Sri Lanka to set up crisis panel to arrest cricket slide

Sri Lanka to set up crisis panel to arrest cricket slide

Colombo : Alarmed by the Sri Lankan cricket team’s rapid decline in recent times, the government is setting up a crisis panel to address the concerns plaguing the former world champions. Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera said on Wednesday he is to set up a special four-member panel consisting of senior officials who would convene a […]

Punjab, Haryana on maximum alert ahead of Dera verdict

Punjab, Haryana on maximum alert ahead of Dera verdict

Chandigarh, August 23 : Over one lakh followers have reached Panchkula as Haryana and Punjab maintain maximum alert ahead of the court judgment in a rape case against the Dera head. As a precautionary measure, the government has ordered closure of schools and colleges in Panchkula district on August 24 and 25, Deputy Commissioner Gauri Parashar […]

CM flouting foreign travel ‘ban’: Khaira

CM flouting foreign travel ‘ban’: Khaira

Chandigarh : Leader of the Opposition Sukhpal Khaira said today that Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh was setting a wrong precedent by undertaking a foreign tour less than six months after assuming office. “The Congress had mentioned in its election manifesto that all ministers, MLAs and officials would not go abroad at the state government’s […]

Sex change, shift from one trap to another

Sex change, shift from one trap to another

Jalandhar : Those not comfortable with the gender they are born with have a legal option of undergoing a sex-change surgery to become who they feel they really are. A majority of those seeking the “sex reassignment surgery (SRS)” are, however, doing it for a sad motivation — greater income in prostitution, a profession many […]

Robert Vadra decries CBI probe into Rajasthan land deals

Robert Vadra decries CBI probe into Rajasthan land deals

New Delhi, August 23 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra has dubbed the Rajasthan government’s recommendation of a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the alleged land scams in Bikaner, involving his company, as another “attempt of malicious prosecution.” In a Facebook post, Vadra said, “Another attempt of malicious prosecution exposed. First, […]