Ravinder Gosain, a local Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader, was shot dead reportedly by two armed assailants near his house in Ludhiana on Tuesday. The two assailants fired at the RSS leader when he returned home after attending a routine RSS ‘shakha’. The assailants, who were were riding a motorcycle, fled the scene after committing the crime. Mr. Gosain suffered two […]
» Read morePunjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh has offered star woman cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur the DSP’s position in Punjab Police, saying he wants to “correct a wrong” done to her in the past. Ms. Harmanpreet played a crucial role in India reaching the final of the ICC World Cup in England. Her hurricane knock of 171 against Australia in the semifinals […]
» Read morePunjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday announced complete waiver of crop loans of up to ₹2 lakh for small and marginal farmers with up to five acres of land holding, and a flat ₹ 2 lakh relief for all other marginal farmers, irrespective of their loan amount. Captain Amarinder had said during the Assembly session that the move […]
» Read moreFormer convenor of AAP’s Punjab unit Gurpreet Singh Waraich ‘Ghuggi’ on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of the party, expressing displeasure over the process of Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann’s appointment as the new state unit chief. He said the entire election process of appointing the new state chief was “fake and unfair”, adding that the party adopted a “pick […]
» Read moreCapt. Amarinder Singh on Thursday was sworn in as Chief Minister of Punjab in Chandigarh in the presence of Congress leaders, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. Capt. Amarinder was administered oath of office and secrecy by Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Punjab Raj Bhawan. Along with him nine […]
» Read morePunjab Congress president Amarinder Singh will take oath as Chief Minister on March 16. On Sunday, he met Governor V.P. Singh Badnore here and staked claim to form a government, after being unanimously elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party. “We have been invited [to form the government] and the swearing-in ceremony will take place on March 16,” Capt. (Retd) […]
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