Ropar : Over two decades after a youth was kidnapped and allegedly murdered in a ‘fake’ encounter, District and Sessions Judge BS Sandhu today acquitted the four accused, including former DGP Satish Kumar Sharma, giving them the benefit of the doubt. In 2014, the court had framed charges against Sharma, the then Patiala SSP, the then […]
Amritsar : The Heart of Asia conference on Sunday saw both India and Afghanistan raise the pitch on terror and in clear terms asked Pakistan to take action against the terrorism emanating from its soil.In his address at the HOA conference, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani pointedly asked Pakistan to stop its aid to terrorists and […]
Amritsar : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal today reiterated his allegation against Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh and Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal of looting the state.He was speaking at an ‘Inquilab Rally’ here. AAP Punjab affairs incharge Sanjay Singh, co-incharge Jarnail Singh and senior leader HS Phoolka were present. “The Badals […]
Chandigarh : About three weeks after resigning en masse over the SYL issue, the 42 Congress MLAs are yet to give up the facilities they are entitled to as members of the Legislative Assembly. Besides government accommodation, an MLA gets a government vehicle, security, personal staff, fuel, salary and various allowances. On November 10, soon […]
MOHALI : Within days of issuance of Rs 2,000 denomination notes, two men were arrested in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, bordering Pakistan, on charge of printing colour copies of the new currency notes.Harjinder Singh and Sandeep, along with two others, were printing the new Rs 2,000 notes in Bhikhiwind village, 40 km from Amritsar, […]