Former Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh likely to be named NDA candidate for Vice President’s post
New Delhi, July 2 Former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh is in the race to become the next Vice President of India. Sources said that...
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MHA amends FCRA rules, allows relatives living abroad to send up to Rs 10 lakh to Indians without restrictions
New Delhi, July 2 The Union Home Ministry has amended certain rules related to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) allowing Indians to receive up to...
To pacify farmers, Punjab to relax stringent procurement norms for moong
Ruchika M. Khanna Chandigarh, July 2 The Punjab government is all set to relax its specifications for buying moong, so as to woo the farmers and...
Brother of former Ludhiana MLA Simarjit Bains arrested in rape case
Ludhiana, July 2 Brother of former MLA Simarjit Bains arrested by police in rape case in which Simarjit is the main accused. The MLA, including his...
CM Bhagwant Mann hands over Punjab Police’s final investigation report on Bargari sacrilege cases to Sikh leaders
Jupinderjit Singh Chandigarh, July 2 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday handed over the Punjab Police’s final investigation report on the Bargari sacrilege cases to...
Capt Amarinder Singh likely to merge party with BJP, claims saffron party leader
Chandigarh, July 2 Former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh is likely to merge his party Punjab Lok Congress with the BJP after his return from...
BSF hands back 3-year-old Pakistani boy who accidentally reached border in Punjab
Chandigarh, July 2 A three-year-old Pakistani boy, who inadvertently reached the International Border (IB) in Punjab, has been handed over to his family by the BSF,...
Event to mark 1955 attack on Golden Temple
Amritsar, July 1 The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will organise a religious programme at Gurdwara Manji Sahib Diwan Hall situated in the Golden Temple complex...
Sole Punjab state lab short of water testing kits
Patiala, July 1 The sole Punjab State Public Health Laboratory at Kharar in Mohali district has been functioning without testing kits, which are used to check...
Multi-crore polyhouse loan scam mastermind lands in police net
Abohar, July 1 The police have arrested a person (mastermind) who allegedly duped scores of farmers of Rs 5 crore in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and...