CHANDIGARH – Under fire from their fans, popular Punjabi singers Gippy Grewal, Diljit Dosanjh, Harbhajan Mann and Jazzy B have either given an explanation or apologised on their Facebook accounts for appearing in video-tapes to campaign for the ruling SAD.
The move was prompted by seeing prospect of their films revenue seeing huge declines, especially overseas!
Gippy [...]
At 100 years of age, veteran war hero Major (retd) Kashmira Singh may not be as agile as he was during his service in the Indian Army, but he definitely is lively. In a rare gesture, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Vajra Corps along with his team went to Major Singh’s house in [...]
BATHINDA – This time, Baisakhi at Talwandi Sabo remained devoid of any political conferences in view of the restrictions imposed by the Election Commission (EC).
Meanwhile, Takht Sri Damdama Sahib jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh and SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar urged people to shun drugs. The gurudwara authorities made elaborate arrangements for the stay of devotees [...]
AAP Leader also claims credit for getting a SIT formed to investigate the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
LUDHIANA – Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal today slammed the SAD-BJP Government for “failing” to curb the drug problem in Punjab. Speaking during his roadshow in the city, he alleged some ministers were hand in glove with drug peddlers. [...]
BATHINDA – The Punjab Government has given its nod to ‘Ghadar Special’ brandy. But those associated with the Ghadar Movement see this as an insult to the martyrs.
In 2008, the Punjab Government had approved the sale of liquor named ‘Rang de Basanti’. It had to withdraw the brand after various associations opposed it. Before that [...]
GARSHANKAR – Congress candidate from Amritsar constituency and former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh said if the party came to power in the state, it would deregulate sand mining in the state so that sand is easily available to people.
Addressing a well-attended public rally in support of party candidate from Anandpur Sahib Ambika Soni, Amarinder [...]
CHANDIGARH – Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) VK Singh has sought an inquiry report against Sangrur Deputy Commissioner (DC) Indu Malhotra for her alleged role in getting bicycles with Chief Minister’s pictures to be distributed among students under the Mai Bhago Vidya Scheme. The CEO has forwarded a complaint to Chief Secretary Rakesh Singh in [...]
AMRITSAR – A group of SAD workers have come out in the open against party MLA from Baba Bakala Manjeet Singh Manna, alleging corruption in disbursal of panchayat funds and registration of false cases against party workers.
The workers warned that if their grievances were not redressed within a week they would not campaign for the [...]
NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court on Wednesday re-affirmed its January 21 verdict, granting life to 15 death-row convicts on account of their mental illness or the undue and unexplained delay in rejection of their mercy petitions.
Among the 15 beneficiaries were slain sandalwood smuggler Veerappan’s four gang members who killed 22 policemen in 1993. Based [...]
The police removed illegal barricades set up by the sand mafia at various places in the district. The Tribune had yesterday highlighted that how the musclemen of sand mafia was extorting money from truck drivers, carrying sand and gravel from rivers and crushers near Bhanuha, Algran and Saidpur villages. Policemen remove belongings of those manning [...]
