Amritsar : Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh today condemned former CM Rajinder Kaur Bhattal and Arjun Singh Badal (son of Finance Minister Manpreet Badal) for not appearing before Takht to submit their apology for visiting the Sirsa dera ahead of the Assembly elections early this year.The Jathedar said: “Both Bhattal and Arjun are directed […]
Amritsar : Akal Takht today excommunicated former Akali minister Sucha Singh Langah from the community for hurting Sikh sentiments after his arrest in a rape case. The decision was taken at a meeting of the five High Priests in the light of complaints to Akal Takht. Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh pronounced the ‘hukumnama’ (edict) […]
Gurdaspur : Former MLA Sucha Singh Chhotepur, who formed the Aapna Punjab Party (APP) after AAP removed him as its state convener, was yesterday approached by the SAD. Sources claim his meeting with senior Akali leaders means his return to his parent party is imminent. “I will take a final decision on Friday,” said Chhotepur. […]
Chandigarh : The Punjab Government today cut a sorry figure before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the issue of stubble-burning with the tribunal directing the state counsel to list “concrete” steps it intended to take to tackle the menace on the next hearing date (October 11). Fearing a reprimand, top functionaries of the state […]
Faridkot : Punjab’s Department of School Education has revived a five-year-old scheme of renaming government schools after private persons. However, instead of donations, it will be the latter’s credentials that will count. Earlier, anyone who donated a certain sum could have a government school renamed after his/her close ones. Rechristening schools will now be a […]