Punjab

SANGRUR: The rebel MLAs of Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) led by former Leader of opposition and Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira along with Simaranjit Singh Bains of Lok Insaaf Party, Dr.Dharamvir Gandhi head of Punjab Manch and Rashpal Sing Raju president of Bahujan Samaj Party today at a rally in Sangrur announced to form Punjab Democratic Alliance to contest 2019 Lok Sabha polls and also provide a better political alternative to people of Punjab.

AMRITSAR: The rebel Akali Dal leaders today formed Shiromani Akali Dal(Taksali) and unanimously elected Ranjit Singh Brahmpura as its president. An announcement in this regards was made at Akal Takht where thousands of SAD workers had assembled to support the rebels.

HOSHIARPUR: Dal Khalsa urges Canadaian Government to with­draw the un­sub­stan­ti­ated men­tion of Sikh (Khalistani) extremism in its 2018 Pubic Safety Report on the Terrorism threat to Canada.

LUDHIANA: Department of Animal Nutrition, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana organized a five day hands-on training on ‘Nutritional technologies for dairy farmers’ under the aegis of the Directorate of Extension Education, GADVASU.

CHANDIGARH: Aiming to forge long term trade relations between Pakistan and India, the Punjabi Cultural Council (PCC) has appealed to both the governments to open and allow trade activities through the Hussainiwala (Ferozepur) and Sadki (Fazilka) borders like the Attari ICP so as farmers, industrialists and traders of the region could be able to export and import goods and produce at low costs. Besides, the PCC has also demanded to open old rail routes with Pak through Dera Baba Nanak and Hussainiwala to benefit the travelers.

PHAGWARA: Three Persons were killed in three different mishaps in Phagwara during last twenty four hours.

CHANDIGARH: The AAP MLA from Sunam, Aman Arora on Saturday raised the bar for other lawmakers by surrendering his TA/DA & other perks for the 1st day of  Punjab Vidhan Sabha Session when no actual work had taken place.

CHANDIGARH: Minister (Migration), Govt. of Canada  Christopher Kerr visited Punjab with an aim to regulate movement of youth to Canada especially Punjabi youngsters, who want to embark study abroad. Kerr, who is looking after Migration affairs of India, Nepal and Bhutan was accompanied by Mr. Rahul Sharma, Managing Director, Govt. of Alberta. The Canadian delegation met Punjab Technical Education and Industrial Training and Employment Generation Minister Charanjit Singh Channi to streamline immigration.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh on Saturday has written to Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari seeking early approval of the proposed Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project.

AMRITSAR: Member of Parliament Gurjeet Singh Aujla today in Lok Sabha refreshed his demands of Metro Rail service from Amritsar to Dera Baba Nanak and upgradation of State Highways into 6 lane National Highways along with a planned city on Indian side of the border at Dera Baba Nanak before the commissioning of corridor.

CHANDIGARH: The appointment of senior Congress leader Kamal Nath as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh has flayed the political tempers in Punjab and also the Sikh organisations blamed the Congress party for 'rewarding' the Congress leader for his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday appealed to all the political parties to play a constructive role in maintaining peace and harmony in the state, thereby foiling the nefarious designs of Pakistan’s ISI supported terrorism.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday slammed Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for politicising the 1984 riots issue following Kamal Nath’s nomination as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister.

CHANDIGARH: Sukhbir Singh Badal president of Shiromani Akali Dal today disbanded state units of his party in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Thursday paid homage to 58 persons died in a tragic rail incident at Amritsar and 3 persons killed in bomb blast at Nirankari Bhawan at village Adliwal in Amritsar besides remembering several eminent personalities from different walks of life, who had passed since the last session of the Assembly.

CHANDIGARH, Sukhpal Singh Khaira AAP MLA and former Leader of Oppositiion today sought Capt. Amarinder Singh’s stand on the likely elevation of Kamalnath as CM of Madhya Pradesh, in view of his serious involvement in the 1984 Sikh genocide.

CHANDIGARH: The Canadian province British Columbia's Deputy Speaker Mr. Raj Chauhan met Punjab  Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh on Wednesday here.

PHAGWARA: Amritsar resident Shamsher Singh working as Security Guard at Haweli Restaurant Phagwara was killed on the spot when a speeding vehicle hit him  before Haweli near Khajurala after midnight last night. The Vehicle driver succeeded to flee. The Police have registered case and sent the dead body to Civil Hospital Phagwara for Post-Mortem examination.

PHAGWARA: Though there are no Scheduled Caste (SC) voters in the Village Panchayat of Village Bainapur near Noormahal , but the sarpanch seat is reserved for SC women in the village, going to polls on December 30.

CHANDIGARH: The Local Government, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister, Punjab, Navjot Singh Sidhu on his return from New Delhi today called on the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.