Chandigarh : The delay in releasing funds for development projects, especially in election-bound civic bodies, is resulting in tension between Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and the bureaucracy. The minister is reportedly keen on getting early grants for completion of works in the four Municipal Corporations and 34 municipalities. Official circles were on Wednesday […]
Majitha : Senior Congress leaders, including Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and Dera Baba Nanak MLA Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, today launched a crusade against SAD general secretary and MLA Bikram Singh Majithia on his home turf. The assembly of Congress leaders is being seen as an attempt to mount pressure on Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, […]
Porvorim : All-rounder Gurkeerat Mann scored a century to capitalise on the platform laid by Jiwanjot Singh and Anmolpreet Singh as Punjab amassed 635 in the first innings of their Ranji Trophy match against Goa here today. Overnight batsmen Jiwanjot and Anmolpreet were dismissed early but Mann ensured Punjab stayed on course for a big […]
Pune/Chandigarh : Barely hours before the second One-Day International between India and New Zealand was to start, a TV channel sting operation on the pitch curator caused a sensation and deep embarrassment to India and the Indian cricket board (BCCI). The sting operation by India Today TV showed the curator, Pandurang Salgaoncar, commit several very […]
Washington DC, October 26 : The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, was evacuated from a UN camp for displaced persons in South Sudan on Wednesday, amid protests against President Salva Kiir. According to The Hill, a spokesperson for the US Mission to the UN confirmed that Haley and her party were […]