Chandigarh, November 28 : The Punjab Assembly session began on Tuesday amid acrimonious scenes by AAP MLAs who demanded a CBI inquiry into the judge audio clip scandal. They were carrying photographs of Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia with a drug case accused, Bittu Aulakh. Raising the slogans, the MLAs entered the Well of the […]
Chandigarh, November 27 : Lok Insaaf Party MLAs Simarjit Singh Bains and Balwinder Singh Bains on Monday released an audio recording claiming it to be a conversation about payment of Rs 35 lakh to a Punjab and Haryana High Court judge for action against AAP leader Sukhpal Khaira in a drug smuggling case. The purported […]
Chandigarh : Contaminated water, erratic power supply and lack of sewerage continue to be the bane of border area residents. Dala village, 10 km from the wire fencing in Gurdaspur district, is symptomatic of villages near the Zero Line. Notwithstanding tall claims by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), supply is erratic that has a […]
Chandigarh : After four years of rallies and online petitions by victims and social organisations, Australia’s Victoria province is all set to bring in a law against dowry, making it a criminal offence. The draft Bill is ready and will be tabled in the legislature soon. Marie Segrave, Associate Professor in Criminology, Monash University, Melbourne, […]
Amritsar : After beautifying its surroundings with a multi-crore heritage street and entrance plaza, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to revamp the main entrance to the Golden Temple. Sparing a thought for physically-challenged devotees, the SGPC plans to instal special lifts to allow easier access to the shrine’s “parkarma” (circumambulation). Escalators will […]