New Delhi : The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre on a petition challenging its notification banning sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter. A Bench headed by Justice RK Agrawal asked the Centre to respond to the petition by July 11, the next date of hearing. On behalf of the […]
Chandigarh : Sustained commotion by Shiromani Akali Dal MLAs on the second day of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha’s Budget Session “worked” to the advantage of the Congress in blocking the move by the Aam Aadmi Party to rake up the issue of sand mining contracts, involving Power and Irrigation Minister Rana Gurjit Singh.The prolonged pandemonium […]
London : India conceded a surprise early goal but made a fine comeback by pumping in four quick goals to beat minnows Scotland 4-1 in their opening match of Hockey World League Semifinal here today.Scotland captain Chris Grassick struck in the sixth minute to stun the Indians. Trailing till halftime, India recovered and scored four […]
NOBODY else, before Ajmer Aulakh, (born in 1942), had the same vantage point. Playwrights and other writers only talked about poverty and the exploitation of the rural poor and the plight of peasantry without actually immersing themselves into their deep-rooted and complex problems. Punjabi drama, before him, had learnt only about two categories of the […]