Harmanpreet, Pujara recommended for Arjuna

Harmanpreet, Pujara recommended for Arjuna

New Delhi : BCCI has recommended Cheteshwar Pujara and Harmanpreet Kaur for this year’s Arjuna Award to be conferred on August 29 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. However, no cricketer’s name has been forwarded by BCCI to the Sports Ministry for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. Last year, India’s captain in all the three formats […]

Sidhu orders inquiry into razing of Pincassia resort

Sidhu orders inquiry into razing of Pincassia resort

Ropar : Local Bodies and Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu ordered an inquiry into the demolition of Pincassia resort here today. In 2009, the then SAD-BJP government had handed over the resort to Alchemist Hospitality to develop it as a five-star resort on Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis. Sidhu, who was on a tour of […]

Azlan Shah Cup: India squander lead twice as Britain earn a draw

Azlan Shah Cup: India squander lead twice as Britain earn a draw

Ipoh (Malaysia) : India squandered the lead twice as Great Britain rallied to earn a 2-2 draw in the rain-delayed opening match at the 26th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here. Akashdeep Singh (19th min) and Mandeep Singh (48th min) scored field goals to give India the lead two times in the match only […]

MLAs can’t inspect office: Bir Devinder

MLAs can’t inspect office: Bir Devinder

Chandigarh : Former Deputy Speaker Bir Devinder Singh has said that an MLA has no authority to seek any information directly from any officer or to inspect any office on his own.Speaking to The Tribune about information sought by Gurdaspur MLA Brindermeet Singh Pahra from the GM of the milk plant, he said that the […]

Amritsar airport set for night flights after runway revamp

Amritsar airport set for night flights after runway revamp

Amritsar : After a span of one year, night flights from Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport will resume from May 1. The night operations were discontinued due to the work to strengthen 12,000-ft-long runway. The work has been finished at a cost of about Rs 150 crore. It can now easily accommodate Boeing […]