The five Sikh high priests have decided to seek opinions of religious, social and political organisations. The five Sikh high priests, in a meeting at Akal Takht, on Tuesday decided to seek written suggestions from different religious, social and political organisations on the issue of hanging former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s assassin Balwant Singh Rajoana. According to the court order,... 

The Superintendent of Central Jail refused to perform the duty of a hangman to hang Babbar Khalsa militant Balwant Singh Rajoana in the absence of a hangman. Superintendent of jails Rajan Kapur has conveyed his position to DGP jails Shashi Kant and has instead preferred to resign from his job rather than perform the duty of a hangman, official sources said here. According to the jail manual, in the... 

Chandigarh, Mar 20 (PTI) The Punjab Government would ensure 100 per cent water supply and sewerage coverage for all cities and towns within the next three years, state Local Bodies and Medical Education and Research Minister Bhagat Chuni Lal today said. The government would also accord priority to decongest urban areas for streamlining traffic, he said after assuming charge as the new minister in the... 

JALANDHAR: Criticizing the appointment of Sumedh Saini as Punjab DGP while superseding five officers senior to him even as charges are framed against him in abduction and elimination case former Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira has said that Chief Justice of India and Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court should intervene as it was in violation of Supreme Court directives. “Chief Minister... 

CHANDIGARH: Punjab will have to wait for its regular budget beyond the fiscal year (March 31) as the maiden session of the 14th vidhan sabha (2012-2017) beginning on March 19 will see the new government seeking a vote-on-account. Apart from very little time to work on the budget, chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has not even allocated portfolios. The portfolio distribution is likely on Thursday. “The... 

Patiala, Mar 14 (PTI) The execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a co-accused in the killing of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh in 1995, may be delayed as a trial in a local court is pending against him. Additional District and Session Judge, Chandigarh, Shalini Nagpal had last week issued a warrant of death sentence against Balwant Singh. According to the warrant, Balwant will be hanged on March... 

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is the oldest regional democratic party of India, with a glorious saga of historic and valiant struggle for the attainment and preservation of Sikh religious and political interests. The Shiromani Akali Dal – which some have seem to have forgotten, is a party of Martyrs – during the partys early years, it organised Morchas to ensure Gurdwara reforms, including... 

Fresh from its historic victory in the assembly elections in Punjab, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal has called a meeting of its legislators in Chandigarh later on Thursday to elect the legislative party leader, who will be the next chief minister of the state. The meeting will be held at the Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh while the core committee of the Akali Dal will meet on Thursday evening, party spokesman... 

Chandigarh: For the first time in the last forty years, Punjab has given a second consecutive term to a party in power. The alliance of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BJP will return to office with 68 of the 117 seats. The Congress, which had hoped that the anti-incumbency habit in the state would push it into government, was left with 46 seats. Parkash Singh Badal, who will continue as chief... 

Party Wise Trends/Tally Alliance PARTY BREAKUP TALLY CONG INC 45 SAD+ SAD 55 SAD+ BJP 12 BSP BSP 0 Key Candidates Candidate Constituency Party Status ADESHPARTAP SINGH KAIRON PATTI SAD Won AMARINDER SINGH PATIALA INC Won AMRINDER...