Chandigarh : The Cabinet today approved the appointment of Ajitesh Kaushal, an international rifle shooter, as a Sub-Inspector in the Punjab Police. Ajitesh has won 85 medals in shooting at state, national and international levels. He is an A-grade sportsman of the state Sports Department. He was earlier given Rs 5.22 lakh for his performances. […]
New Delhi, December 28 : Amid protest by several Opposition members, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to make instant triple talaq illegal with a provision of a jail term of three years for the husband. Rejecting the protest by Opposition benches and the criticism of […]
Chandigarh : Questioning the intent of the draft policy to regularise about 6,500 illegal colonies in the state, the Cabinet today decided to set up a five-member sub-committee to finalise the policy and the legislation concerned. The agenda item of the Housing and Urban Development Department to approve the policy was deferred for the second time […]
New Delhi, December 28 : Seeking to end the controversy that erupted over his remarks and stalled parliamentary proceedings, Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde on Thursday tendered an apology in the Lok Sabha after a nudge by the Speaker but he said his speech at a function in Karnataka was distorted. As soon as the House […]
Jammu, December 28 : Tassaduq Mufti, brother of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, was inducted into the council of ministers on Thursday morning. Javed Mustafa Mir, a three-time MLA, who was dropped from the council of ministers in 2016 when Mehbooba took over as chief minister, was also re-inducted as cabinet minister. In a simple and brief […]