Chandigarh: Congress Party-led Punjab government has unanimously passed a resolution to provide 33% reservation to Women in Parliament and in the state assembly. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh took to social media and confirmed the decision and tweeted about the state assembly resolution on Friday. Captain said, “Thankful to[Read More…]
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Amritsar Train Tragedy: Dalbir who played Raavan; died trying to save people
Amritsar: Dalbir Singh acted Ravaan in the Ramleela performed at Joda Phatak, where a speedy train mowed down 61 people; was getting ready after the play to watch himself the #RavaanDahan, saw the train coming from other direction tried his best to stop people standing on the railway track from[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…]
Trudeau offers prayers at Golden Temple; says no support for separatists
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…]
Punjab to alter Act to enable hotels and clubs to serve alcohol near highways
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…]
Punjab sets precedent, announces monthly aid for acid-attack survivors
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…]
Congress rejig, appoints new state chiefs
In a major organisational revamp, the Congress on Thursday has replaced its existing state unit chiefs in two states where Assembly elections happened recently. The Congress leadership has appointed senior leader Pritam Singh as its Uttarakhand Congress chief and Sunil Jakhar as its chief in Punjab. Sunil Jakhar, contested from[Read More…]
Capt Amarinder to campaign in Delhi MCD polls
‘Sidhu can do TV if it’s main source of income’
UP: 20 ministers in Yogi Adityanath govt with criminal charges
Out of the 47 ministers in the Yogi Adityanath government, 20 ministers faces criminal charges against them, including the chief minister itself, according to UP Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analysis of the self-sworn affidavits of the ministers. “Out of the 44 ministers, 35 (80 per cent)[Read More…]