FARIDKOT: Deputy Chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Wednesday that his government was determined to make kabaddi an Olympic sport. In the first Kabaddi World Cup, eight teams participated, while in this tournament teams from 14 countries are taking part, he said. "The strength will go up to 21 ...

FARIDKOT: Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, has got recognition from the University Grants Commission under Section 12-B of the UGC Act. Vice-chancellor SS Gill stated this here on Tuesday. The decision was taken following the report of a UGC expert committee that had assessed the university's infrastructure and ...

FARIDKOT: The district administration has not found any criminal conspiracy in the case of suspected poisoning in food at a religious function in Kothe Santa Singhwala village of Faridkot district. One person had died while 100 others had been taken ill after partaking of langar on Tuesday. "The incident probably ...

FARIDKOT: With thousands of supporters joining the launch of his "Jago Punjab Yatra" here, on Wednesday, ousted SAD minister Manpreet Singh Badal promised to save the state from “financial and social disaster”. Addressing his second successful show of strength – the first being in Amritsar 10 days ago - he said ...

FARlDKOT: On November 24, ousted finance minister Manpreet Badal will launch his 'Jago Punjab' yatra from Faridkot. In a bid to stay a step ahead, the SAD on Monday held a rally in town and galvanised workers for an anti-UPA campaign. Deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal urged workers to fan out ...

FARIDKOT: Sleuths from the Income Tax Department raided the business premises of Malhotra Group of Industries at Faridkot, Ferozepur and Delhi, reportedly in connection with alleged bungling of funds in the Commonwealth Games contracts. Well known in the region for virtual monopoly over the liquor trade, the owners of the ...

FARIDKOT: The Moga police arrested three policemen at the court complex here on Tuesday in a corruption case. The three are already facing a trial in the court under the Passport Act. The accused are Jaswinder Singh, Ranjit Singh and Gurdial Singh. A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act had been ...

FARIDKOT: The commission agents' association of Bagha Purana has raised its voice against the delayed lifting of paddy and submitted a memorandum to the SDM who visited the grain market to over­ see procurement on Monday. SDM Ajmer Singh had convened a meeting of commission agents and officials of procurement agencies ...

FARIDKOT: Deputy Commissioner Dr S. Karuna Raju has directed the irrigation department, to pay extra remuneration to the women workers who walk down 5 km to reach the Golewala distributary, which is being cleaned up under a Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA) scheme project. The Deputy Commissioner visited the ...

FARIDKOT: Congress leader Satpal Dod's son was killed when his car turned turtle after running over two persons near Sedha Singh Wala village of the district on Sunday. The police said the Congress leader's son, Mukesh Kumar, lost control over the vehicle, which hit Mohar Singh of Sedha Singh Wala ...

FARIDKOT:  The Driver, wife and son of the naib tehsildar, Baghapurana, were killed in a Monday morning mishap when an oncoming water tanker crashed into their Maruti Swift, PB11AN T5069 near Singhawala in Moga. The naib tehsildar’s daughter was injured and has been referred to DMC, Ludhiana. The deceased have been idenitified ...

FARIDKOT: Three days after the death of his mother under mysterious circumstances, a man axed his wife to death in Laleana village of Faridkot district on Monday: Police sources said he had probably killed his mother and was afraid of his wife disclosing that. The police have booked Joginder Singh, who ...

FARIDKOT: Cops would feel more confident if they were fluent in English, a survey has revealed. Nearly 98.28 per cent of the 643 officials at Punjab Police Academy, Phillair, who were asked to complete a self-assessment form, wanted it to be part of their training curriculum. They were in favor of inclusion ...