FATEHGARH SAHIB: Punjab Rice Millers' Association has decried the Union Government's move to accept PAU-201 variety stating that not all facts were considered while taking the decision. As per association president Tarsem Saini, the Union Government has teams to Punjab comprising officers from food and public' distribution department, ministry concerned and ...

ANANDPUR SAHIB: The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leadership skipped the sensitive issue of Dera Sacha Sauda at the party's Hola Mohalla congregation here on Sunday, even as it sought mandate from the Sikh community for the forth­ coming SGPC general elections on the religious occasion. Without mentioning the wanton violence ...

JALANDHAR: Two women were killed in a mishap at the unmanned railway crossing between Nagra village and the DAV crossing here on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Mohinder Kalli' (65) and her daughter-in-law Kajal (24), residents of Shiv Nagar locality. The incident took place at around 9.30 am ...

AMRITSAR: Two women, in their mid-twenties, who were found lying unconscious in a hotel near the Golden Temple on Thursday have reportedly died. The deceased have been identified as Rajvinder Kaur, a resident of Vallah, and Harvinder Kaur, a resident of Jandiala. The B Division Police said the women had checked in ...

HOSHIARPUR: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notices to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Delhi State Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (DSGPC), Gurdwara Election Commission and Punjab State Election Commission, in response to a . PIL filed by Socialist Janata Dal ...

CHANDIGARH: Agro-economists in Punjab feel the state that spearheaded the Green Revolution has been ignored - the Union Budget, even as an attempt have been made to bring about a similar revolution in the East. "There is no package for the farmers here other than the 2 per cent cut in ...

PATIALA: Two factions of the Buddha Dal, a Nihang community, on Friday sank their differences and reunited. The groups led by Balbir Singh and Joginder Singh met here and announced their merger. They also took a pledge to work for the common cause. The two leaders also presented siropas to each ...

PANCHKULA: Even as a probe has been ordered into the removal of at least four saal (Shorea robusta) trees from the Kalesar National Park in Yamunanagar, the forest authorities have suspended three officials, including the range officer. Conservator of Forests (North) Pankaj Goel told HT the suspended officials were Range Officer ...

HISAR: Six members of a wedding party were killed and an equal number injured when the Tata Sumo in which they were travelling collided with a speeding truck on the Ratia­ Tohana road near Bilaspur village on Thursday. The victims were returning from Kaithal after attending the wedding of Rajpal, a ...

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Government has decided to reduce the time limit for providing change of land use (CLU) for setting up industrial units from the existing three months to two months to facilitate entrepreneurs. Director, Town and Country Planning, T.C. Gupta announced this at the 30th annual general meeting of Gurgaon ...

CHANDIGARH: Coinciding with the Indo-Pak dialogue, a petition has been moved in the Punjab and Haryana High Court for the release of a 13-year-0ld Lahore boy; who it was claimed fell asleep in a stationary train at Lahore and was taken into custody when it reached Attari. The petition by Ranjan ...

SRINAGAR: At least four persons were injured and eight shops and three houses set ablaze after clashes between two groups in Baramulla on Thursday. Unconfirmed reports said one person was killed, but the authorities denied. Police had to fire tear gas shells to control the mob. The communities were fighting over naming ...

RECRUITMENT SCAM Plea says probe denial by Punjab illegal, High Court issues notice CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking directions to the CBl to continue proceedings against Punjab vidhan Sabha Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon in an alleged corruption' case despite decline ...