AAP Likely To Sack Sucha Singh Chhotepur as Punjab State Convener
CHANDIGARH—Following the surfacing of a video of Sucha Singh Chhotepur talking about money laundering by an AAP activist, the AAP national leadership is likely to suspend Chhotepur from the post of...
View ArticleAttack on RSS’s Vice Chief: Punjab Government Hands Overs Investigation To CBI
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—Following the abortiveness of the Punjab police in nabbing the assailants responsible for attacking the RSS’s Vice Chief of Punjab, Brigadier Jagdish Gagneja, the Punjab government...
View Article2017 Assembly Polls: Dr. Dharamvir Gandhi Announces Launch Of New Political...
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—Member of Parliament from Patiala, Dr. Dharamvir Gandhi, announced to make a new political platform in Punjab to contest the upcoming assembly polls of 2017. He appealed to the...
View ArticleGovernor V.P. Singh Badnore Pays Obeisance At Sri Harmandir Sahib
AMRITSAR SAHIB—The newly appointed Governor of Punjab, V.P. Singh Badnore, reached the holy city of Amritsar Sahib on August 23 to pay obeisance at the sanctum sanctorum Sri Harmandir Sahib. Governor...
View ArticleSucha Singh Chhotepur Holds Press Conference in Chandigarh After Being Sacked...
File Photo: Sucha Singh Chhotepur CHANDIGARH, Punjab—In reply to the allegations about receiving a bribe during his tenure as Punjab’s AAP Convenor, Sucha Singh Chhotepur held a press conference in...
View ArticleHigh Court Bench Refuses To Hear Bibi Jagir Kaur’s Petition On Daughter’s...
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—A bench compiled of the Punjab and Haryana High Court comprising Justice TPS Mann and Justice Gurmit Ram refused to conduct a hearing on the petition filed by Bibi Jagir Kaur seeking...
View Article2017 Assembly Polls: Congress To Announce First List Of Candidates Before...
MALERKOTLA, Punjab— Addressing a gathering of Congress activists at Malerkotla on August 25, the head of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Captain Amarinder Singh, informed the press that the...
View ArticleFormer Chief Editor of Akali Patrika S. Bharpoor Singh Balbir Passes Away
JALANDHAR, Punjab—S. Bharpoor Singh Balbir, the former Chief Editor of the vernacular Punjabi newspapers ‘ਅਕਾਲੀ ਪੱਤਰਿਕਾ’ and ‘ਅੱਜ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼’, passed away on August 22 following a prolonged affliction....
View ArticleBapu Surat Singh Khalsa admitted to DMCH by Punjab government
LUDHIANA, Punjab—83 years old Sikh activist Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa was once again arrested by the Jagraon police on August 27 and was later admitted to the Dayanand Medical College & Hospital of...
View ArticleChhotepur Refuses to Appear Before AAP’s Investigation Commission
File Photo: Sucha Singh Chhotepur CHANDIGARH, Punjab—Aam Aadmi Party’s former state convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur, who was sacked by the Political Affairs Committee on August 26, has refused to appear...
View ArticleSukhbir Badal: No Place for People like Chhotepur in Akali Dal
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—On the eve of inaugurating a project at Durgaiana Temple at Amritsar on August 27, the president of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the Deputy Chief Minister, Sukhbir Badal,...
View ArticleDespite Growing Tensions, AAP To Release Farmers’ Manifesto On September 11
CHANDIGARH—In attempt to shift media focus, Aam Aadmi Party is gearing to release its farmers’ manifesto on September 11. Head of the AAP’s Manifesto Committee, Journalist Kanwar Sandhu, informed...
View ArticleSGPC To Install Water Treatment Plants at Gurdwaras
AMRITSAR SAHIB—In attempt to control the downing level of drinking water beneath the earth, the SGPC has decided to install Water Treatment Plants in its Gurdwaras across Punjab. As per information...
View ArticleBREAKING: Big Jolt to Akali Dal as Tohra Group Says Goodbye
PATIALA, Punjab—After getting side-lined from the Shiromani Akali Dal, Harmel Singh Tohra (the son-in-law of Akali stalwart late Gurcharan Singh Tohra) has formally resigned from the membership of...
View ArticleAkali Dal MPs Ask Election Commission To Cancel AAP’s Recognition
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—Taking advantage of the ongoing blame game between AAP due to an internal clash, the several Akali Dal MPs asked the Election Commission of India to probe the allegations levelled by...
View ArticleAdvocate Himmat Singh Shergill Refutes The Allegation Leveled By Chhotepur On...
Advocate Himmat Singh Shergill CHANDIGARH, Punjab—Advocate Himmat Singh Shergill, in-charge of the legal cell of the AAP in Punjab, on August 28 said that former State convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur...
View ArticleHondh Chillad Massacre: Haryana Government Distributes Compensation Among...
GURGAON, India—As per the recommendations of Justice TP Garg, the compensation checks for the victims of the 1984 Sikh genocide were distributed among the victim families of Haryana in Gurgaon on...
View ArticleJathedar Mand criticizes Indian government for banning movie ‘Dharam Yudh...
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Slamming the Indian government for banning upcoming movie ‘Dharam Yudh Morcha’, the interim Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib Bhai Dhian Singh Mand has said that the Government...
View ArticleNavjot Sidhu to spearhead new Political Party in Punjab
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Giving an end to the speculations about Navjot Sidhu’s induction into AAP fold, his wife Dr. Navjot Kaur Sidhu has posted a Poster on her Facebook account announcing the launch...
View ArticleGuru Granth Sahib Ji’s 412th Parkash Purab observed at Darbar Sahib
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—412th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji was arduously observed at the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Harmandir Sahib on September 2. The parkash purab (first installation...
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