New Delhi : Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday trashed as “wild speculation” reports about his party being in negotiations with cricketer-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu for a tie-up in the 2017 state elections. “These are ridiculous and wild speculations. We are not even talking to Sidhu. No one is talking to him. There […]
CHANDIGARH : A clash and firing between two groups over control of a gurdwara left three people dead in Punjab’s Muktsar district on Wednesday, police said. Six people, who were injured, were admitted to the Muktsar Civil Hospital. The incident took place in Mallan village of Gidderbaha sub-division, about 250 km from here. Village residents […]
Chandigarh : Ignoring warnings by state authorities on burning paddy stubble, many farmers in Haryana and Punjab are still continuing the banned practice, leading to health risks and adversely affecting soil health. Both the Haryana and Punjab governments have imposed a ban on burning of paddy residue and the erring farmers can also be prosecuted by […]
Ludhiana : Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought the Centre’s intervention in improving the agriculture and industrial sectors in the state. During a programme at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to honour MSME entrepreneurs, Badal urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to constitute an expert group on farming as agriculture, the mainstay of the economy of […]
AMRITSAR : The Amritsar based journalsits under the banner of Chandigarh-Punjab Journalists Association led by President Jasbir Singh Patti today took out a protest march in the city against Punjab Public Relations and Information Minister Bikram Singh Majithia and burnt his ten headed ‘Raavan’ effigy for not taking any action against the police officials who […]