Dera becomes new religion for Punjab, Haryana parties

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 [...]

Indian Cricket League To Get Panchkula Stadium On L ...

The 20,000 capacity Tau Devi Lal stadium in Panchkula, which will host matches of the Indian Cricket League, will be given to the organisers on lease for 50 days annually for a period of 10 years.
Apart from the lease rent, the civic body will also get a share of revenue from sale of ticket, food [...]

Punjab Cricket Association website hacked?

The official website of Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), has been out of order since yesterday, raising suspicion that the site may have been hacked.
On opening the website (cricketpunjab.Com), an image of a girl smiling back at you appears, instead of the photo of PCA president I S Bindra pasted on the website.

In place of links [...]

ICL to begin on November 30

The inaugural tournament of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) - the ICL 20 20 Indian Championship - will be held between November 30 and December 16 at the Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium in Panchkula, Chandigarh.
The announcement was made at the ICL’s executive board meeting in Chennai. The tournament will consist of 20 Twenty20 [...]

Panchkula to host inaugural ICL T20

The Indian Cricket League (ICL), an Essel Group venture, has finally announced dates for the first edition of its Twenty20 tournament.
The tournament will have 20 matches and will be played from November 30 to December 16 at Panchkula’s Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium. This decision was taken following an executive board meeting chaired by [...]

87 Lakh tonnes paddy procured in Punjab

Government agencies and private millers have procured more than 87 lakh tonnes of paddy in the state till Monday, an official spokesperson said.
Out of total procurement of 87,15,936 tonnes of the grain, government agencies bought 69,73,045 tonnes whereas millers lifted 17,42,891 tonnes of paddy.
PUNGRAIN collected 17,26,222 tonnes whereas MARKFED procured 16,55,936 tonnes, PUNSUP [...]

Non-basmati prices fall in Punjab, Haryana, farmers ...

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana are paying the price for ban on exports of non-basmati rice as rates of this crop have dropped by Rs 200-250 per quintal with exporters refusing to lift the grain.
The prices of non-basmati crop such as PUSA 1121, Sharbati and duplicate basmati have come down by Rs 200-250 per quintal [...]