CHANDIGARH: Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh will lead a gherao of the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s residence on Friday, August 21 to press for the long pending payment to the sugar cane growers and the delay in payment of compensation to the farmers whose crops were damaged during the […]
CHANDIGARH: The Special Economic package for Bihar announced by Prime Minister Narender Modi has caused hurt burn to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. He has joined the issue by expressing his displeasure for not giving spceial economic package to the Punjab which served the nation most and also sufferreed the most. “Punjab deserved this […]
Karachi, Aug 19 : United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern at the latest upsurge in violence along the disputed border of India and Pakistan in Kashmir, and urged both countries to practice restraint.According to the Dawn, the UN press office said in a statement that Ban expressed concern at the increase in violence […]
Karachi, Aug 19 : The head of al-Qaeda’s Karachi network Abdul Ahad and his accomplice have been shot dead in a shootout with law enforcement personnel and intelligence agencies in Gulshan-i-Iqbal neighbourhood in Pakistan, said officials.According to the Dawn, an intelligence officer has also been killed in the shootout.The authorities claimed the killing of the […]
Johannesburg, Aug 19 : South Africa’s vice-captain Hashim Amla has insisted that upcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand will provide a great opportunity for the team to test the depth of the limited over resources available in the squad.Amla said that it is no better time to test the depth of the squad, Sport24 […]