CHANDIGARH: Celebrated Punjab poet Surjit Patar today joined protest against rising intolerance in the country and curbs on freedom of speech by center government and returned his Sahatya Akademy award. He is sixth Punjabi writer to return the honour. Others who returned their Sahitya Akademy awards included Surjit Patar, Ajmer Aulakh, Atamjit, Gurbachan Singh Bbullar […]
CHANDIGARH: Half a dozen celebrated Punjabi writers have returned their Sahitya Akademy awards in protest against rising intolerance and curbs of freedom of expression by the BJP led NDA government at center even as eminant writer Sudheendra Kulkarni was today assaulted by Shiv Sainiks at Mumbai. Those returned their Sahitya Akademy awards included Surjit Patar, […]
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress has registered strong protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for comparing Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal with Nelson Mandela. Congress has demanded an apology from Modi.Sukhpal Singh Khaira former MLA and PPCC spokesperson in a hard hitting statement said that by comparing a “corrupt and tainted” leader like Badal with the legendary […]
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today appealed to farmers and farm labour Unions, blocking rail tracks for the last four days, to call off their agitation in larger public interest. He also called the farmer and labour repersentatives for talks on October 12.Farmers are agitating against damage of cotton crop due to supply […]
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today appealed to farmers and farm labour Unions, blocking rail tracks for the last four days, to call off their agitation in larger public interest. He also called the farmer and labour repersentatives for talks on October 12.Farmers are agitating against damage of cotton crop due to supply […]