ACCORDING TO DOCTOR the coronary by-pass surgery of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was successful. The surgery was done at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The condition of Dr Manmohan Singh is stable. He is now in ICU and post surgery care has also begun.
The surgery was conducted by a team of 11 [...]
Eminent painter Manjit Bawa passed away in New Delhi early Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 67 years old. Bawa, well-known for the vibrant use of colours in his paintings, was in coma following a brain haemorrhage three years ago. He was survived by his daughter & son.
Born in Dhuri in Punjab in [...]
Three eminent Sikh religious musicians were thrown out of a US Airways flight after the pilot refused to fly with them on board in California, a leading US-based Sikh group alleged on Wednesday. The three, Gulbag Singh, Davinder Singh & Iqbal Singh, had boarded the plane in Sacramento on November 15 after being cleared by [...]
The Punjab government has on Tuesday announced holiday for the second half of the day on Wednesday in all government offices/schools & Corporation located in Chandigarh & Mohali, to enable its employees to participate in “Nagar Kirtan” on the eve of Birthday of Sri guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Punjab government offices/schools located in other parts of [...]
Two pilots have been killed when a six-seater Chartered plane of the Punjab government crashed while landing at the Sahnewal airport near Ludhiana.
A senior Police official said that the King Air C-90 aircraft had taken off from Chandigarh at 10.50 a.m. on a trial flight after repairs. It crashed within minutes at Dugiana village near [...]
Two people have been died from complications of Dengue Fever in Patiala this week. The number of Dengue patients is the highest in Ludhiana, where 690 confirmed & 213 suspected were reported, followed by Mohali with 112 confirmed cases. Patiala has 17 confirmed & 25 suspected, while Amritsar & Bathinda have eight confirmed. Jalandhar has [...]
Lakhs of Sikhs participated in the celebrations of - “300 years of Guru Granth Sahib Ji” - Guruta Gaddi Diwas on Monday. The main function in Punjab is culminating at Takht Damdama Sahib on October 20 & Hazoor Sahib (Sachkhand Sahib), Nanded will be witnessing the devotion of millions celebrating “300 Saal Guru de Naal” [...]
At least one person has been killed & 4 others Injured when a bus hit a cyclist near Dukhniwaran Gurudwara of Patiala on Saturday. Cyclist fell on the road & was run over by the bus. He died at the spot due to negligent driving by a private bus driver.
Police said the victim is [...]
The “Akal Takht” has demanded a public apology from Harbhajan Singh for his Ravana act during a television dance reality show. Akal Takhat’s Jathedar Gyani Gurbachan Singh said, “To wear a “tilak” (vermilion) on the forehead & to dress like Ravana & dance with a woman publicly is highly disgusting. The act was shown [...]
The life of people in Punjab becomes miserable as Long power cuts are continue in the state. Patiala, Chandigarh & many other cities are facing unannounced cuts. Consumers in Punjab are facing one of the worst power crisis situations in the state. Even after utilizing all its resources, PSEB has been able to supply around [...]
Saif Ali Khan, a Bollywood actor, is likely to be arrested on Monday for allegedly assaulting photo journalists during the shoot of a film in Patiala on Sunday night, a private news agency reported. Following a tiff with photo journalists, the Railway Police have registered a case against Saif for allegedly threatening to kill & [...]
A suspicious object was found at Bankerpura near Derabassi in Punjab near Ambala-Delhi national highway. A senior official of Police said, “The object looks like a big fire cracker used during Dussehra festival, though it could not be confirmed immediately. We have called the Army experts to check the object”.
The area where the object was [...]
Jalandhar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has on Wednesday said that the country needed a tough anti-terror law but not a “failed” statute like POTA. Rahu Gandhi said, “There should be a strong law to deal with terror. A powerful law, not a failed law. POTA is a failed law. When POTA was in operation, Parliament [...]
38 years old Rahul Gandhi, who is on a three-day visit to the Punjab, has on Tuesday said, “I will get married soon”. He was replying to a question at a roadshow in Bathinda on Tuesday on whether he has any plans to tie the knot. Gandhi, without giving any details, just said “I will [...]
Bringing down temperature, heavy rains lashed the North India for the third day on Friday affecting vehicular movement & inundating several low-lying areas. Heavy Rains in Patiala, Ludhiana, Punjab, Haryana have inundated low-lying areas & destroyed crops, especially of bajra & paddy which was ready for harvesting. Traffic jams were also reported in some places [...]
An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck Northern India, New Delhi, Pakistan & Afghanistan on Saturday morning. The epicentre of this equake was in the Hindukush mountain range in Afghanistan. There were no immediate reports of any Casualty or damage.
The quake struck at a depth of 174 kms. In India, the tremors were felt at around [...]
Anshul Chhatterpati, who has filed a case against Gurmeet Singh, flayed the Haryana Government for helping Dera chief indirectly during the trial in CBI court at Ambala. Chhaterpati, son of Ram Chander Chhatterpati who was allegedly murdered in 2002, alleged that the government has been shielding the dera chief. He told media persons that the [...]
Ferozepur: Around 20 villages along the Satluj have been submerged due to 100-feet breach in its embankments. Large posse of army personnel & locals were deployed for rescue operation after an aerial survey of flood-affected area. Rail traffic on the Jalandhar-Ferozepur route was stopped due to heavy water on the railway track.
Several villages of the [...]
The first show of movie “Singh is Kinng” was disrupted on Friday at NM cinema hall in Amritsar after protest by Sikhs. The Sikhs were protesting against the Sikh community being projected “in a negative way” in the film starring Akshay Kumar, who is portraying a turbaned Sikh youth & Katrina Kaif.
Police personnel were rushed [...]
Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar of Akal Takht, has on Tuesday resigned from his post alleging he was asked to resign by a top functionary of the SGPC (Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee)
However, Avtar Singh Makkar, president of SGPC said that Vedanti quit on health grounds. Vedanti resigned “voluntarily citing ill-health as the reason”, he added.
The meeting, [...]
