Hapless suicide-hit farmer families get tip: Spend less

Sangrur, February 19- Unable to pay a debt of Rs 8 lakh, her husband committed suicide in December 2015. Living hand to mouth, the family has not received any help. A bitter Paramjit Kaur of Kahangarh village believes Punjab’s farm loan waiver scheme is a farce.
Like her, several other families from Sangrur, Mansa and Bathinda dis [ ... ]

HC: Top Punjab officer’s post void

Chandigarh, January 18-In a major embarrassment for the Punjab Government, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today set aside the appointment of retired IAS officer Suresh Kumar as the Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister (CPSCM) after ruling that he was holding a “public office” without authority of law.
Holding the appointment to b [ ... ]

Forex case: ED quizzes Rana’s son for 6 hours

Jalandhar, January 18- In a case of suspected FEMA violations, Rana Inder Partap Singh, son of senior Congress leader Rana Gurjit Singh, today appeared before the Enforcement Directorate. He was accompanied by his accountants and lawyers.
Rana Inder Partap arrived in his Land Cruiser and entered the ED office at 12.35 pm. Inquiry Officer-cu [ ... ]

SGPC ex-chief secy Calcutta dead

Amritsar- Former SGPC chief secretary Manjit Singh Calcutta (79), who was considered an authority on Panthic matters, died here this morning after a brief illness.
He is survived by wife Santokh Kaur, son Gurpreet Singh and daughters Sarbpreet Kaur and Harkirat Kaur.
The former SAD leader was a staunch critics of the Badals. He repeatedly accused them of int [ ... ]

Cong not behind ’84 riots: Rana

Jalandhar, January 13-Even as the Supreme Court has set up a new SIT for investigating 186 cases of the 1984 riots, Cabinet Minister Rana Gurjit Singh said the Congress was not responsible for the riots. “If our party was in power at that time in Delhi, we cannot treat it as being responsible for the riots,” he said.
Though the Congress had ear [ ... ]

Drug-tainted’ SSP named for state award, file under lens

Chandigarh, January 13-The state police have landed themselves in a sticky situation with their one wing recommending Moga SSP Raj Jit Singh for the state award for his devotion to duty ahead of the Republic Day, while another wing accusing him of having links with drug smugglers.
The recommendation, based on SSP’s role in  [ ... ]

Khalsa Diwan ex-chief, son booked on principal’s plaint

Amritsar, December 30- On the directions of DGP Suresh Arora, the local police have booked former Chief Khalsa Diwan (CKD) head Charanjit Singh Chadha and his son, Inderbir Singh, on the complaint of a school principal, who was purportedly seen with Chadha in a “sleazy” video.
A case was registered at Islamabad police  [ ... ]

CM Capt Amarinder Singh in Patna to attend closing ceremony of Parkash Utsav
Patna, December 22- Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh arrived in Patna on Friday to attend the closing ceremony of ‘Prakash Utsav’, held to mark the 350th birth anniversary of Sikh Guru Gobind Singh.
Capt Amarinder Singh met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the latter’s official reside [ ... ]

Parties to shun political conferences at Jor Mela

Chandigarh, December 22- The Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today announced not to hold political conferences during Shaheedi Jor Mela in Fatehgarh Sahib. The mela, held every year in December-end, commemorates the martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh’s younger Sahibzade.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had yesterday decided not to orga [ ... ]

Violence in Patiala, Akalis to move court

Patiala, December 18- Even as visuals of Akali Mayor Amrinder Singh Bazaz being thrashed and his turban tossed allegedly by Congress workers were flashing across news channels, District Electoral Officer Kumar Amit claimed that “the polling was peaceful as his team and police kept a close eye on the entire exercise”.
Nevertheless, stray i [ ... ]