BATHINDA: Four years into the Akali government, the demand for a rail link to Talwandi Sabo has remained just that, a demand. Deccan Odyssey, the special luxury train that runs the Sikh religious circuit, will reach Bathinda on Saturday from where passengers will travel by buses to the Takht Damdama Sahib ...

ANANDPUR SAHIB: The birthplace of Khalsa on Thursday welcomed the train headed for all five Sikh takhts. The train, 'Didar-e-Takht Nishan-e­ Khalsa', which started its nine­ day journey from Delhi on Wednesday, was received here by Avtar Singh Makkar, president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). The 89 tourists on ...

CHANDIGARH: A unique pilgrimage of Sikh shrines across India on board the Deccan Odyssey luxury train is all sold out, never mind if the nine-day journey costs a minimum of Rs 2,10,000 per person. Billed as "A spiritual journey to the Guru's abode on the Deccan Odyssey", all 80 seats for ...

LUDHIANA: Nearly 42% of the groundwater in Punjab being used for irrigation has saline and sodic elements, and the Malwa belt is the worst off with nearly 60% of its area affected. Continuous use of such water leads to reduced productivity of the soil, and thus lower yields. The Lambi constituency, represented ...

GURDASPUR: Punjab Minister For Information and Public Relations Sewa Singh Sekhwan, n Saturday, distributed grants worth Rs 45 Lakh under the Indira Aawas Yojana among 150 beneficiaries for ‘Pucca’ house. Addressing a gathering at Sathiali rest house, 20 Km from here, Sekhwan underlined the importance of setting up Industries units for ...

BATHINDA: A wrongly parked car set off a scuffle between judicial staff and leaders owing allegiance  to the Akali Dal at Talwandi Sabo on Tuesday. An Akali activist, who police say suffered on epileptic attack, landed in hospital. Two judicial magistrates were driving down from Talwandi Sabo to Bathinda for a meeting ...

CHANDIGARH: The Central government has sent a team of Roko Cancer Charitable Trust, an NGO, to the Malwa region to detect cases of cancer, especially breast cancer amongst women. Starting its first camp at Talwandi Sabo on Tuesday, the five-member team would conduct a series of16 camps in the cancer-hit villages ...