Punjab
Vigilance caught GMADA offical taking bribe of Rs 50,000
Chandigarh: Punjab Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing campaign against corruption, today nabbed a Senior Assistant of GMADA red handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 50,000.
Punjab bypasses SC order, Hotels Can Serve Alcohol Near Highways
Hotels, restaurants and clubs near highways in Punjab will now be able to serve alcohol within 500 metres of highways. The Punjab Assembly today amended the excise act which will bypass the Supreme Court order that hotels, pubs and restaurants near highways will have to take alcohol off the menu to keep roads safe
Muktsar's Navdeep Singh tops NEET-2017
Local boy Navdeep Singh has topped the country in NEET-2017, the result of which was declared by the CBSE today. Son of Principal Gopal Singh, Navdeep secured 697 marks out of 720
Assembly passed bill to lift highway ban on hotels, restaurants and clubs
Chandigarh: Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Thursday passed the Punjab Excise (Amendment) 2017 Bill clearing way for serving liquor at the bars,restaurants and clubs falling with 500 metres from the highways.
Tossing of turbans leads to opp protest in Punjab Assembly
Chandigarh: Members of the opposition SAD- BJP and AAP walked out of the Punjab assembly today to protest the "denigration of Sikh principles" the day before when some MLAs were forcibly evicted from the house. As question hour began, SAD-BJP and AAP legislators were on their feet, seeking a debate on yesterday's incident when the speaker ordered that legislators of the Aam Aadmi Party be taken out by marshals. In the melee, the turbans of some of the members came off.
Probe ordered in Jheurheri Panchayat Land scam
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered an inquiry into the alleged scam related to purchase of land in district Fatehgarh Sahib by Gram Panchayat, Jheurheri, in which amount of Crores of Rupees was embezzled.
Capt Amarinder ordered probe in Jalandhar sacrilege incident
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed the DGP to order a thorough inquiry into the incident of sacrilege in which miscreants tore and threw pages of a new Sundar Gutka Sahib in Jalandhar on Thursday.
Marshall's arm broken during scuffle by AAP legislators
Chandigarh: AAP legislators today broke the arm of a Vidhan Sabha marshal and torn the buttons of the shirt of a women constable besides hitting on her shoulders while scuffling in the assembly during the the budget session today.
Akalis continue protest on turban issue in Vidhan Sabha
As expected the Akali legislators on Thursday again raised the issue of alleged desecration of turban that took place in the Vidhan Sabha yesterday. They started raising slogans as soon as the session began with question hour today
Congress lashes out at ‘competitive hooliganism’ of AAP-Akalis
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress legislators today lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party and the Shiromani Akali Dal for indulging into ‘competitive hooliganism’ inside the Punjab Vidhan Sabha where they, by turns, tried to jump the security cordon in an aborted attempt to assault the Speaker and misbehaved with the watch and ward staff, particularly the female members.