Punjab Congress plays down protest by dalit leaders at party meet

CHANDIGARH : The issue of not giving due repersentation to the dalit samaj in the Punjab Congress caught the headlines when party leader and sufi singer Hans Raj Hans and his supporters raised anti- Congress slogans during the meeting of Scheduled castes wing of the party at Naya Gaon near here yesterday. AICC general secretary Asha […]

Cop assaulted in Batala, fourth incident in recent past

Gurdaspur : Around a dozen persons attacked a Batala police head constable and his companion by iron rods on the outskirts of his village—Nathwal— in Gurdaspur district on Monday morning.Harpal Singh, who works in the counter-intelligence wing, broke both legs and sustained serious head injuries. Kuldeep Singh who was accompanying him also suffered grievous injuries.Eyewitnesses […]

Khaira hits out at ‘fake’ sadhus; praises Teresa’s cannonisation

Chandigarh, September 5 : Aam Aadmi Party leader Sukhpal Khaira said on Monday that recently cannoised ‘Mother’ Teresa truly deserved the sainthood bestowed upon her “unlike our fake sadhus and sants”. “I salute Mother Teresa for her contribution to humanity n poor. She truly deserved ‘sainthood’ unlike our fake sadhus and sants,” he said in a […]

Ghuggi cautions Sidhu over floating party

Amritsar : Newly appointed state AAP convener Gurpreet Ghuggi here today asked former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu to think twice before forming a political party. “Sidhu was a bit late in talking about the welfare of Punjab as he remained away from the state for too long. He should not let people misuse him […]