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Jathedar removal deepens Sikh politico-religious crisis: Experts

Chandigarh, March 8 -- The removal of Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh and Takht Keshgarh jathedar Giani Sultan Singh by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Friday deepened th... Read More


Revenue officials call off strike but not given property registration work

Chandigarh, March 6 -- A day after the Punjab government suspended 15 tehsildars and naib-tehsildars for not performing their official duty, revenue officials on Wednesday decided to call off their st... Read More


Latest flashpoint poses fresh challenge for AAP govt

Chandigarh, March 5 -- The Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government's tough stance against Samyukta Kisan Morcha's March 5 'pucca morcha' (indefinite sit-in) at the state capital has become a latest flashpoin... Read More


SKM to go ahead with Mar 5 sit-in as talks with Mann 'end abruptly'

Chandigarh, March 4 -- Talks between the Punjab government and Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders to discuss farmers' demands broke down midway on Monday with farmer leaders claiming a "livid" chief minist... Read More


Takht-constituted panel mulls starting SAD membership drive

Chandigarh, March 3 -- The Akal Takht constituted committee has decided to work out the modalities to start the membership drive for the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), after the highest temporal seat of t... Read More


Bajwa's corruption jibe triggers pandemonium

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday demanded a judicial probe or a House committee inquiry into allegations that the engineers' association of Punjab State Power ... Read More


Congress alleges 'dismal' revenue from sand mining, blames AAP

Chandigarh, Feb. 25 -- The leader of opposition, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Monday cornered the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab over "unkept promise of generating a revenue of Rs.20,000 crore a... Read More


Two-day Punjab assembly session begins with tributes to former PM Manmohan Singh

India, Feb. 24 -- The two-day session of the Punjab assembly began in Chandigarh on Monday with obituary references to be followed by legislative business. The House paid tributes to former Prime Min... Read More


Paddy farmers in dilemma over seed selection amid last season's losses

India, Feb. 21 -- Chandigarh As farmers prepare to sow seeds for paddy nurseries, uncertainty looms over the choice of varieties. The previous paddy procurement season (October-November 2024) saw ric... Read More


Badungar quits Akal Takht-constituted panel

Chandigarh, Feb. 19 -- Former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Kirpal Singh Badungar announced his exit from the seven-member committee constituted by the Akal Takht on Decembe... Read More