Amritsar: Those who wish to visit Pakistan-based Sikh shrines have a reason to smile. After not allowing pilgrimage to Pakistan shrines two times consecutively, the Union Government has given its nod to pilgrimage for celebrating the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak at Nankana Sahib in Pakistan in November.The pilgrims will leave for Pakistan through three […]
Amritsar, October 28 : The DNA samples of family members of eight persons, who went missing in Iraq in 2014, were collected at Government Medical College here on Saturday.College principal Dr Tejbir Singh said two samples each from up to a maximum of three family members would be collected.“The purpose of taking two samples from […]
Patiala : Even as the Punjab and Haryana High Court has sent notices to Punjab, Chandigarh and Haryana authorities seeking status reports on the spread of dengue, the enormity of the situation can be gauged from the fact that government institutions in Patiala district are admitting only those whose platelet count has slipped below the […]
Chandigarh : The Capt Amarinder Singh government is looking into 1.08 lakh cases of embezzlement, unsanctioned expenditure and irregular cuts imposed while making payments, a majority of these in the Local Bodies Department, during the 10-year Akali-BJP rule.The local audit wing of the Finance Department has recommended that strict action be initiated against erring officers […]