Govt banks on rural fund to finance loan waiver

Govt banks on rural fund to finance loan waiver

Chandigarh : The Punjab Cabinet today approved two crucial amendments to the Punjab Rural Development Act, 1987, and the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act to enable the state government to extend the benefit of the crop loan waiver scheme to the distressed farmers. This has given the government an option to raise loan to […]

Conservative shift in Austria opens path to power for far right

Conservative shift in Austria opens path to power for far right

Vienna : Austria’s shift to the right in a parliamentary election has paved the way for young conservative star Sebastian Kurz to become the next leader and opened a path for the resurgent far right to return to power. The People’s Party, which named 31-year-old Foreign Minister Kurz its leader only in May, secured a […]

Income Tax team holding search operation at Dera Sacha Sauda

Income Tax team holding search operation at Dera Sacha Sauda

Chandigarh, October 17 : A team from investigation wing of the Income Tax Department is in Dera Sacha Sauda in Sirsa now for search and survey operations.The team led by Assistant Director, Income Tax, Data Ram, is conducting search and survey operations as per the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, said sources […]

RSS leader Ravinder Gosain shot dead in Ludhiana

RSS leader Ravinder Gosain shot dead in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, October 17 : RSS leader Ravinder Gosain was shot dead by two armed assailants at Basti Jodhewal here on Tuesday.The armed men were riding a motorcycle. Gosain, who was returning from an RSS shakha, was rushed to hospital. He died later, confirmed BJP president Ravinder Arora.He was the sangh pracharak at Mohan Shakha, RSS. He […]

2 Bathinda residents arrested for providing shelter to Honeypreet

2 Bathinda residents arrested for providing shelter to Honeypreet

Panchkula, October 17 : The Panchkula police have arrested Sharanjit Kaur and Gurmeet Singh, residents of Jangirana village in Bathinda district for providing shelter to Honeypreet Insan for 10 days. They were arrested under Section 216 of the IPC. The Panchkula police also arrested Gopal Bansal, resident of Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, in connection with the Panchkula […]