Family claims head constable committed suicide, police call it accident

Muktsar : A head constable, booked on the charge of stealing narcotics from a “malkhana” in Fazilka about three months ago, was crushed to death by a truck at Ladwa village in Kurukshetra district of Haryana last night. While Surjit Singh Sharma’s family members claimed that he committed suicide, the Fazilka police said he died […]

MLAs removed own turbans, says Jakhar

Patiala : State Congress chief Sunil Jakhar today alleged that AAP MLAs had themselves removed their turbans during the ruckus in the Vidhan Sabha on Thursday. Replying to a question, Jakhar said, “The legislators tried to breach the Assembly protocol. One of them hit a woman marshal and broke another marshal’s hand. No one tossed […]

Eid gift for Malerkotla, to be district soon

Malerkotla : The promise to make Malerkotla a district will be fulfilled soon. With the status of district, the area will see unprecedented development, said Razia Sultana, local MLA and Minister of State for Public Works Department, at a function to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr here today. Finance Minister Manpreet Badal and Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh […]

Manpreet Badal announces Rs 1 crore for Malerkotla Eidgah

Sangrur : Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Monday announced Rs 1 crore for the Eidgah at Malerkotla. He was speaking after attending the Eid function there. Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu also attended the function. Local MLA Razia Sultana said Malerkotla would be made a district.