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 […]
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. […]
Chandigarh : The Election Commission (EC) today ordered two distilleries, including one owned by a Bathinda family close to the ruling Badals, and three bottling units in Punjab to shut operations till the Assembly elections on February 4. Varun Roojam, Excise and Taxation Commissioner, said the operations at BCL, Bathinda and Patiala Distilleries as well […]
Hisar : Nearly seven years after scores of Dalit families fled Mirchpur following a clash with upper caste Jats, a similar exodus appeared to have begun after fresh violence between the two communities last night. Around 40 families left the village today despite assurances by the district authorities of “foolproof security”. Around 100 villagers had […]
Maur : Three persons were killed and 11 seriously injured in a car blast in Maur Mandi late this evening as soon as Congress candidate from Bathinda (Urban) Harminder Jassi had ended his election rally. Jassi, a relative of the controversial Sirsa-based dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, escaped with minor bruises. He was in […]