Govt service no longer about coming to office late, going home early: Puri
The minister said that the Modi government has instilled the ideas of duty and service as the core of governance The mindset of “privilege and elitism” has been replaced by “service” in the government job, which is no longer “about coming to office late and leaving early”, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Tuesday said as […]Read More
People suffer, protesting farmers shift stir venue to Kathunangal toll plaza
The farmers blocking the Bhandari Bridge shifted the protest venue to Kathunangal toll plaza late Wednesday night as the protest caused a lot of inconvenience to commuters and resulted in huge resentment among residents. Long traffic jams were witnessed due to the blockade on the bridge till late in the night on Wednesday. Commuters were […]Read More
Farmers unions extend ‘chakka jam’ call indefinitely in Punjab
Late in the night, the protesters at Bhandari bridge in Amritsar lifted the blockade from one side saying they don’t want to harass the devotees visiting the golden temple The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) chakka jam (block traffic) call saw widespread protests across Punjab on Wednesday. In Amritsar, hundreds of farmers associated with Bharatiya Kisan […]Read More
SAD warns of protest over HSGPC issue
SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the Khalsa Panth would launch a protest against “deep-rooted conspiracy” to break the SGPC. A meeting of SGPC members from Punjab and Haryana was held at Gurdwara Manji Sahib, Alamgir, in the district today. Sukhbir said the final shape of the “struggle” would be worked out following an […]Read More
‘Reminds of tax during Mughal rule’: AAP’s Raghav Chadha demands rollback of GST on sarais
AAP leader Raghav Chadha met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and demanded the rollback of GST on the sarais around the Golden Temple in Amritsar. HIGHLIGHTS AAP MP Raghav Chadha demanded rollback of GST on sarais around Golden Temple in Amritsar The AAP leader met finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday Raghav Chadha also demanded a […]Read More
12% GST on inns targets devotion of pilgrims at Golden Temple sarais: Mann
Calling the decision arbitrary and irrational, Mann later issued a statement saying the ‘sarais’, including the Guru Gobind Singh NRI Niwas, Baba Deep Singh Niwas and the Mata Bhag Kaur Niwas, were associated with the Golden Temple. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday condemned the Centre for imposing a 12 per cent Goods and […]Read More
Centre gagging voice of Opposition, says Raghav Chadha
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha today launched a scathing attack on the ruling BJP government at the Centre for the “gag order” on the use of certain words in Parliament and said the ban was “uncalled for and aimed at gagging the voice of the Opposition”. Condemning the decision […]Read More
‘Union, Punjab Govt Both Rattled by Tweets’: Farmer Leaders on Twitter’s Move to Withhold Accounts
@Kisanektamorcha, the official handle of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, and @tractor2twitr are two of the biggest among the accounts that have been withheld by Twitter citing the ‘country’s Information Technology Act, 2000.’ A day after slain singer Sidhu Moosewala’s song ‘SYL’ was taken off YouTube after a legal complaint from the government, Twitter has withheld two accounts that […]Read More
Agnipath protests: Bharat Bandh passes off peacefully in Punjab
Punjab Police had made elaborate arrangements to deal with any eventuality, and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the state, said ADGP (law and order) Ishwar Singh The Bharat Bandh called by armed forces aspirants against the new Agnipath recruitment scheme on Monday passed off peacefully in Punjab, with public transport, government offices and private […]Read More
Agnipath agitation: A day after rampage at Ludhiana railway station, six arrested
Punjab ADGP (railways) MF Farooqui also visited the railway station to review the security arrangements ahead of today’s Bharat Bandh call given by youths protesting against Agnipath scheme. A day after a group of agitators, while protesting against the Agnipath scheme and demanding written exam for Army recruitment, went on rampage at Ludhiana railway station and damaged public […]Read More