Mixing cricket with diplomacy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held wide-ranging discussions with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani when he favoured the need for an “atmosphere free of violence” in order to ensure thorough mobilisation of bilateral ties. At a dinner Singh hosted in honour of Gilani on the margins of the high-voltage Indo-Pak [...]
Firecrackers, bhangra, endless honking, residents coming out on the streets and dancing, wild celebrations. Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali as the all of India came alive as India won a famous victory over Pakistan in the world cup semifinal in Mohali on Wednesday night. In a locality in sector 37, people watched the match on a big [...]
Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarabjit Singh who is on a death row in a Pakistan prison, today made a vain bid to meet Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani during his stay at a hotel here. As Gilani along with his entourage, entered the Hotel Taj located in the heart of the city. Dalbir [...]
The electrifying atmosphere came alive at the jampacked Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium when several top politicians and Bolloywood stars descended here to add glamour to the high-voltage semi-final between the arch-rivals India and Pakistan yesterday. First VVIP to reach the Stadium shortly before the start of the match was UPA Chairperson and Congress President [...]
The Himachal assembly today passed the budget for 2011-12 and related appropriation Bill, authorising the government to spend Rs 18,195.63 crore from the consolidated fund. The House passed the demands in respect of Public Works Department, Irrigation and Public Health, Health and Family Welfare, Home and education after discussion while the remaining demands were passed [...]
A bill to establish a Property Tax Board (PTB) to deal with tax assessments in urban local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir was introduced in the state Assembly. The Bill was introduced by Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand, who holds the Housing and Urban Development portfolio. Explaining the objective of the Bill, Tara Chand said [...]
Firecrackers, bhangra, endless honking, residents coming out on the streets and dancing, wild celebrations! Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali came alive as India won a famous victory over Pakistan in the World Cup semifinal in Mohali on Wednesday night. People watched the match on big screens all over the city and the celebrations continued well past midnight. [...]
The Punjab government today ordered suspension of a Superintendent of Police and an SHO, allegedly involved in forcibly removing turban of a Sikh in Mohali during a protest. Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal who also holds the Home portfolio, also ordered an magisterial inquiry into the incident. The Home Minister also issued a stern [...]
Resident doctors with the Lady Hardinge Medical College in the city went on a flash strike today causing inconvenience to patients after a scuffle broke out between a doctor and another employee of the hospital. The resident doctor and a driver with the hospital had a quarrel over treatment of a patient at around 2 [...]
The decision of the Punjab Government to do away with Amritsar’s Khalsa College and set up a Khalsa University as a private institution in its place has drawn the ire of not only the faculty and staff of the college, but also that of the alumni and the general public. What is the motivation behind [...]
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