Punjab CM asks Centre to release Rs.1300 crore for Nangal NFL

NEW DELHI : Seeking personal intervention of the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to put Rs. 5500 crore project of the expansion of National Fertilizer Ltd. (NFL) Plant at Naya Nangal in Rupnagar district on fast track, the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today urged Jaitley to immediately release Rs 1300 crore to the […]

Rahul to PM Modi: Stop making commitments, start taking action

Jammu, Aug. 26 : Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the implementation of One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme saying it’s time the Prime Minister starts taking action.”Prime Minister Modi has made many promises on OROP. He also made tall claims about Pakistan. He said the Pakistan will […]

Sikh population in India declines, stands at 2.08 crores, 1.7 percent of national head count

CHANDIGARH: The popilation of Sikhs in India has declined by 0.2 percent while other main minority community Muslim population has increased by 14.2 percent. This was revelaed in report of Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India today released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011. The distribution is total population by six major […]

Bajwa demands resignation of Majithia and Punjab BJP chief Kamal Sharma

PHAGWARA: Referring to the name of the Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia surfacing this time in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the case of drugs and money laundering in connection with the transfer of investigating officer Naranjan Singh, Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee President Partap Singh Bajwa said the consistent position of the Congress […]