Chandigarh, August 11 : The first chronicler of the Partition of 1947, who started building an archive in 1954, says not one of the key figures he interviewed during the process was ready to take responsibility for the monumental human tragedy that unfolded 70 years ago. Now 93, Prof Kirpal Singh says he aims to […]
Chandigarh : In what could be the root of the Rs31,000-crore foodgrain scam detected during the previous SAD-BJP government, AAP legislator HS Phoolka today claimed to have blown the lid off a PDS wheat scam running into Rs127 crore. He claimed a trained team of workers allegedly hired by food inspectors were pilfering 3-kg wheat from […]
Chandigarh, August 10 : In an initiative to help the beleaguered farmer community, six people, including four NRIs, donated money through the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the families whose one or more members have committed suicide. Leader of Opposition Sukhpal Khaira said at a press conference here on Thursday afternoon that the initiative was […]
Chandigarh : Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala’s son Vikas Barala and his friend Ashish Kumar will be produced before a Chandigarh court on Thursday. The two were arrested on Wednesday for an abduction bid, four days after they were accused of stalking 29-year-old Varnika Kundu, daughter of an IAS officer. Vikas Barala, 23, and his […]
Chandigarh, August 4 : To ensure the right to vote of workers in the by-election of sarpanches/panches of gram panchayat in Punjab to be held on August 6 (Sunday), the Punjab Government has declared it a paid holiday in all shops and commercial establishments where Sunday is not observed as a weekly off.