Gurdaspur : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday appealed to farmers not to resort to suicide, while announcing his government’s decision to provide jobs to 50,000 youth in the first phase of the ‘Ghar Ghar Mein Naukri’ scheme. Speaking at the Independence Day celebrations at Gurdaspur after unfurling the national flag, the Chief Minister […]
Fatehabad, August 14 : Jat leader Yashpal Malik was among the 12 people injured as rival Jat factions clashed at a rally of All India Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti at Samain village of Fatehabad on Monday. Supporters of Sarva Khap Panchayat spokesperson Sube Singh Samain and Yashpal Malik pelted one another with stones at the […]
Amritsar, August 14 : Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday announced a slew of welfare and development schemes for Amritsar, including a Rs 3,000 crore World Bank-aided project to provide surface-water-based drinking water supply system in the city. The surface water scheme will replace the existing groundwater-based drinking water supply scheme, thus addressing a […]
Chandigarh, August 13 : The Shiromani Akali Dal on Sunday attacked Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, saying he should “talk less and deliver more”, a day after he accused the SAD- BJP regime of framing “toothless” law on outdoor advertising and causing “revenue leakage”. The opposition party also asked him to elaborate about his contributions […]
Ludhiana, August 13 : Senior AAP leader HS Phoolka on Sunday demanded immediate action against Ludhiana District Food and Supplies Officer Rakesh Bhaskar for his alleged involvement in the pilfering of wheat from a godown in Rakba village near Dakha. The pilfering of wheat came to light after DC Ludhiana raided the godown along with police […]