Amritsar : After missing several deadlines, the expansion project of the Golden Temple Plaza is now set for completion by October. Official sources say the President is expected to inaugurate it on November 1. In the first phase, the sprawling 8,250 sq ft marbled plaza opposite the Clock Tower entrance was thrown open to public […]
Chandigarh : Awaaz-e-Punjab will remain only a forum as its leaders Navjot Singh Sidhu and Pargat Singh are averse to floating a political party, saying doing so would only divide the anti-incumbency vote and help the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal.The two players-tuned-politicians said the current situation in the state is not ideal to float a […]
Mahawa (Amritsar) : Seven schoolchildren of MKD DAV Public School in Attari’s Neshta village were drowned and more than 15 injured when their school bus fell into a drain near the India-Pakistan border here this afternoon. The bus was carrying 30-35 children. Eyewitnesses said the speeding bus hit a boundary wall while crossing a bridge and […]
CHANDIGARH : Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh today asked the income tax department not to resort to “tax terrorism” on the traders and businessmen, to meet their revenue targets. He said, the IT department was free to ensure lawful and legal compliance but bullying and terrorising the traders in an extortionist manner […]
Chandigarh : The curtains finally came down on the 14th Vidhan Sabha last week, with the last day of the session ending on a bitter note. This Vidhan Sabha has perhaps been the most happening with its larger share of fights and hurling of abuses by MLAs in all sessions of this term. If the […]