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 [...]
This time it is the Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal who’s getting a first hand taste of India’s famed – some may say notorious – babudom. TheCM’s office had issued a circular to all financial commissioners and principal secretaries as far back as mid-April this year directing them to submit the list of decisions [...]
Kings XI Punjab beat Rajasthan Royals by 41 runs in the 56th Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday. Chasing a big target of 222 runs set by Kings XI Punjab, the Rajasthan team scored 180 for the loss of seven wickets. ( Watch )
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Though not as volatile or charged up as the first phase of Panchayati Raj Institution polls, elections to gram panchayats held on Monday across Punjab were conducted in an immensely tense atmosphere and had their share of violence, shootouts, bogus voting, ballot snatchings, technical glitches and postponements, besides announcements of repoll at several places. According [...]
Denying allegations of irregularities in the recent Panchayat elections in Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday said that there had been “too much exaggeration” of the incidents during the election to 12,081 Panchayats.
Addressing a press conference here Badal said that the SAD-BJP alliance government has passed with gold medals its four tests- election [...]
The Punjab government today cleared 11 new mega projects worth Rs.11,170 crore which includes six industrial and five agro-industrial projects.
While the projects in the industrial sector involve capital outlay of Rs.9920 crore and agro sector attracts investment of Rs. 1250 crore, said an official release issued here [...]
A senior Punjab police officer Sunday moved an official complaint against businessman and Mohali team co-owner Ness Wadia charging him of using derogatory language against him, police and the district administration in Mohali during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match.
Mohali Senior Superintendent of Police RS Khatra sent a complaint to the Mohali deputy commissioner with [...]
Riding on twin strikes by CS Sabeeth, Tamil Nadu today notched up a 2-0 victory over Chandigarh in their cluster I match of the 62nd Santosh Trophy football tournament here.
Tamil Nadu veteran player Sabeeth left the Chandigarh defenders clueless and pumped in one goal each on either side of the breather at the Maulana Azad [...]
Wheat lifting in Punjab and Haryana have reached 11.48 million tonne and 5.29 million tonne respectively in the ongoing rabi marketing season, enabling the states to contribute 73 per cent in the country’s total wheat procurement.
The total lifting in Punjab has been highest in last six years on higher MSP and favourable weather condition, while [...]
If everything goes according to the plans of the UT Administration, Chandigarh will soon rub shoulders with the 21st century cities like Adelaide, Cape Town, Chicago, Oxford, San Diego. The administration is hiring a globally known energy consultant — The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, for turning the City Beautiful into a [...]