On visit to border villages, Badal comes under fire

Ferozepur : Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who today visited several border villages in the district, had a tough time in placating the residents who minced no words in putting across their displeasure over problems being faced by them. The CM was accompanied by PWD Minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon, former state BJP chief Kamal Sharma, […]

Balloons with ‘message’ in Urdu for PM found at Dinanagar

Gurdaspur : Two balloons with a message, written in Urdu and purportedly addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, were found at Ghesal village in Dinanagar which had witnessed a terror attack last year, police said on Saturday.Police got the message, written on a piece of paper and pasted on the yellow-coloured balloons, translated. It read: […]

Fearing attack, govt sets 72-hr deadline for constructing bridge

Gurdaspur : Fearing a retaliation attack by Pakistan on a cluster of seven villages situated across the river Ravi, the state government has ordered PWD to get the 750-feet long pontoon bridge constructed within 72 hours. The bridge at Makkoran Pattan village, the confluence point of rivers Ujh and Ravi, is dismantled in June every […]

Chhotepur announces Aapna Punjab Party

Chandigarh : Former Aam Aadmi Party state convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur announced a new political party–the Aapna Punjab Party–here on Saturday. He said the party would contest all 117 seats in the Punjab Assembly elections under the Punjab Progressive Alliance. Addressing a press conference here, Chhotepur said the Aapna Punjab Party would contest elections as part […]

Supreme Court refused to stay High Court decision of removing Punjab CPCs

CHANDIGARH : In a major setback to SAD-BJP government in Punjab, the Supreme Court of India has refused to grant stay on Punjab and Haryana High Court decision of quashing the appointment of Chief Parliamentary Secretaries (CPSs) appointed by Punjab Government. High Court had ordered removal of 18 CPCs on August 12, 2016. Punjab Government […]