Punjab
Kar sewa starts for martyrs gallery at Golden Temple
Amritsar: Sikh seminary Damdami Taksal today began "kar sewa" (voluntary service) to set up a "martyrs gallery" at the Operation Bluestar memorial in the Golden Temple complex here. The portraits of Sikh militants, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, as well as pilgrims killed during Operation Bluestar in June 1984 during the Army action will be placed in the gallery.
Man commits suicide by jumping before moving train
Phagwara: A 29-year-old man committed suicide by jumping before a running train near Chaheru village near here, police said today. Government Railway Police in-charge Pawan Kumar said the deceased Hari Singh belonged to Jalandhar.
Punjab Govt’s day at glance
Punjab Health Minister Brahm Mohindra has ordered a vigilance inquiry to expose fake degree racket operating in the state which is issuing fake certificates and fake Degrees of Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery (B.A.M.S.) in the name of Baba Farid University.
Punjab Congress lambasted at Badungar for fomenting communal tensions in state
Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress on Wednesday lashed out at Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) chief Kirpal Singh Badungar over his repeated attempts to vitiate the state’s peaceful atmosphere, warning him against fomenting communal strife in Punjab.
Bains brothers give unconditional support to Ram Nath Kovind
MLAs of Lok Insaaf Party Sardar Simarjit Singh Bains and Sardar Balvinder Singh Bains today declared unconditional support to NDA's Presidential Candidate Sh Ram Nath Kovind
UT DIG Alok Kumar Transferred
DIG (UT) Alok Kumar, a 1996 AGMUT cadre IPS officer, has been transferred to Arunachal Pradesh. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sent a written communication to Chandigarh administration in this regard. Kumar had joined Chandigarh police as UT SSP (headquarters and intelligence) in May, 2010
Punjab Govt’s day at Glance
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ruled out any regulatory Act for the cable business in the state. The TV Channels will, however, be free to operate, he added. With this, Amarinder government has taken a u-turn on its decision to de-politicise news channels and de-monoplise cable TV networks in Punjab.
Highlights of Punjab CM's press conference
Special courts to be constituted for NRIs and defense persons, who cannot attend day to day hearings of their case, the courts will facilitate them according to their Punjab visit and conclude their cases accordingly
A delegation of Lahore High Court in Chandigarh
A delegation from Lahore High Court Bar Association visited Chandigarh.
Phoolka disallowed to resume practice in Delhi courts
New Delhi: The Delhi Bar Council has disallowed AAP MLA and Supreme Court advocate HS Phoolka from resuming practice as he holds an “office of profit”, being the Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly with the rank and pay of a Cabinet Minister.