

Friday 9 January '09
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today played the kisan card to woo voters in Punjab, ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, and again blamed the Centre for all the ills plaguing the state.Friday 26 December '08
In a fit of rage, a woman on Thursday, beat two of her sons to death in the outskirts of Patiala.Friday
26 December '08The solemnity of the historic Jor Mela was today lost to political rhetoric, as various party leaders used the occasion to set the tone for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.Thursday
25 December '08Punjab will seek a special package for its farmers and industry in the next NDA regime at the Centre in which Shiromani Akali Dal will be a major partner.Wednesday
24 December '08The Punjab State Electricity board today asked the Punjab government to renegotiate the price for its Rajpura thermal power plant with the lone bidder, Lanco Infratech.Saturday
20 December '08Even as various leaders in the Punjab Congress are vying with each other for supremacy in the party ahead of the Parliamentary polls...Saturday
20 December '08Even as various leaders in the Punjab Congress are vying with each other for supremacy in the party ahead of the Parliamentary polls...Friday
19 December '08Non-operational for almost three years, the ultra-modern Rajpura bus stand was re-inaugurated today by Punjab Transport Minister Master Mohan Lal.Thursday
18 December '08Condemning the alleged blackout of a Zee Network channel, former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh today charged Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal with controlling the cable television network in the state.Wednesday
17 December '08The Punjab State Electricity Board is in a proverbial state of limbo as, on paper, it ceases to have any legal sanctity.Monday
15 December '08In response to SAD president Sukhbir Badal’s recent ‘threat’ of registration of more cases against him, former CM Capt Amarinder Singh today questioned Sukhbir’s authority to issue such statements.Saturday
13 December '08A probe initiated by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to investigate the alleged irregularities during this year’s Pre-Medical Entrance Test...Saturday
13 December '08A probe initiated by the Punjab and Haryana High Court for investigating the alleged irregularities during this year’s Pre-Medical Entrance Test conducted by the Baba Farid University...Tuesday
9 December '08Despite hurdles raised by fellow partymen, former chief minister and chairman of Punjab Congress’ campaign committee today launched his mass contact programme here today...Friday
5 December '08High drama prevailed at the Patiala Municipal Corporation as its municipal commissioner and a contractor got involved in a war of words after the commissioner allegedly slapped an employee of the contractor.Thursday
4 December '08Haryana Governor A R Kidwai stressed on promoting bilateral ties between India and Pakistan to fight terrorism in the sub-continent.Thursday
4 December '08Son of former chief minister Amarinder Singh, Raninder Singh, today did some tough talk against Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal for making derogatory remarks against his father.Wednesday
3 December '08The Dera Sacha Sauda in Sirsa, which has been in the thick of controversies for quite some time...Wednesday
3 December '08Politics makes strange bedfellows and no one is considered an enemy or friend forever here. Political equations in the Punjab Congress are fast changing ahead of Parliamentary elections.Wednesday
3 December '08Taking a serious view of the illegal construction activity carried out by Patiala's former divisional commissioner and municipal commissioner SK Ahluwalia on the YPS Road...Monday
1 December '08Social activist Medha Patkar (of the Narmada Bachao Andolan fame), today criticised the Punjab government for setting up more thermal plants in the state, saying they would disturb the environment of Punjab.Saturday
29 November '08Punjab Transport minister Master Mohan Lal today laid out the aim of the State Automotive and Driving Skills Institute in Patiala. He was in the city to flag off three new bus routes.Saturday
29 November '08In an attempt to curtail expenses in face of the economic meltdown, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today made it clear that every officer in the state would be allowed only one car.Wednesday
26 November '08Seeking to expand the base of Akali Dal beyond Punjab, the Akalis are going all out to make a mark in the forthcoming Delhi Assembly elections...Saturday
22 November '08Punjab Cooperation Minister Captain Kanwaljit Singh called upon farmers to adopt a professional approach to wards farming.