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 Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has undertaken reorganization of Chandigarh Central Excise Zone by renaming and revising its jurisdiction. With effect from April 1, the central excise commissionerate of Chandigarh, Jalandhar are renamed as Chandigarh-I and Chandigarh II respectively, according to a notification issued by CBEC.
The revised territorial jurisdiction of Chandigarh -I [...]
Teachers of government and non-government colleges in Punjab and the union territory of Chandigarh went on a 72-hour strike Tuesday demanding higher pay.
The 72-hour ‘Education Bandh’ was called by the Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisation (PFUCTO) in support of their demand for implementation of the new notifications of the University Grants Commission [...]
At least 24 pilgrims were killed and about 75 injured when a truck carrying them from the Hindu shrine of Naina Devi in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh overturned near this Punjab town early on Tuesday, police said.
“All the injured were immediately rushed to the government hospital here for treatment. Out of them, 10 are in serious [...]
Punjab Minister Kanwaljit Singh was on Sunday critically injured when the car in which he was travelling was hit by two trucks in Kharar, near here.
The 67-year-old leader of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab and two other injured were first taken to civil hospital at Kharar from where he was rushed to PGIMER [...]