Denied opportunity in RS, Sachin bats for sports on social media

Denied opportunity in RS, Sachin bats for sports on social media

New Delhi, December 22 : A day after being forced to leave the Rajya Sabha without making his debut speech, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Friday took to social media to speak on the overall environment of sports in India.In a video posted on his social media accounts, Tendulkar praised the north east in particular […]

Probe indicts revenue officials in land scam

Probe indicts revenue officials in land scam

Ferozepur : Several revenue officials, including a naib tehsildar, three kanungos and four patwaris, and some sarpanches have been indicted in an inquiry conducted by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Vineet Kumar into the NH-15 scam which allegedly caused loss to the tune of crores of rupees to the state exchequer. A retired SDM-rank official and […]

Tourism Dept woos filmmakers

Tourism Dept woos filmmakers

Amritsar : Even as the SGPC has put a blanket ban on shooting of any movie on the Golden Temple complex since March 2016, the Amritsar authorities have invited film-makers to use Heritage Street, leading to the holy shrine, as film location free of cost. Bollywood actors Bobby Deol and Kriti Kharbanda were spotted shooting […]

Capt taking over SAD’s Panthic agenda

Capt taking over SAD’s Panthic agenda

Chandigarh : With Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh slowly but surely taking over Akalis’ Panthic agenda, the going may get even tougher for the Shiromani Akali Dal. Also, it will stop murmurings within the Congress regarding the CM’s “bonhomie” with Akali leaders. Amarinder Singh has begun to assume charge of both political and religious […]

Bathinda thermal plant to be shut, employees shifted

Bathinda thermal plant to be shut, employees shifted

Chandigarh : In a decision that will affect almost 3,000 employees, both regular and contractual, the Punjab Cabinet today decided to shut down its 460 MW Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant in Bathinda and two units of the 1,260 MW Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant at Ropar with effect from January 1, 2018. While […]