Ludhiana : The Vigilance Bureau on Saturday gave the clean chit to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and all 30 other accused in the multi-crore City Centre scam at Ludhiana. The Vigilance Bureau filed the cancellation report in the court of Sessions Judge Gurbir Singh here. The Vigilance Bureau had registered the case in 2007 and […]
Chandigarh : The state government’s move to delete a clause in the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961, has failed to end kurki (auction) of mortgaged land of farmers. Reason: the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, has not been amended; the Act still allows for the recovery of arrears of land revenue.The land of indebted farmers […]
New York, August 19 : Cases of Hindu girls allegedly being forced to convert to Islam are being presented before courts in Pakistan’s Sindh province, which has left the community deeply unsettled and alarmed.An article authored by freelance journalist Saba Imtiaz and published in the web site www.theatlantic.com, has said, “The allegedly forcible nature of […]
Barcelona, August 19 : Suspects in Spain’s twin terror attacks had been planning an even bigger assault than the deadly car rampages they carried out, police said, as distressing details emerged of families torn apart in the horror.A 35-year-old Italian was among 14 killed, mowed down in front of his wife and young children in […]
Chandigarh, August 19 : Rains made a comeback in region on Saturday, ending a nearly week-long dry spell and bringing the temperature down to a comfortable level. The weather office has forecast thunderstorm with showers later in the day. According to private weather agency Skymet, light intensity rains will continue at a few places over […]