Punjab

MOHALI : The police have booked the owner  of an IT company and an HR officials after a 30 year old man , also said to be the worker of the firm , allegedly committed suicide by hang ing himself at the industrial area in phase 8 here.

KHARAR :  A theft has been reported  from a house at sunny Enclave kharar . Thieves struck at the house of neeraj yadav and reportedly decamped with Rs 20,000 and gold ornaments worth Rs 20 lakh.

Mohali : The number of foreign nationals arrested in mohali district for alleged involvement in drug trafficking has doubled since last year.

ROPAR:  One person was seriously injured when three motor-cycle borne miscreants fired at a youth in Ganguwal town near Ananadpur Sahib in this district on Monday.

MAJITHA(Amritsar): Former minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia today appealed to the people to give a befitting reply to the Congress for alleged conspiracy to vitiate the atmosphere of the State in league with separatist elements in the forthcoming block samiti and zila parishad elections.

NEW DELHI: Asserting that Tourism Industry is going to be the driver of economic growth for the State, Punjab Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Mr. Navjot Singh Sidhu said that the endeavor of Punjab Government is to make tourism contribute 20 percent to Punjab`s GDP. The State has a vibrant culture and dynamic people who have traditionally open their homes and hearts to guests from all over the globe. The Minister effectively showcased Punjab as a brand holding immense potential for employment generation and economic growth.

PATIALA:Khedi Gandhiyan police have booked a man for kidnapping a nineteen years -old.

MOHALI:A 28 year- Old man has gone missing a day beforehis engagement under mysterious circumstances.

MOHALI: A liquor smuggler rammed his car into four persons taking a morning walk in Khairpur village near Majri Block in Mohali on Sunday, killing one of them and injuring the rest.

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced that the SAD would hold a massive public rally in chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s home town Patiala on the very day he proposed to hold a Congress rally in Lambi.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday expressed his appreciation for the people and the police of the state for ensuring maintenance of law and order during the SAD rally in Faridkot.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has decided to take on Akali veteran Parkash Singh Badal on the latter’s home ground in Lambi for misleading the people of the state on the sensitive issue of sacrilege cases.

CHANDIGARH: The Staff Selection Commission has extended the date for submission of online forms for the 55000 posts of Constable (GD) in CAPFs, NIA, SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles Examination, 2018 – Extension of Closing Date Online applications for the Constable (GD) in CAPFs, NIA, SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles. Disclosing this here today Mr. Rahul Tewari Commissioner cum Director Employment Generation & Ghar Ghar Rozgar, Punjab said that the now the aspirants can submit their applications online till September 30 by 5 PM.

PHAGWARA: On a complaint lodged by Phagwara Village Narur resident Harbans Singh the Rawalpindi(Phagwara) Police have registered case under section 420/406IPC against Fake Travel Agents Dilbag Singh resident of Village Surapur near Banga and Ajaib Singh resident of Village Panjorra near Mehatiana on the charges of duping the complainant of Rs 12 Lac in the pretext of sending his son to Canada.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court in a late night hearing yesterday allowed Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) to hold its rally in Faridkot today  with certain security conditions.Punjab Government had objected to permission for rally citing intelligence input of disturbing peaceful atmosphere of state by Akalis.

BHOGPUR(Jalandhar): In a major relief to cane growers of the region, the Cooperation Minister  Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa today asked the authorities to complete the ongoing work of the expansion work of the 62 years old Bhogpur Cooperative Sugar Mill by February next year.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana JHigh Court today gave permission to Shiromani Akali Dal to hold its 'Pole Khol' rally in Faridkot. Punjab government had denied permission to Akalis for the rally fearing conflict with the radical Sikhs.

LUDHIANA: District Magistrate cum Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana Mr Pardeep Kumar Agrawal has banned the installation of submersible pumps and tubewells in the Ludhiana city (within Municipal Corporation limits), Pakhowal block and Khanna block of the district. These orders have been issued to check the declining ground water table.

CHANDIGARH: President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee and Lok Sabha MP Mr. Sunil Jakhar today said that Akali Dal was further trying to bruise the Sikh psyche by holding a rally in Faridkot/ Kotakpura rather than apologizing for the heinous crime of firing on innocent at Behbal Kalan.