CHANDIGARH: In response to a petition filed by the National Scheduled Castes Alliance (NSCA) regarding the Scheduled Castes scholarship scam in Punjab, the Chairman of the National Scheduled Castes Commission, Dr PL Punia has decided to investigate the matter. In this connection Dr Punia has asked the chief secretary, Punjab, to send him an action […]
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana High Court today rejected the plea of Bashinder Singh father of drug lord Jagdiash Bhola to hold CBI probe into the synthetic drug racket. Bhola now in custody of Mumbai Police had named Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia as kingpin of the racket.The High Court bench headed by Justice Suya Kant […]
Amritsar: The officiating Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Giani Gurmukh Singh, has denied the allegations of receiving kickbacks for pardoning Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. He said he was ready to clear his name before the five high priests at Akal Takht. Without naming anyone, he said that he was being […]
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress President Partap Singh Bajwa and Congress Deputy leader in Lok Sabha and Amritsar MP Captain Amarinder Singh today once again locked their horns and snubbed each other on the issue of PPCC Presidentship.Bajwa in a statement issued here today ruled out any support to Capt Amarinder in any capacity. Certain reports had […]
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has declared ‘BAJ’ ‘Northern Goshawk’, as‘State Bird of Punjab. A notification to this effect was issued by Punjab Government. This was disclosed by an official spokesman. He said that this is in partial modification of notification issued on 15.03.1989.