Washington, July 22 : The Pentagon has encouraged India and China to engage in a direct dialogue free of any “coercive aspects”. “We encourage India and China to engage in direct dialogue aimed at reducing tensions and free of any coercive aspects,” Gary Ross, a Defence Department spokesman said. Over the past week, the US State […]
Chandigarh, July 20 : Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Bholath Sukhpal Khaira is tipped to be the Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly as 14 of the 19 MLAs have agreed to back him. A meeting to choose the leader is scheduled at 4 pm at party convener Arvind Kejriwal’s residence in New Delhi. […]
Sangrur : Farmers in Sangrur and Barnala are compelled to borrow money at higher rates of interest from private moneylenders to meet their crop sowing expenses as cooperative societies in both districts have stopped releasing crop loans. Sources said under Sangrur Central Cooperative Bank, there were a total of 296 cooperative societies, formed to help […]
Chandigarh : The Punjab Government is all set to approach the Union Government for the waiver of crop loan of commercial banks. The issue will figure in tomorrow’s meeting between Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The state government will press the Centre to waive the crop loan debt of […]
Moga : The body of Sepoy Jaspreet Singh, who was killed in Pakistani firing in the Naushera sector of Jammu and Kashmir, was consigned to flames with state honours at his native Talwandi Mallian village in Dharamkot subdivision of Moga today.Jaspreet (24) was killed during a ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Army in Rajouri district on […]