CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Virsa Singh Valtoha on Tuesday drew Congress ire after he made derogatory remarks about late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the floor of the House. Initiating the debate on motion of thanks on the governor's address, delivered in the assembly here on Friday, Valtoha not ...

CHANDIGARH: A two-pronged attack awaits finance minister Upinderjit Kaur as she presents her first and the SAD-BJP government's last budget in the 22-day budget session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha that begins on March 4. While on the one side would he the opposition led by the Congress, she is ...

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday directed the Punjab police to restore the security of Punjab Vidhan Sabha's former deputy speaker Bir Devinder Singh, and provide two security personnel to him as an interim measure. The bench headed by Justice Surya Kant, hearing the petition filed by Devinder, ...

CHANDIGARH: Former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday demanded that the Punjab Vidhan Sabha should hold one full session to discuss important issues of the state, including the "deteriorating economy", law and order and unemployment situation. The Patiala Congress MLA, who attended the Assembly after more than two years since ...

PATIALA:  The court of the Special CBI Judge here on Tuesday granted interim bail to Vidhan Sabha Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon after he furnished bail bonds of Rs 50,000 each as surety and personal bonds. On Monday, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had directed Kahlon to appear before the Special ...

PHAGWARA: Condemning the trend of hounr killings, Bahujan Samahj Morcha (BSM) president and former leader of opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Satnam Singh kainth has said the caste-based society, which is still in the grip of old traditions, was behind it. Though Dalits, especially downtrodden, had contributed a lot for constituting ...

JALANDHAR: Rich tributes were paid to former minister and renowned educationist of his time, Master Gurbanta Singh, on his 30th death anniversary on Friday. Master Gurbanta Singh made a huge contribution in ushering the green revolution in Punjab as agriculture minister, PPCC President Mohinder Singh Kaypee said at the function in ...