Thursday 19 March '09
More than 20,000 licensed weapons in possession of civilians in Majha have been giving sleepless nights to the election authorities in the border districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran.Wednesday 18 March '09
After kicking off a controversy over occupation of official residence, Deputy Commissioner Bhagwant Singh is heading for fresh trouble with the Opposition Congress today filing a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer Kusumjit Sidhu.Tuesday
17 March '09Cricketer-turned-politician and BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu today saved himself from major embarrassment when he declined to speak at an election rally organised by the Akali leaders...Saturday
14 March '09Makhan Singh has been listening to tales of his ancestral village, Sarobar near Adampur in Jalandhar, since childhood.Friday
13 March '09Armed with the Akal Takht edict, various Sikh radical bodies have chalked out a plan to keep a close watch on the SAD (B) candidates’ election campaign.Tuesday
10 March '09Controversies are a prelude to elections. But this one strikes a jarring note.Monday
9 March '09At least five Congressmen are seeking a ticket for the border parliamentary constituency of Gurdaspur. Former Cabinet minister and Kahnuwan MLA Partap Singh Bajwa...Friday
6 March '09In a move that may have direct bearing on parliamentary polls, the Sikh clergy today reiterated to implement the hukamnama (edict) issued from the Akal Takht two years ago...Thursday
5 March '09Even as the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee awaits reply from the Centre over security of Sikh gurdwaras in Swat valley in Pakistan’s north-west...Saturday
14 February '09Director General of Police NPS Aulakh today visited Jallianwala Bagh and the Golden Temple complex, where the police resorted to lathicharge on students yesterday.Tuesday
10 February '09The case of Alimu Pilliwaldi, a Chinese tourist arrested at the Attari border on Friday for entering India without a valid visa, continues to baffle Indian security agencies.Saturday
7 February '09Most of the 154 plots in Nehru Colony allotted to the poor and landless residents for housing in 1976 have subsequently been resold in violation of allotment regulations, it has been learnt.Friday
6 February '09Huge cache of heroin this year has rang alarm bells. Notwithstanding the barbed fence at the Indo-Pak border, which is electrified at night, smuggling goes on unabated, especially through the riverine belts.Thursday
5 February '09After washing heaps of dirty linen in public, warring state Congress leaders put up a united front at a workers’ rally here today.Wednesday
4 February '09With things not moving in favourable direction, Swiss couple, Mathiyas and Celina, stranded at Attari border joint checkpost for the last one week...Tuesday
3 February '09Following strong reactions from the coalition partner, BJP, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today vowed not to broach the issue of Anandpur Sahib resolution again, at least for the time being.Saturday
31 January '09After globe-trotting across 17 countries, Swiss couple Matthias and Celina are stuck at the Attari checkpoint along the Indo-Pak border, as customs officials refuse to permit their two ponies entry into the country.Wednesday
28 January '09Close on the heels of a major haul of narcotics from an IPS officer in Maharashtra, 14 kg heroin worth Rs 70 crore in international black market....Saturday
24 January '09In a rare initiative, 100 village sarpanches of the region have come together and joined hands with social scientists from Guru Nanak Dev University...Friday
23 January '09Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has a tough road ahead, given the heartburns in the BJP that singed the SAD in the run-up to his elevation.Wednesday
21 January '09The city is all decked up for Sukhbir Badal’s oath-taking ceremony to be held on Wednesday. Welcome hoardings and signboards dot the roads and a huge pandal has been set up at the Ranjit Avenue ground.Monday
19 January '09Politically-volatile Majha region, which comprises 26 Assembly seats, is all set to bounce back to the limelight with president of the ruling SAD(B) and MP Sukhbir Singh Badal opting to represent a segment here after his coronation as the Deputy Chief Minister on January 21 in the Holy City.Monday
19 January '09Politically-volatile Majha region, which comprises 26 Assembly seats, is all set to bounce back to the limelight with president of the ruling SAD(B) and MP Sukhbir Singh Badal opting to represent a segment here after his coronation as the Deputy Chief Minister on January 21 in the Holy City.Thursday
15 January '09Information sought under the Right to Information (RTI) Act by a retired ayurvedic officer laid bare the dismal state of 47 ayurvedic dispensaries in the border districts of Amritsar and Tarn Taran.Wednesday
14 January '09Members of Parliaments’ panel on civil aviation, Union Sports Minister MS Gill and BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, today reviewed infrastructure enhancement at Rajasansi International Airport, which is facing hard times after various airlines suspended their operations from here.
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