Chandigarh : Amid tight security, the Muslim community celebrated Eid in various parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Monday. With tension remaining between India and Pakistan over terror attacks on security forces and ceasefire violations in Jammu and Kashmir, no sweets were exchanged between the border guards at the joint checkpost at Attari-Wagah, 30 […]
Chandigarh : In a major relief to the farmers, the Assembly today scrapped “kurki”, a practice under which mortgaged land is auctioned to recover loans, by abolishing Section 67-A of the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Brahm Mohindra said the Congress government had fulfilled a major poll promise by doing away with […]
Chandigarh : The Vidhan Sabha today passed a privilege motion against SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, even as Akali-BJP MLAs continued their protest against Speaker Rana KP Singh over his allegedly biased conduct yesterday. The motion was moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Brahm Mohindra, alleging that Sukhbir had used derogatory language against the Speaker yesterday. […]
Chandigarh : Punjab Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu today egged Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on to act against business cartels allegedly allowed to flourish under the Akali-BJP rule, claiming his department had uncovered tax evasion worth Rs 684 crore by Fastway Transmission Private Limited. The multi-system cable operator (MSO) is believed to be […]
Chandigarh, June 23 : Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday alleged that Fastway Cables caused a loss of Rs 700 crore to the state exchequer. Speaking in the Punjab Assembly, he said that Fastway started with Rs 25 lakh and had profit of Rs 30 crore immediately and nothing was given to the […]