Chandigarch : An expert committee set up by the state government will meet here on Tuesday to deliberate on key issues related to farm loan waiver, including the identification of beneficiaries.The panel, headed by noted agriculture economist and NITI Aayog adviser Dr T Haque, includes Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University; Dr Balwinder […]
Amritsar : A private hospital owner, Dr Munish Sharma, was kidnapped by Gopi Ghanshampuria and other gangsters late last evening when he was returning home in the Ranjit Avenue here from Ajnala.Ghanshampuria is an accomplice of gangster Vicky Gounder, who had escaped from the Nabha jail last year. Dr Sharma, who runs a hospital at […]
Chandigarh : Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has responded to an editorial published in this paper on May 19 with a “letter to the Editor”, in which he states that “it is only a small section of the media and rival political parties that doubt our sincerity and commitment to fulfilling our poll promises…. […]
Chandigarh :The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has summoned the Deputy Commissioner, Mohali in person on 22nd June, 2017 owing to the careless attitude exhibited by the latter towards the commission. Disclosing this here today, the Chairman of the commission Mr. Rajesh Bagha said that the commission had received a complaint from Mrs. Raj Rani […]
Sangrur : A day after two farmers ended their lives in Bathinda district, two more farmers allegedly committed suicide at Ubhawal and Mangwal villages of Sangrur today. The police have started investigations in both cases. Sources said Hardev Singh of Ubhawal went to his fields this morning and hanged himself with a tree. Some villagers […]