Scotching speculation to the contrary, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday made it clear he was not joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but had no intention of continuing in the Congress, which he said was going downhill with senior leaders completely ignored and not given a voice. Denying any move to […]
FC Goa eked out a narrow 7-6 victory after a sudden-death tie-breaker over Bengaluru FC (BFC), to make it to their maiden Durand Cup final in a gripping second semi-final played at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), Kolkata, on Wednesday evening. The game ended 2-2 after extra time. They now come up against local […]
In view of the considerable improvement in the Covid situation across the State, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday ordered relaxation in restrictions from 150 to 300 on indoor and 300 to 500 on outdoor gatherings in the State. He however, said that the Covid protocol restrictions would be adhered to strictly despite […]
In a significant decision to provide a major relief to the economically weaker sections of the society, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday announced to waive off the entire outstanding default amount of domestic electricity bills upto 2 KW load. Acceding to the long pending demand of people whose electricity connections were […]
Promoter Standard Life Investments on Wednesday divested a 5 per cent stake in HDFC AMC for a little over Rs 3,060 crore through the open market transaction. According to bulk deal data available with the BSE, the promoter sold a total of 1,06,50,000 shares, representing a 5 per cent stake, of the asset management company. […]
Punjab Congress Chief Navot Singh Sidhu broke silence, a day after abruptly resigning from the post raised questions, over the appointments of the director general of police, advocate general and “tainted” leaders. He said he was ready to make “any sacrifice” but would always stand by his principles. Plunging the Congress into a fresh crisis […]
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday inaugurated a host of adventure sports activities like parasailing, paramotor and jet scooter, at Tikkar Taal (Morni Hills), Panchkula. With this formal inauguration, the aero and water sports activities were made operational commercially. Training would be provided by the government to the local youth to carry out […]
The Punjab government would conduct a high level enquiry into the seed quality following the pink bollworm attack on cotton crops in Malwa region and the criminal proceedings would be initiated against the guilty with attachment of properties and levying of fine. This was disclosed here today by the Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa […]
After successful completion of the junior, youth and men’s national championships, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) is all set to roll out the Elite Women’s National Championships from October 21-27. The fifth edition of the prestigious event will be played at St Joseph’s International School in Hisar. This event will also mark the return of […]
Transport Minister Punjab Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today asked the officers of the department to ensure that all the buses stands across the state are encroachment free in coming 48 hours. Chairing a maiden meeting here today the Minister said that the encroachments at the stands are not only creating inconvenience to the masses but […]