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Congress president Sonia Gandhi will take a decision on replacing Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Partap Singh Bajwa within five days. This was stated by former Chief Minister and Deputy Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh here today. Sonia’s decision would end factionalism in the Punjab Congress, he said. H…[Read more]

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today organised a rally here that witnessed a good response. Top party leaders appealed to the locals to dethrone the “corrupt” Badals. The party managed to put up an impressive show despite being dogged by factionalism. The development came as a setback for Dr Gandhi who recently claimed that he had won the par…[Read more]

Punjab Irrigation Minister Sharanjit Singh Dhillon said the problem of waterlogging and salinity in various parts of the state was not only bringing economic devastation for farmers but was also raising serious health concerns among people.

Around 30,000 tonnes of potato stored in a cold store at Tarkhanwala in Rama block of Bathinda has rotted due to the alleged negligence of the owner, leaving a number of farmers in the lurch. Though the owner has reportedly assured the farmers to return their money or purchase potato bags from other cold stores, farmers are apprehensive. They…[Read more]

A large number of anganwari centres are running from dilapidated and unsafe buildings in Muktsar district, putting the lives of children at risk. Though the authorities concerned are well aware of the fact, they seem to be least bothered about the situation. “The district has 842 anganwari centres, out of which 208 are in good condition, 28 are b…[Read more]

Traffic remained blocked on Tinkoni road in Mansa for over an hour today after a scuffle between private transporters and students in front of local police station. Some students of Mata Sundari Girls College and Nehru Memorial Government College boarded a Gobind Transport bus. The students refused to give bus fare, following which a scuffle broke…[Read more]

A day after sugarcane farmers, who had blocked rail and road traffic in Jalandhar for seven hours, were assured that an FIR lodged against them for a protest at Mukerian would be cancelled, the Railway Protection Force booked around 3,000 protesters for disrupting rail traffic. The growers were also assured of an early payment of their dues. The…[Read more]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Chandigarh on September 11 will also address a rally. Punjab BJP chief Kamal Sharma said the venue for the rally is being finalised and the two options are Sector 34 and Sector 25. The Prime Minister will first inaugurate the international airport, visit the PGIMER and then inaugurate a hosuing…[Read more]

Even as the sifting of the records is still on, the Panjab University authorities till now have detected pilferage of Rs 92 lakh from its pension cell by a daily wager woman employee, Pooja Bagga. Now, the varsity authorities are inquiring to find out whether or not anybody else helped her. “She has already returned Rs 63 lakh. So far, she is…[Read more]

Dengue fever has started extending its tentacles in Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts. While eight confirmed cases have been reported from Jalandhar, five cases have surfaced in Kapurthala.

After having scored a victory in the Punjab University elections, a team of Student Organisation of India (SOI) wing of Shiromani Akali Dal, Malwa Zone will visit Delhi for the campaigning in student elections to be held at Delhi University on September 11th.

While Army veterans are on chain hunger strike to fight for One Rank, One Pension (OROP), a 95-year-old former Risaldar, settled in Canada, has been struggling to get his pension arrears released for the past five decades. Santa Singh represented the 8 Cavalry during the Second World War in Libya (North Africa). A retired Army officer is now…[Read more]

Two months after the business interests of the Badals came under the judicial scanner with an anonymous writer questioning the permissibility of elected representatives owning commercial ventures, the issue echoed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court once again. As the case came up for resumed hearing, amicus curiae or the friend of the court,…[Read more]

The strike called by central trade unions gave a harrowing time to the city residents, especially commuters as all Punjab Roadways and PRTC buses remained off roads. The disruption in rail traffic due to a protest by farmers’ bodies came as a double whammy as many trains, including the New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express, were held up for s…[Read more]

The state government has asked private sugar mills to clear their pending dues of Rs209 crore to the cane growers as soon as possible. With the issue of non-payment of dues snowballing into a major movement, the government, having cleared dues of its seven cooperative sugar mills, is now asking private mills to follow the suit.

Distressed over damage to his cotton crop due to whitefly attack, a 40-year-old debt-ridden farmer of Tandiyan village in Sardulgarh division of the district allegedly set himself ablaze on August 30. He succumbed to his injuries yesterday.

In what has raised eyebrows, the Water Works and Sanitation Department has imposed Rs 20 lakh as fine on a contractor for “incomplete” construction of a water treatment plant even as his certificate for the renewal of registration mentions that the work assigned to him has been completed.

The Aam Aadmi Party today held protests in different parts of the state against the rampant drug menace in the state. Party volunteers held a protest in front of the DC’s office in Jalandhar and Ludhiana. Col CM Lakhanpal (retd), zonal in charge, AAP, Ludhiana, said alleged Punjab had become a safe haven for drug smugglers.

In view of the increasing incidents of snatching and thefts in the past six months, SHOs of all five police stations are reshuffled. The police were facing severe criticism from all quarters over four snatching incidents and 10 thefts in three weeks.Besides, incidents of rash driving and eve-teasing too have gone up in the past six months.

Depot holders in Bathinda are supplying loose and adulterated wheat to the beneficiaries of the Atta-Dal scheme and are also asking them to cough up extra charges for gunny bags, thereby openly flouting regulations. Beneficiaries, who fail to furnish their Aadhaar cards, are also being denied the supply.