November 18, 2011 03:21 IST
The deceased included the driver of the bus and head constable Harjeet Singh,who was driving the escort gypsy ahead of the bus
Fri, Nov 18, 2011
November 18, 2011 03:17 IST
Two persons died and several others sustained injuries,as a bus carrying players of the Indian women kabaddi team collided head-on with an Army truck coming from opposite side near Bhucho Khurd on Bathinda-Barnala Road in Bathinda on Thursday evening.
Fri, Nov 18, 2011November 16, 2011 03:49 IST
Member of Parliament from Bathinda,Harsimrat Kaur Badal,is all set to test the political waters in Gidderbaha Assembly constituency with plans of political rallies from November 22 to cover all the 46 villages of the constituency.
Wed, Nov 16, 2011November 15, 2011 03:43 IST
After Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa and MLA from Dakala Lal Singh,it was the turn of Moga MLA Joginderpal Jain to project Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Capt Amarinder Singh as the chief ministerial candidate of the party in the upcoming Assembly polls.
Tue, Nov 15, 2011November 14, 2011 03:47 IST
L K Advani on Sunday said the CBI should come clear on whether Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and then finance minister P Chidambaram were aware of the scam.
Mon, Nov 14, 2011
November 14, 2011 02:27 IST
Only respite came at Bathinda with a number of people gathering to listen to Advani
Mon, Nov 14, 2011November 12, 2011 01:07 IST
With her high decibel mix of tirade and satire against the Badals,it was Congress Legislature Party leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal who took the centrestage in the Punjab Bachao Rally of Congress at Patiala on Friday.
Sat, Nov 12, 2011November 08, 2011 00:13 IST
With Assembly polls inching closer,the war of words between the ruling coalition and the opposition leaders is intensifying again in Punjab.
Tue, Nov 08, 2011
November 02, 2011 03:36 IST
Even before Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh blew the poll bugle calling for a change at the first Punjab Bachao Rally here,the stage was opened by a local leader with a couplet: Pateya ve pipal deya,kehi khar khar laayi aa.
Wed, Nov 02, 2011October 31, 2011 02:57 IST
The stage is set for the gala opening of the second edition of the Kabaddi World Cup in Bathinda,where actor Shah Rukh Khan is scheduled to perform during the inaugural ceremony on November 1.
Mon, Oct 31, 2011October 28, 2011 02:38 IST
A scuffle between inmates over lowering the television volume resulted in the death of a 71-year-old man undergoing life imprisonment in a triple murder case in Sangrur jail on Thursday.
Fri, Oct 28, 2011October 26, 2011 00:01 IST
It is a classic case of the nearer the church,the farther from God. Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has been caught on the wrong foot when it comes to adopt what it preaches to check pollution.
Wed, Oct 26, 2011October 18, 2011 03:01 IST
Parkash Singh Badal said the Peoples party Of Punjab leader had committed political suicide by leaving the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD),which had groomed him politically.
Tue, Oct 18, 2011October 15, 2011 00:32 IST
In A first-of-its-kind initiative in perhaps any state of India,Punjab Pollution Control Board has decided to roll out Pollution Control Vehicles to instantly respond to complaints and take action.
Sat, Oct 15, 2011October 11, 2011 00:30 IST
After facing flak for use of force against protesting farmers in Gobindpura,Punjab Police has now decide to recruit constables from the village.
Tue, Oct 11, 2011October 08, 2011 00:32 IST
Under the banner Avam Rangmanch,a Patiala-based theatre group the group of four are portraying the Gobindpura land acquisition row through nukkad nataks.
Sat, Oct 08, 2011October 04, 2011 00:28 IST
Sham Lal Gakhar,the Inspector General of Police attached with Punjab Lokpal,has been illegally occupying the government accommodation for nearly 10 months now in Patiala.
Tue, Oct 04, 2011October 01, 2011 23:17 IST
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) changed the schedule to six-hour uninterrupted supply following complaints by farmers that their paddy crop,majority of it late variety,was at ripening stage and would be ruined if power was made available to them on alternate days.
Sat, Oct 01, 2011September 30, 2011 00:37 IST
When on September 6,an MiG crashed into his paddy field near Shambu barrier,the Indian Air Force officials told 66-year-old Prem Chand not to worry and assured him that he would be duly compensated for the loss.
Fri, Sep 30, 2011September 28, 2011 02:25 IST
Miffed over the delay in its renovation to cut down on pollution,the Punjab Pollution Control Board on Tuesday ordered to shut down the Unit IV of Bathinda thermal plant in 40 days time.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011September 25, 2011 03:27 IST
The exemption of 91 acres of land by Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal,from the last notification of 166 acres,for the Gobindpura power plant a few days ago,has made things more difficult for owners of the land despite the exemption being legally acceptable.
Sun, Sep 25, 2011September 20, 2011 03:12 IST
Actor Amitabh Bachchans decision to rattle off nine digits of the mobile number during the Kaun Banega Crorepati programme has been ringing in trouble in Punjab as some people have been receiving calls and text messages,and this has forced them to send legal notices to Bachchan,Sony Entertainment and KBC producer Big Synergy.
Tue, Sep 20, 2011September 19, 2011 00:49 IST
Following incidents of firing and booth capturing in Karaiwala village in Gidderbaha constituency,which left one person injured,and booth capturing in Buttar Shrin village of Doda constituency,polling for SGPC elections at these two booths were postponed on Sunday.
Mon, Sep 19, 2011September 19, 2011 00:33 IST
The Punjabi University,Patiala,will soon set up a dedicated department of Indo-North American Studies.
Mon, Sep 19, 2011September 19, 2011 00:25 IST
Set up nearly 30 years ago by the Punjab government,it boasts of producing more than 350 engineers,now placed with reputed national and international companies.
Mon, Sep 19, 2011





