Cow slaughter triggers protest in Malout; 2 held

Malout : Tension prevailed in the town after two persons were nabbed for allegedly slaughtering cows at a vacant plot on the Shekhu road here last night. A pickup vehicle used to transport cows was impounded.Those arrested are Rakesh Kumar and Ramesh Kumar. Their three accomplices managed to flee. A case under various sections of […]

Whitefly sting gets sharper, panicky farmers uproot crop

Chandigarh : With the whitefly attack becoming severe in the Malwa region, a number of farmers have started uprooting their cotton crop. The failure of the second successive crop is virtually staring the farmers in the face, many of whom are not in a position to take the blow. Whitefly had ravaged the cotton crop over […]

Education was never on priority for SAD-BJP and Congress Governments: AAP

CHANDIGARH : Taking serious note of the poor plight of entire education system in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today held SAD-BJP and Congress responsible for such a worse situation and claimed that education was never on priority for previous as well as current regimes in Punjab. AAP MP and Chairman of the Campaign Committee, […]

Liquor policy: Punjab seeks adjournment of hearing

Chandigargh : The Punjab government on Friday sought an adjournment of the hearing slated for August 2 on the state’s liquor licensing policy, quashed partly by the state high court on June 9.Appearing for the state, its standing counsel JS Chhabra pleaded with a Bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra to defer the hearing by […]