15,000 paramilitary personnel deployed in Punjab, Haryana; mobile internet to be suspended

Chandigarh, August 24 : More than 15,000 paramilitary personnel have been deployed in Punjab and Haryana ahead of tomorrow’s verdict by a Panchkula court in a sexual exploitation case against Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a Union home Mministry official said today. Meanwhile, mobile Internet and data services across Punjab, Haryana […]

AAP, with NRIs’ help, adopts debt-ridden farmers; gives them aid

Bathinda : With the help of NRIs, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has come to the rescue of beleaguered families of those farmers who committed suicides due to debt caused by farm loans in Punjab. The AAP alleged that the Centre and the state government were responsible for the plight of the farmers and farm […]

Haryana, Punjab on toes for tomorrow

Chandigarh : Haryana and Punjab have been put on high alert ahead of the Panchkula CBI Special Court verdict in the alleged rape case against Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Friday. While prohibitory orders have been put in place in 10 districts of Haryana, Punjab has effected its biggest-ever deployment of […]

Punjab, Haryana on maximum alert ahead of Dera verdict

Chandigarh, August 23 : Over one lakh followers have reached Panchkula as Haryana and Punjab maintain maximum alert ahead of the court judgment in a rape case against the Dera head. As a precautionary measure, the government has ordered closure of schools and colleges in Panchkula district on August 24 and 25, Deputy Commissioner Gauri Parashar […]

CM flouting foreign travel ‘ban’: Khaira

Chandigarh : Leader of the Opposition Sukhpal Khaira said today that Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh was setting a wrong precedent by undertaking a foreign tour less than six months after assuming office. “The Congress had mentioned in its election manifesto that all ministers, MLAs and officials would not go abroad at the state government’s […]