Marathwada water crisis warning signal for Punjab: Amarinder

CHANDIGARH: Reiterating his appeal to the judges of the Supreme Court of India to take into account the ground realities before deciding the SYL issue, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh today said that the Marathwada water crisis must come as a warning signal for Punjab. “It won’t be that long that barren […]

Mystery shrouds floating dead bodies in Punjab Canal, NHRC takes notice

CHANDIGARH: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken notice of the large number of unidentified dead bodies found floating in the Bhakra Canal leading to Rajasthan, a branch of which splits into Haryana at Khanauri barrage in Sangrur district of Punjab. It is estimated that about 500 dead bodies from various districts of Punjab […]

PSPCL taken cognizance of crop fire incidents

Patiala : Punjab State Power Corporation limited has taken a very serious cognizance of crop fire incidents and has issued strict instructions to all Chief Engineers of the operations Zones of the state to direct all S.E.s/Xens /SDOs under their control to ensure that no incident of crop fire takes place due to electricity short […]

Baisakhi observed in Golden Temple with great fervour

AMRITSAR: A sea of crowd of devotees, from home and abroad paid obeisance in the sanctum sanctorum of Golden Temple the holiest Sikh shrine on the eve of Baisakhi festival here today.The significance of this festival in Sikh religion as per the Sikh history the 10th Sikh master, Guru Gobind Singh, established the Khalsa Panth […]