Shimla: Taking serious note of the illegal felling and smuggling of khair trees in the border district of Una, the Himachal Pradesh high court has observed that a well-organised inter-state crime network involving accused from Himachal Pradesh and Punjab appears to be operating in the region.The high court has directed the superintendent of police, Una,…
Shimla: Governor Kavinder Gupta on Saturday said that the abrogation of Article 370 marked a historic step towards justice for the Valmiki community in Jammu and Kashmir, which allegedly faced decades of discrimination and denial of rights under the erstwhile special status of the state. Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day 19th National Convention…
Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has demanded a time-bound probe into the alleged land, power, housing and property developer nexus operating under political patronage in Punjab. In a statement here, senior SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia said the arrest of cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora by the Enforcement Directorate exposed the seriousness of the financial…
Sangrur: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday launched the ‘Meri Rasoi Yojna’ at a programme in Bhalwan village in Sangrur, beginning the distribution of free nutritional food kits among nearly 40 lakh poor and economically weaker families across Punjab.He said the objective of the scheme was to reduce kitchen expenses of poor families…
Chandigarh: Launching a scathing attack on the Punjab govt, state BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Friday accused the state govt of shielding corruption and defending individuals involved in alleged land-related scams currently under investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Jakhar said the ED raids on ministers are not aimed at targeting private individuals, but are…
Chandigarh: In a boost to the Punjab Congress ahead of assembly elections, several leaders and workers from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) joined the party in the presence of Punjab affairs in-charge Bhupesh Baghel and Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring.The induction programme was held…
Chandigarh: Leader of the opposition in the Punjab assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Saturday said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on AAP minister Sanjeev Arora and his subsequent arrest “once again exposed the serious corruption allegations surrounding the ruling Aam Aadmi Party” in Punjab.Bajwa said this was not an isolated case. He alleged that several…
Chandigarh: Hours after Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Hampton Sky Realty Ltd issued a statement denying allegations of “round-tripping” and “bogus exports” levelled by the agency in the case linked to the minister, who earlier served as a director of the company.The company said it entered the mobile phone…
Chandigarh: People of Punjab have now seen a “second Ahmad Shah Abdali” in the form of Arvind Kejriwal, who has come to Punjab only to loot the state, alleged Union minister and senior BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu, while launching a sharp attack on the AAP govt and Arvind Kejriwal.Bittu further stated that Kejriwal and…
Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Saturday held a meeting to finalise programmes for the 650th birth anniversary of Bhagat Ravidas, to be observed on Feb 20, 2027.According to an SGPC release, discussions were held on organising religious events, seminars, kirtan darbars and a nagar kirtan from the birthplace of Bhagat Ravidas as part…
