Punjab News

Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns from Lok Sabha seat

Jul 17th, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, India News, Punjab News

BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu has on Friday resigned from his Lok Sabha seat to protest against his party accommodating a leader who had worked against him in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls. Mr Sidhu dashed off his letter to Leader of the Opposition L K Advani stating that he could not work in [...]



Former Punjab minister Malkiat Singh Birmi booked following clash

Jul 12th, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, India News, Punjab News

Ludhiana: Police has registered a case against former Punjab Minister and 12 others who had attacked members of a rival Congress faction during a function here last night. Former minister Malkiat Singh Birmi, along with Ravi Sarpanch, Sanjay Singh and 10 others were booked under sections 323 and 324 of the IPC. The case was [...]



Heavy rains lash Fathegarh Sahib, Sangrur distts of Punjab

Jul 12th, 2009 | Category: India News, Punjab News, Weather News

Heavy rains lashed some parts of Punjab inundating the kharif crops including paddy in several villages of Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala and Sangrur districts. The maximum temperatures in Punjab and Haryana however continued to remain above normal by one to three degrees while in Himachal Pradesh they plummeted due to fresh spells of monsoon showers. The [...]



Army Captain Poonam Kaur sacked for “false” harassment charges

Jul 11th, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, India News, Punjab News

A military court has on Saturday sacked Captain Poonam Kaur on charges of disobedience and leveling false charges of physical and mental harassment on her seniors.
Last year in July, Captain Poonam Kaur of Kalka based Army Services Corps Battalion had accused her commanding officer Colnel R K Sharma, Lieutenant Ajay Chawla and Major Suraj Bhan [...]



Punjab govt. extends summer vacation in schools till July 12

Jul 7th, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, India News, Punjab News

The duration of summer vacations in all Government, aided and private schools in Punjab have been extended till July 12, 2009 due to the prevailing hot weather. Dr. Upinderjit Kaur Education Minister Punjab said that earlier these schools were to re-open on July 7 but now these would remain close till July 12. Stern action [...]



Punjab budget for 2009-10 announced, No new taxes in Punjab budget

Jul 7th, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, India News, Punjab News

Finance Minister Mr Manpreet Singh Badal presented the Budget for Punjab 2009-10 today. Badal announced Rs 3,000 cr bonanza for the Punjab government employees. He said that the recommendations of the 5th State Pay Commission would be implemented from August even as the revenue deficit of the state increased to Rs 4,233.92 cr against [...]