CHANDIGARH: The principal Bench of the armed Forces Tribunal at New Delhi has dismissed the plea of Palampur-based Dr Naresh Kalia for directions to the government to take up with Pakistan and International human rights organizations the matter of torture and mutilation of bodies of his son Capt Saurabh Kalia ...

PATHANKOT: Police have arrested a local woman for allegedly killing her husband with the help of her lover after he came to know of their illicit relations. The headlines body found in a gutter led to arrest of the woman who has confessed the crime. SP Bhupinder Singh Virk told media ...

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) member Kiranjot Kaur had been assured support on the issue of not allowing ‘kirpan’ during security checks in the United States, as she stressed on recognizing it as an intrinsic part of a baptized Sikh. Kiranjot was part of a South Asia and Central Asia ...

BARNALA: The Sangrur police have questioned at least two officers of the neighbouring Barnala police district, including the CIA in-charge, regarding their suspected role in the escape of an accused. In an exchange of fire between two groups near Sherpur – in Sangrur police jurisdiction – Gurmeet Singh Kala, vice-president of ...

PATIALA: The Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) is awaiting a reply from the Department of Home and justice on clarifications sought regarding the recruitment of 85 judicial officers. Commission sources say requisition for conducting the selection test to fill the posts came about a month ago, but the PPSC needed certain ...

AMRITSAR: Air India has launched another Amritsar-Delhi Flight; it’s second from Rajasansi, from March 28. AI Station Manager Ram Gopal said, “The Flight started March 28 will fly morning hours.” The aircraft will take off from Delhi at 5:50 a.m. to reach Amritsar at 7:20 a.m. This will make for ...

FATEHGARH SAHIB: Reacting to reports that Punjab Planning Board vice-chairman Dr J.S. Bajaj quit his post as he was not nominated to the Rajya Sabha, Shiromani Akali Dal general secretary and former MP Prem Singh Chandumajra said if that was the case, the move was unjustified. Interacting with mediapersons after inaugurating ...

AMRITSAR: The Poetry of Guru Ravidas may be rare quantitatively but from the quality standpoint, it is a very important text of medieval age, Dr Jasbir Singh Sabar said on Saturday. The Director, Correspondence, of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandak Committee was delivering the keynote address at a seminar on “Social context of ...

BATALA: The Batala police have booked an NRI for marrying a second time, illegally and his family members on the charge of making dowry demands. Parminder kaur of Parowal village under Ghiana-Ke-Bangar police station had alleged in her police complaint that she was wedded to Hargopal Singh of Batala, presently living ...

JALANDHAR: An ex-serviceman on Saturday alleged that the Jullundur Gymkhana administration had implicated him in a false to dissuade him from pursuing a case under the Right to Information Act to expose the corrupt practices in the club. Lt Col S.S. Sohi (retd), an RTI activist, was arrested by the Jalandhar ...

BATALA: Acting on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High court, Warrant Officer S.K. Grover raided Udanwal police post under Ghuman police station on Saturday and rescued a minor boy from the Dalit community kept under “illegal confinement” by the police. As per reports, Jagdish Singh, a resident of Kandila ...

AMRITSAR: A new 20 –member planning board of Guru Nanak Dev University has been constituted under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor Prof A.S.Brar for one year beginning April 1. Dr Surinder Singh, Who will take charge as dean, academic affairs, the same day, will be the convener of the board. SOURCE-HT

CHANDIGARH: The price of BT cotton seed won’t be allowed to be raised despite pressure from seed companies, Punjab Agriculture Department has said. With demand for the seed of the genetically modified high­ yield variety rising with increase in the area of cultivation, the National Seed Association of India has been ...