Punjab blast: police probe on, blame game begins

Punjab blast: police probe on, blame game begins

CHANDIGARH : Punjab Police and security agencies are conducting investigations into a blast in a car near Bathinda which left three people dead and 11 others injured, police officials said on Wednesday.The blast took place on Tuesday evening just after Congress candidate Harminder Singh Jassi addressed a political gathering in Maur Mandi town about 200 […]

Probe Sukhbir Badal’s role in Bathinda blast: Kejriwal

Probe Sukhbir Badal’s role in Bathinda blast: Kejriwal

NEW DELHI : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday alleged Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal had a role in a blast near Bathinda that killed three persons, and called for his arrest.”To ensure peaceful elections, Sukhbir Badal should be immediately arrested. His role in yesterday’s (Tuesday’s) blast be probed. He’ll cause more […]

Doaba divided: Young want change, the old not so sure

Doaba divided: Young want change, the old not so sure

Nawanshahr : With the Assembly polls only four days away, the political divisions within families in Doaba are getting wider. It seems winds of change are blowing in the otherwise placid Doaba which seems to be headed for a keen triangular fight.As two young women wait for a bus at Samundran in Garhshankar constituency, they […]

In Jalalabad, Rai Sikhs weigh their options

In Jalalabad, Rai Sikhs weigh their options

Jalalabad : The high-profile contest between SAD’s Sukhbir Singh Badal, AAP’s Bhagwant Mann and Congress’ Ravneet Singh Bittu has become even more curious with the dominating Rai Sikhs rallying behind the latter and ‘estranged’ Akali MP Sher Singh Ghubaya, who belongs to the Rai community, canvassing “door to door” for the Congress candidate. Even as […]

Trump nominates conservative judge Gorsuch for Supreme Court

Trump nominates conservative judge Gorsuch for Supreme Court

Washington, February 1 : US President Donald Trump has nominated conservative judge Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court nominee, a selection which has sparked strong opposition from the Democrats.Born and raised in Colorado, 49-year-old Gorsuch of the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is the youngest Supreme Court nominee in a quarter century. […]