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Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh (Photo: PTI)

Former servicemen, unemployed to guard' governance in Punjab

A brainchild of chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the process to recruit the ex-servicemen is expected to start by...

21 April 2017 1:22 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi wave at people during his visit to Lord Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar. (Photo: AP)

A good move by PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken this step for the whole country not a day too soon, and deserves to be...

21 April 2017 2:00 AM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh (Photo: PTI/File)

Over 10 lakh farmers helped from loan waiver: Punjab CM

The Punjab CM also said the state govt has increased compensation for crop damage from Rs 8,000 per acre to Rs 12,000...

26 Jun 2017 8:48 AM IST

AAP MLAs kicked, pushed, thrown out of the assembly. Injured, admitted to the hospital. (Photo: Twitter @AamAadmiParty)

Punjab Assembly witnesses commotion; 2 AAP MLAs injured, hospitalised

Speaker Rana K P Singh suspended members of both the AAP and the SAD-BJP for disrupting the House proceedings.

22 Jun 2017 9:40 PM IST

Mayor Sadiq Khan called for Londoners to attend a candlelit vigil at Trafalgar Square on Thursday evening in solidarity with the victims and their families. (Photo: AFP)

Britain should apologise for Jallianwala: London mayor

The Punjab chief minister said he heard Khan's remarks on the Jallianwala incident and was happy to know about his...

7 Dec 2017 3:40 AM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh (Photo: PTI)

New Lokpal law to take action against bureaucrats underway: Punjab CM

Punjab CM said, the govt will review and revamp' the Right to Service Commission Act to bring in greater accountability...

20 Jun 2017 11:21 AM IST

Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh. (Photo: PTI)

Farm loans upto Rs 2 lakhs waived off in Punjab

It has also decided to raise the ex-gratia payments for suicide-hit families to Rs 5 lakhs from the existing Rs 3 lakhs.

20 Jun 2017 1:44 AM IST

Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh. (Photo: PTI)

Keeping poll promise, Punjab govt declares crop loan waiver of 8.75...

Speaking at the Assembly, the CM noted the move would benefit 10.25 lakh farmers, including 8.75 lakh farmers up to 5...

19 Jun 2017 9:33 PM IST

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

How Indira Gandhi & Co destroyed our federal polity

The point is that a system of awarding party tickets to candidates for elections is fundamentally undemocratic.

30 April 2017 12:36 AM IST

Punjab Congress President Captain Amarinder Singh. (Photo PTI)

One family, one ticket' in Punjab polls: Amarinder Singh

Among those are six-time MLA from Sanaur Lal Singh, who wants to shift to Samana, but is unlikely to be obliged.

19 Dec 2016 2:30 AM IST

Capt. Amarinder Singh welcomed the two, and said it was just the beginning of an exodus that would intensify as the date of elections near, and specially after the model code of conduct comes into force.

Punjab Cong chief Amarinder raises farmers' debt issue with PM

Responding to media persons questions, he said the demonetisation had aggravated the problems of the farmers.

16 Dec 2016 7:48 PM IST

Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh (Photo: PTI)

Punjab poll: Four new faces in second Congress list of 16

Six of the party's sitting MLAs have been retained in this list, with two of them being shifted to new constituencies.

24 Dec 2016 7:07 AM IST