Chandigarh : PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar today said Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh was well aware of the issue of bidding for sand mines by alleged frontmen of Power and Irrigation Minister Rana Gurjit Singh.“The CM’is looking into the matter. He is getting all details,” Jakhar said. He added: “We know that people hope for […]
Chandigarh : Congress and Akali leaders’ stakes in the transport business are apparently restricting the state government from taking a tough stand on the cancellation of about 5,000 illegal route extensions granted prior to 2011. Cancelling these extensions against 1,400 permits/licences in the wake of the Punjab and Haryana High Court order would mean stalling […]
Jersey City, N.J., May 29 : A member of the US Navy’s elite skydiving demonstration team plunged to his death on Sunday when his parachute malfunctioned while performing in an aerial exhibition as part of New York Harbor’s annual Fleet Week festival. US Coast Guard personnel pulled the parachutist from the water near the mouth […]
Seoul, May 29 : North Korea fired at least one short-range ballistic missile on Monday that landed in the sea off its east coast, the latest in a fast-paced series of missile tests defying world pressure and threats of more sanctions. The missile was believed to be a Scud-class ballistic missile and flew about 450 […]
KUWAIT CITY – Customs officials in Kuwait have apprehended a pigeon carrying drugs in a miniature backpack, Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai reports.A total of 178 pills were found in the fabric pocket attached to its back, the newspaper says. The bird was caught near the customs building in Abdali, close to the border with Iraq.An al-Rai […]