UP, Punjab lead in cash, drug seizures during polls

UP, Punjab lead in cash, drug seizures during polls

New Delhi, February 21 : The Election Commission said over Rs 70 crore litres of liquor, Rs 173 crore in cash and Rs 108 crore drugs were seized in four states where the Assembly elections are being held, with the maximum recoveries made in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. The seizures were made in states, including […]

No cap on visa to UK for Indian students: British envoy

No cap on visa to UK for Indian students: British envoy

New Delhi : Britain on Tuesday said there is no cap on visa for Indian students and they are free to access world-class education in top notch UK universities. The British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith said that the UK had announced 600 scholarships for Indian students aspiring to study in the UK. “The […]

CBI arrests IRS officer for bribery in IPL-betting scam

CBI arrests IRS officer for bribery in IPL-betting scam

New Delhi, February 21 : The CBI on Tuesday arrested JP Singh, the then Joint Director in the Enforcement Directorate, who was facing the agency’s probe for allegedly receiving bribe from the accused in the IPL cricket-betting scam investigated by him. Singh, a 2000-batch Indian Revenue Service officer of the Customs and Excise wing, was […]

Security deployed along SYL canal in view of INLD threat

Security deployed along SYL canal in view of INLD threat

Patiala : Police and paramilitary forces have been stationed along the SYL canal near Kapuri village. Though at present there is no agitation or gathering on any side of the Punjab-Haryana border, the security agencies are keeping a close watch on the situation and except residents no outsider is being allowed to enter the villages. […]

PSPCL targets power bill defaulters, mostly Akali Dal leaders

PSPCL targets power bill defaulters, mostly Akali Dal leaders

CHANDIGARH : Punjab State Power Corporation Linited (PSPCL) has launched tirade against power bill defaulters most of them belonging to Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) who had not paid their bill for years together. The defaulters included henchmen of Badal family. The PSPCL officials had disconnected power supply to the residence of Dyal Sikh Kallianwali, a henchman […]