National seminar on "Good Governance and Development" concluded

National seminar on "Good Governance and Development" concluded
Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:36 PM PST
AMRITSAR: Eminent Sociologists from across the country are of the unanimous view that there is need to create conducive environment for good governance at centre, state and local levels.


Haryana black listed private security agency 24-Suraksha Guard
Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:32 PM PST
CHANDIGARH: The Gurgaon police Thursday black listed one private security agency namely 24-Suraksha Guard Pvt. Ltd. and issued warning to another agency namely SLV Security agency for dereliction in the duty.


AISSF Ranjit Singh Bitoo quits Chawla-Mehta to join Grewal faction
Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:29 PM PST
JALANDHAR: Disgruntled with the indifferent attitude of the leaders of the All India Sikh Students Federation, Ranjit Singh Bitoo quit the Chawla- Mehta faction of the federation and joined the faction led by Gurcharan Singh Grewal today.


Punjab Congress continued boycott of assembly
Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:27 PM PST
CLP flays Badal's remarks against KhairaCHANDIGARH: The Congress Legislative Party(CLP) on Thursday in its meeting held here passed a resolution criticising unparliamentary language used by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal against Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Wednesday.


Punjab Vidhan Sabha passed bill to impose ban on polythene bags
Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:25 PM PST
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Thursday unanimously passed two important bills related to environmental issues, first seeking complete ban on polythene bags and removing encroachments from village Ponds and second enacting law to ban burning of wheat and rice straw in fields.


Punjab Vigilance nab 15 NGO's, nine others convicted in graft cases
Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:23 PM PST
CHANDIGARH: State Vigilance Bureau, in a drive against corruption in public life, arrested 15 Non-Gazzetted Officers (NGOs) and a private person in fifteen different cases in last month and was able to secure the conviction of nine accused in ninevigilance cases.


Naujawan Sabha blocked traffic on Jallianwala issue
Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:21 PM PST
NAWANSHAHR: In response to their statewide call, activists of Punjab Students Union and Naujawan Bharat Sabha here Thursday blocked traffic in front of ITI for sometime to lodge their protest over the changes being made in the design of Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar.


Phagwara village resident found murdered
Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:18 PM PST
PHAGWARA: One Old Villager identified as Krishan Chand (85) was reportedly found murdered in his room near his village well in nearby village Rurrka Kalan Wednesdayt night.


Akal Takhat directs Sidhu to seek apology for hurting Sikh sentiments
Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:17 PM PST
AMRITSAR: Giani Gurbachan Singh Jathedar of Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs Thursday directed cricketer turned politician and BJP Sikh parliamentarian Navjot Singh Sidhu to come out with apology at Akal Takht to pacify the anger of Sikh community before the situation could slip to more serious turn. He also warned him not to commit such acts which were hurting the sentiments of Sikh Community by and large.


Three Mongolian students missing from last three months
Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:15 PM PST
SOLAN(HP): Three Mongolian students have reportedly left a Solan based private foreign languages institute without informing the district administration. Sources say the students are ‘missing’ from January this year.