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 [...]
The police had to fire a few rounds in the air outside a religious place in this city Friday to disperse a violent mob that tried to stop local officials from carrying out an anti-encroachment drive.
A team of officials had gone to the Sector 38-west gurudwara (Sikh shrine) Friday afternoon to remove encroachments from the [...]
A delegation of Hotel and Restaurant Association of Northern India (HRANI) led by its President Vijay Pande called on Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Gen (Retd) S F Rodrigues, PVSM VSM at Punjab Raj Bhavan and discussed the broad road map for giving a further fillip to the tourism industry in the region.
General [...]
Bollywood actor Govinda claimed that he had a miraculous escape from a speeding bus here this morning.
Putting up at a private hotel in the posh Ranjit Avenue, he said he had gone for a morning walk on the nearby road. In the meanwhile, a speeding bus came from behind in the fog and its horn [...]
Although the Congress High Command has ruled out any alliance at National level, Punjab Congress Chief Mahinder Singh Kay Pee on Saturday said that the party was open for alliance with secular parties in the state.
“Talks for political alliance in Punjab for the forthcoming Parliamentary election are already on with several political parties including Lok [...]