incident, reported from Kapurthala in Punjab where a 24-year-old woman was gang-raped by 10 men on two instances on the same night. Police said the majority of the accused were known to the woman. The woman was exploited in Lakhanpur Khole and Dayalpur villages of Kapurthala district[Read More…]
Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu walks blindfolded for a noble cause in Chandigarh
Punjab minister and eminent speaker Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday in Chandigarh grabbed the attention of many people, as former cricketer walked blindfolded on the roads of the sector-17 plaza. An event was organised by Dialogue Highway Trust,’ to make people realise what kinds of problems the visually impaired face’.[Read More…]
Punjab: Controversial Punjabi poet Surjit Gag attacked for hurting religious sentiments
Punjabi controversial poet Surjit Gag, who was arrested in 2017 after a complaint filed by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), was whipped on Sunday in Anandpur Sahib. Gag said, “He was attacked by two persons at a shop near the Charanganga Bridge. He (Surjit Gag) tried to flee, but[Read More…]
Rains affect life in Punjab, Haryana; damage paddy, cotton crop
Moderate to heavy rainfall continued in most parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh for the third day on Monday affecting normal life. With the standing paddy and cotton crop almost ready-to-harvest, farmers said their crop was damaged due to the unseasonal rain. In Punjab, districts downstream of rivers Sutlej, Beas[Read More…]
Congress heads for landslide victory in Zila Parishad polls, AAP draws a blank
The ruling Congress in Punjab on Saturday won the most seats in the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections and headed for a landslide victory as counting was underway. The main opposition AAP in the state assembly faced a humiliating defeat. Out of 113 Zila Parishad seats — out of[Read More…]
Plot to assassinate me, my son: Former CM Badal
Accusing the state’s Congress government of encouraging radical elements, former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday claimed there was a plot to assassinate him and his son Sukhbir Badal. “I have been informed by the police about a plot to assassinate me and my son. But we neither[Read More…]
Petrol, Diesel may soon become cheaper in Punjab, Karnataka
Petrol and diesel may soon become cheaper in Punjab and Karnataka, the All India CongressCommittee (AICC) in-charge for Himachal Pradesh Rajni Patil said here Sunday. Responding to a question, Patil said the chief ministers of Congress ruled Punjab and Karnatakahave already been directed to reduce value added tax (VAT) on petroleum products. Patil, accompanied by Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Sukhvinder[Read More…]
Do not agree with anti-sacrilege bills passed by Punjab: Chidambaram
Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said he was a liberal and did not agree with the anti-sacrilege bills recently passed by the Punjab Assembly. The former home minister, however, added that his views were “irrelevant” as he was not PunjabChief Minister Amarinder Singh’s “boss”. He said it was not Singh alone, but a number of legislators from almost all the parties in[Read More…]
Sidhu releases Kotkapura CCTV footage, wants action against Badals
Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday released CCTV footage that he said showed police action against peaceful protesters and subsequent firing leading to the death of two youths in Kotkapura in October 2015 following sacrilege incidents. Sidhu demanded action against then Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Shiromani Akali[Read More…]