AAP announces ex-Army man as candidate for Gurdaspur bypoll

Jalandhar, September 17 : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday announced Maj Gen (Retd) Suresh Khajuriya as its candidate for the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll. Khajuriya, who hails from Bungal village in Pathankot, has served two tenures as Brigade and Division Commander in Punjab during his 40 years of service. While announcing this, Opposition leader […]

Dr Kirpal Chugh, India’s father of nephrology, dies at 85

Chandigarh, September 17 : Dr Kirpal Singh Chugh, fondly called father of nephrology in India, passed away on Sunday. He was 85.Belonging to Patti in Tarn Taran, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, in 2000.Dr Chugh, a professor emeritus and former head of Nephrology Department at the Post Graduate Institute […]

Capt boots out, takes back transport officer

Chandigarh : Within a month of cancelling the controversial appointment of an Additional District Transport Officer (ADTO), Simran Sra, in the Transport Department, the Capt Amarinder Singh government has revoked its decision. The officer’s father, Harmel Singh Sra (now retired), was Additional Transport Commissioner, when he (Simran) was transferred to the department in 2013 while […]

Dera murder trial: Court to hear Ranjit Singh case daily

Chandigarh, September 16 : A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Panchkula began hearing final arguments in two murder cases against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh amid heightened security on Saturday. The court is currently hearing two murder cases — one involving killing of a journalist, Ram Chander Chhatrapati, and another […]