New Delhi : The Jharkhand cricket team, including their skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on Friday escaped unhurt after a fire broke out at a five-star hotel at Dwarka here leading to postponement of the Vijay Hazare Trophy semifinal against Bengal. The match that was supposed to be held at the Air Force ground in Palam […]
Chandigarh : Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday assumed office of the Minister for Local Bodies, putting the controversy over the post of deputy chief minister to rest. Addressing his first press conference here, the former cricketer said, “The Captain is like my father. I will take up any role assigned to me. I am happy […]
Chandigarh : The newly elected Punjab Cabinet that meets for the first time on Saturday will take the issue of farmers’ loans head on, having achieved power on the promise of debt-waiver. The cabinet will set up a committee of experts to assess the total agricultural loan, which the government proposes to waive. This amounts […]
New Delhi, March 17 : Opposition Congress on Friday forced an adjournment of Rajya Sabha proceedings over the conduct of the Goa Governor in inviting the BJP to form the government in the state after she reportedly consulted Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Congress members alleged breach of propriety and constitutional norms in the consultations Goa […]
Ludhiana : Of Punjab’s 117 elected MLAs, 27 face criminal cases. And 11 of them face “serious” charges such as murder, attempt to murder, dacoity and robbery, according to a 44-page booklet released by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR). The booklet carries details of the legislators’ background, financial status, educational qualification, gender and other […]