Chandigarh : In an apparent move to placate colleagues in the Punjab Congress who have not found a place in the state Cabinet, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh is set to appoint one Chief Parliamentary Secretary (CPS) and 20 Parliamentary Secretaries through the ordinance route. An ordinance is valid for six months and must be […]
Patiala : Laying down the new rules of engagement, police officers in the rank of SP and below in Punjab were today clearly told to either “act against drug peddlers or face the consequences”. At the first meeting of the Special Task Force (STF) set up to fight the drug menace, ADGP Harpreet Sidhu warned […]
Chandigarh : A bumper opium crop in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh is set to pose a big challenge for the Congress government in the state, which has promised to end the drug menace in four weeks. A special task force (STF) headed by ADGP Harpreet Sidhu was recently formed by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh […]
Jalandhar : Three persons were killed and 16 injured when a truck ran over devotees during a Shobha Yatra (religious procession) taken out to mark Rama Navami celebrations here this evening. The deceased included two women, Kusum Gill and Vinni Rajput. The body of a man was yet to be identified. Three of the critically […]
Amritsar : The five Sikh high priests today asked 44 Sikh leaders to appear before Akal Takht on April 17 on their reported visits to Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda for “political gains.” The dera chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim, was excommunicated in 2007 for impersonating Guru Gobind Singh. The high priests summoned 29 Sikh leaders for […]