December 23, 2011 00:44 IST
With Chiranji Lal Garg and his son joining Congress on Thursday,the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal received its third major jolt in Malwa.
Fri, Dec 23, 2011December 23, 2011 00:21 IST
Less than four months after it was launched with much fanfare on August 24, poor response to the Amritsar-Chandigarh-Amritsar Duronto Express has forced the Northern Railways to permanently withdraw one air-conditioned coach and four chair car coaches from the train that connects the holy city with Chandigarh in a non-stop journey.
Fri, Dec 23, 2011December 22, 2011 03:23 IST
Buoyed by a good turnout at Samana rally of SAD on Wednesday,Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said that the turnout was an indication that Congress will lose deposits in each Assembly seat of Patiala district.
Thu, Dec 22, 2011December 21, 2011 02:45 IST
The Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment restoring the voting rights of Sehajdhari Sikhs by quashing the a notification by the Centre has put a question mark over the validity of the newly elected general house of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
Wed, Dec 21, 2011December 20, 2011 03:35 IST
The Shiromani Akali Dal general secretary Prem Singh Chandumajra is all set to contest the ensuing Punjab polls from the newly carved Fatehgarh Sahib Assembly constituency.
Tue, Dec 20, 2011December 19, 2011 00:23 IST
With two key members of PPP,Kushaldeep Dhillon and Jagbir Brar who is also a close relative of Manpreet Singh Badal joining the bandwagon of one-time supporters of Manpreet deserting him,the leadership qualities of the four-time MLA as a party chief have come under scanner.
Mon, Dec 19, 2011December 18, 2011 00:39 IST
As the Rs 18,919 crore Bathinda Refinery inches towards commissioning in the poll bound state,it is not the ruling SAD-BJP combine alone that wants to cash in on the project.
Sun, Dec 18, 2011December 17, 2011 03:11 IST
Patiala deputy commissioners Personal Assistant Satnam Singh,additional deputy commissioners PA Harminder Singh,ADCs reader Gurnam Singh and clerk Kesar Singh were suspended on Friday for allegedly consuming liquor in ADCs PAs room after office hours on Thursday.
Sat, Dec 17, 2011December 13, 2011 02:15 IST
Frequent 'VIP' visitors at the house of Varinder Kaur,the EGS teacher who was slapped by an Akali sarpanch,and traditional notions of hospitality have put the brakes on her father's taxi business at the peak of the marriage season.
Tue, Dec 13, 2011December 10, 2011 03:18 IST
The Animal Welfare Board of India on Friday suspended the performing animal registration of The Jumbo Circus,which is currently on in Patiala.
Sat, Dec 10, 2011December 10, 2011 02:47 IST
The Animal Welfare Board of India on Friday suspended the performing animal registration of The Jumbo Circus,which is currently on in Patiala.
Sat, Dec 10, 2011December 09, 2011 03:21 IST
Raninder Singh,son of state Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh,found himself in embarrassing situation after a women member of EGS teacher union held the previous Congress regime responsible for Varinder Kaur getting slapped by Baljinder Singh,Akali sarpanch of Daula village.
Fri, Dec 09, 2011December 09, 2011 03:17 IST
Baljinder Singh,the Akali Sarpanch of Daula village who is in the eye of a storm after he slapped agitating EGS teacher Varinder Kaur ahead of Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaurs function in the village,added a new twist in the case on Thursday,saying that he was in fact a staunch supporter of Manpreet Badal and it was Manpreet who got him elected as village sarpanch unanimously,without any elections.
Fri, Dec 09, 2011December 07, 2011 03:56 IST
The Akali Dal sarpanch was,however,released within minutes after he furnished a bail bond of Rs 50,000 on the spot.
Wed, Dec 07, 2011December 03, 2011 02:09 IST
The mysterious case of pugilist Dinesh Kumar suffering serious head injuries at the national Institute of Sport (NIS) here got a new twist with the boxer deciding against lodging a formal complaint even as the robbery angle appears falling apart.
Sat, Dec 03, 2011December 02, 2011 02:49 IST
In what appeared as a clear attempt to win over the dera votebank,state Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday vociferously claimed that each and every case of victimisation and vendetta against dera followers and Congress workers will be avenged and those responsible taken to task.
Fri, Dec 02, 2011December 01, 2011 03:12 IST
Union Law and Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday dared social activist Anna Hazare to come to Punjab for the ensuing state Assembly polls in early 2012.
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
December 01, 2011 03:00 IST
Inspired by the likes of Argentine striker Lionel Messi,his Barcelona team-mate,Spanish striker David Villa and Brazils Kaka,a bunch of young children are bidding to dribble their way from the clutches of economic hardship to football glory.
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
November 30, 2011 03:02 IST
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday announced that a memorial to be named Jang-e-Azadi will be built to showcase the rich contribution of Punjabi freedom fighters and martyrs to the countrys struggle for freedom.
Wed, Nov 30, 2011November 28, 2011 03:28 IST
In what would go down in golden letters in the annals of Indian Armys history,President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Sunday presented the Presidents Standards to five Armoured Regiments of the Indian Army in a glittering ceremony at Patiala attended by a galaxy of distinguished personalities,including the Chief of Army Staff General V K Singh,General Officer Commanding in Chief Western Command Lt Gen S R Ghosh and General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command Lt Gen A K Singh.
Mon, Nov 28, 2011November 26, 2011 00:22 IST
A fortnight after a Sangrur court awarded death penalty to a person after finding him guilty of killing his four-day-old daughter,the convict,Mukesh Kumar committed suicide in Patiala jail on Friday.
Sat, Nov 26, 2011November 25, 2011 00:47 IST
As psychologists and experts warn of long-lasting adverse effect on mind,even leading to mental disorders,and aggressive behaviour pattern in children,the Punjab education department has stepped up efforts to wean away students from the video game parlours in the state.
Fri, Nov 25, 2011November 24, 2011 02:40 IST
Sunil Singla,a Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) activist from Bathinda,has been accused by the party for getting the news stories about Lal Krishan Advanis Jan Chetna Yatra in Punjab published in the media in a wrong manner.
Thu, Nov 24, 2011November 23, 2011 02:55 IST
A 37-year-old constable was feared dead after he jumped into the Bhakra canal to save a girl from drowning on Tuesday.
Wed, Nov 23, 2011November 22, 2011 03:53 IST
In a hard hitting judgment,the court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate,Phul,G S Dhillon came down heavily on Punjab police for registering a case against a whistleblower - who had complained against alleged illegal acts of land mafia - and made him an accused.
Tue, Nov 22, 2011





