The grandest flypast with 75 aircraft to mark the ‘Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav’ celebrations was the highlight of the 73rd Republic Day Parade on Wednesday where India displayed its military might and vibrant cultural heritage on Rajpath, with the ceremonial event this year being drastically scaled down in view of the Covid pandemic. Showcased at […]
Calling Doaba the heartland of martyrs, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday said that this region was the epicentre of the Ghadar and Babbar movements which spearheaded the freedom struggle against British imperialism. In his address after unfurling the National tricolour on the occasion of the 73rd Republic Day, here at Guru […]
The Congress on Tuesday announced its second list of 23 candidates for the February 20 assembly elections in Punjab, relying mostly on old party hands to retain power in the state. Among the 23 names, Deepinder Singh Dhillon has been given ticket from Derabassi, while Vijay Sharma Tinku, a liquor contractor, has been given ticket […]
Soon after its leader and former Union minister RPN Singh quit the party and joined the BJP, the Congress on Tuesday said it is fighting an ideological battle in which only those with courage can carry on and not cowards. Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said Singh was ”not fully committed” towards the party’s ideology and […]
Chandigarh on Tuesday reported 540 new Covid-19 cases at a positivity rate of 11.81 per cent.The city had recorded 568 cases yesterday and the positivity rate stood at 14.49 per cent.The cumulative number of cases has reached 86,800.The number of active cases has fallen to 7,033 from 7,768 a day earlier.A total of 1,275 patients […]
The Punjab government on Tuesday revised the Covid-19 restrictions from January 26 to February 1 and allowed all bars, cinemas halls, multiplexes, malls, restaurants, spas, gyms, sports complexes, museums, zoos etc. to operate at 50 per cent of their capacity subject to all staff present being fully vaccinated. In the new guidelines, it said social […]
Subedar Neeraj Chopra, who created history last year by winning India’s first athletics gold medal in Olympics, was awarded Param Vishisht Seva Medal and fourth highest civilian honour Padma Shri on Tuesday.Chopra, a Subedar with the 4 Rajputana Rifles in the Indian Army, had produced a second-round throw of 87.58m in the javelin throw finals […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed concern over low voting percentage, especially in urban areas considered educated and prosperous, and said this should change in a vibrant democracy like India. In an interaction with BJP workers from across the country, Modi also raised the issues of “one nation, one election” and “one nation, one […]
Cold weather conditions prevailed in many parts of Haryana and Punjab on Tuesday with Bathinda recording the lowest temperature in the two states at 3.6 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Moga recorded a minimum temperature of 4.2 degrees Celsius and Gurdaspur experienced a cold night recording a low of 7.6 degrees while Hoshiarpur recorded a low […]
AAP leader Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday ridiculed Navjot Singh Sidhu for questioning the survey for selecting the CM face and asked him not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Aam Aadmi Party. Mann, who is the AAP’s chief ministerial face for the next month’s Punjab assembly polls, asked Sidhu to get a survey […]