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August 16 protest plan on track, say SKM leaders

Ludhiana, Aug. 8 -- Farmers under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) announced a rally on August 16 at Baba Bakala in Amritsar against the Punjab government's land pooling policy. The... Read More


HC stays Punjab'sland-pooling policy

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- The high court on Thursday stayed implementation of the land-pooling scheme announced by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab for "planned urban development". Punjab ad... Read More


HC stays Punjab'sland-pooling policy

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- The high court on Thursday stayed implementation of the land-pooling scheme announced by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab for "planned urban development". Punjab ad... Read More


SC raps U.P. police over lakhimpur witness plaint

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said that probing allegations of a witness being influenced in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case trial is "imperative" and pulled up the Uttar Prades... Read More


Mann lays foundation for Rs.3.4-crore STP at Dera Sachkhand Ballan

Jalandhar, Aug. 8 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and main pumping station at Dera Sachkhand Ballan. After paying obeisa... Read More


4 members of arms smuggling gang held with seven pistols

AMRITSAR, Aug. 8 -- Amritsar Commissionerate Police apprehended four persons involved in cross-border arms smuggling and recovered seven sophisticated pistols from their possession, Punjab director ge... Read More


State women's panel seeks action against Karan Aujla, Honey Singh

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- The Punjab State Women's Commission on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of the objectionable language used by singers Karan Aujla and Yo Yo Honey Singh in their latest songs and... Read More


Centre on Partition studies coming up

Bathinda, Aug. 8 -- The Central University of Punjab (CUP) has announced plans to start a "Centre for Partition and Atrocities Studies" to document memoirs of individuals who witnessed the Partition. ... Read More


Will vacate official bungalow ahead of deadline: CJI Gavai

NEW DELHI, Aug. 8 -- Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai on Thursday said that he will vacate his official residence before the deadline mandated under the Supreme Court Judges Rules, even as he ac... Read More


Sudden holiday rejig disrupts exam in schools

MUMBAI, Aug. 8 -- A last-minute change in festive holidays has forced government and government-aided schools to rejig the exam schedule of the Progressive Assessment Test (PAT), causing frustration a... Read More