New Delhi, October 28 : The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday reserved its judgment on the validity of the Haryana law mandating educational norms for contesting panchayat elections.A Bench comprising Justices J Chelameswar and AM Sapre passed the order at the conclusion of arguments by the petitioners and the state government.The state government strongly defended […]
Washington, October 28 : Marking a significant improvement, India now ranks 130 out of 189 countries in the ease of doing business, moving up 12 places from last year, according to the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business 2016’ report.”A forward movement of 12 spots in the ease of doing business by an economy of the size […]
Amritsar, October 27 : The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to celebrate a subdued Diwali at the Golden Temple and other gurdwaras under its control this year in the wake of incidents of the Guru Granth Sahib’s sacrilege. Avtar Singh Makkar, SGPC president, said, “Harmandar Sahib will not be illuminated in the manner it […]
CHANDIGARH: Reiterating his firm commitment to perpetuate the glorious cultural heritage of the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced to dedicate three upcoming state-of-the art monuments Jang-e-Azaadi, War Heroes Memorial and Ram Tirath Temple to the nation in next year. Presiding over a review meeting to monitor the pace of these ambitious […]
New Delhi, Oct.27: The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which had been appointed by the Supreme Court to deal with cases involving black money, submitted its report on Tuesday.The next hearing in the black money case will take place in January next year.Earlier in September, the SIT on black money had pressed for a response from […]