For months, Dera Sacha Sauda has been a target of hatred and violence because of the controversial attire and mannerisms that its chief Ram Rahim Singh adopted to emulate 10th Sikh guru Gobind Singh. Over a dozen people died and an attempt was made on Ram Rahim’s life after clashes broke out between Sikhs and [...]
Delhi-based company InfoTech is planning to set shop in Mohali, adjoining Chandigarh. The facility plan to seat 1,000 employees.
Mukesh Sharma, CEO of QA InfoTech said, “In the coming five years, Chandigarh and Mohali are set to witness IT boom as various IT firms are preferring these places to set up their units.â€
“We have secured 45, [...]
“Aval allah noor upae-aa, Kudrat key sabh bandey, ek noor tey sabh jag upjia-aa, kaun bhaley ko mandey (”First Allah created the Light. Then by his creative power, he made all mortal beings. From that one light, the entire universe came into being. So, who is good and who’s bad, indeed?)
In this hymn, Guru [...]
THE controversy over the registration of a case against Bahadurgarh SP Sandeep Sharma has deepened as he has approached IG (Border Range) R P Meena with a complaint against SSP Amritsar Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh.
Incensed over the case registered against him on charges of helping his brother flee from police custody, Sharma submitted a written [...]
The board of directors of Punjab Chemicals (Q, N,C,F)* & Crop Protection recommended a dividend of 25%, that is Rs 2.50 a share of Rs 10 each. The above decision was taken in the board meeting held on May 28, 2007.
In December 2006, SD Agchem (Europe), a 100% subsidiary of Punjab Chemicals, signed [...]
Punjab remained peaceful on Monday following an apology by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
The Dera Sacha Sauda sect on Sunday tendered an apology to Guru Gobind Singh to diffuse the situation. “In the best interest of peace and tranquillity, the Dera Sacha Sauda tenders an apology to Guru Gobind Singh,” [...]
CARE has retained a ‘PR1+ [PR One Plus]’ rating assigned to the Short Term Debt (STD)/Commercial Paper (CP) Programme for Rs.5cr of Chandigarh Distillers & Bottlers Ltd. (CDBL). The STD/CP Programme of Rs.5cr would be a part of overall working capital limit (fund based). Instruments with this rating would have strong capacity for timely payment [...]
Against the backdrop of recent violence between Dera Saccha Sauda and Sikhs, Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal today said that the Punjab Government should find an amicable solution with all concerned parties and avoid confrontation.
“There is a need for high degree of tolerance in every religion and community,” he told reporters. [...]
The IT companies developing software in the region can reduce their cost of fixing their software with Delhi based Software Quality Assurance and Testing company-QA Info Tech planning to set up a software testing laboratory in Mohali shortly.
The company is already operational at the DLF centre in the Chandigarh IT Park, where around 20 [...]
The board of directors of Centurion Bank of Punjab at its meeting held on May 25, 2007, approved a scheme for issue of up to 100 million additional stock options to the employees of the bank under the Employee Stock Option Plan 2007. The schemes seeks approval of the shareholders by a special resolution.
The [...]