Sikh population in India declines, stands at 2.08 crores, 1.7 percent of national head count

CHANDIGARH: The popilation of Sikhs in India has declined by 0.2 percent while other main minority community Muslim population has increased by 14.2 percent. This was revelaed in report of Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India today released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011. The distribution is total population by six major […]

Bajwa demands resignation of Majithia and Punjab BJP chief Kamal Sharma

PHAGWARA: Referring to the name of the Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia surfacing this time in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the case of drugs and money laundering in connection with the transfer of investigating officer Naranjan Singh, Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee President Partap Singh Bajwa said the consistent position of the Congress […]

Modi has again slights Punjabis by cancelling Dhudike programme: Bajwa

Chandigarh, August 24: The Punjab Congress President Mr Partap Singh Bajwa today said the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi had once against hurt the Punjabis by cancelling his proposed visit to Dhudike to participate in the 150 anniversary of Sher-e-Punjab Lala Lajpat Rai on August 28.“Earlier, he distanced himself from the 350th anniversary celebrations of […]

Punjab BJP president in trouble, aide arrested for helping drug smugglers

CHANDIGARH: In a fresh trouble for the Punjab BJP president Kamal Sharma, Punjab Police has arrested Jaspal Singh alias Jimmy Sandhu former Personal Assistant of BJP President in the charge of accepting bribe to facilitate release of drug smugglers. He is also accused of accepting Rs.15 lakh from an employee in the office of Depty […]