Flood-ready Funds drying up fast

Chandigarh : The Irrigation Department got only Rs 40 crore this year against the estimated expenditure of Rs 350 crore on its preparedness for the rains. It is another matter that the state has so far not received enough rain that creates an emergency situation. But with the Met Department predicting heavy rain across the state […]

Sidhu asks CM to take call on recovery of ‘tax evasion’ by Fastway

Chandigarh, August 2 : Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday asked the Chief Minister’s Office to take a call on the recovery of alleged tax evasion of Rs 20,000 crore by Fastway Transmissions Private Limited. Addressing a press conference here, Sidhu quoted the rough figures provided by Supreme Court advocate Vineet Bhagat. Hinting […]

Frame-up: Centre tells state to act against erring cops

Amritsar : The Union Ministry of Home Affairs and Justice has directed the Punjab Government to take appropriate action against the cops who had framed Kirpal Singh Randhawa (56), a human rights activist and a key witness in the Jaswant Singh Khalra murder case. Khalra, also a human rights activist, was kidnapped and murdered by the […]

Golden Temple pathis time protest with Badals’ ‘akhand path’, get partial wage hike

Amritsar : Pathis (priests) working at the Golden Temple today protested against “low wages” in the presence of SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, who had organised an “akhand path”. The pathis, supported by colleagues from Gurdwara Shahidan Sahib, Gurdwara Budha Sahib and Gurdwara Baba Bakala, refused to accept fresh […]