Punjab

Janjivan Bureau New Delhi/Chandigarh: The Congress on Thursday announced its first list of 61 candidates for the Punjab Assembly elections, fielding 31 sitting MLAs. The party has fielded seven new faces besides six women, eight ex-MLAs and one ex-MP. Punjab...

Janjivan Bureau New York City: An Indian-origin doctor miraculously survived a plane crash on Sunday when the plane he was piloting developed an engine trouble and came down in the frigid waters of Long Island Sound, an estuary off the...

Janjivan Bureau Chandigarh: Hitting out at the Prime Minister, Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad today said Narendra Modi is playing "the reverse of English folklore Robin Hood by robbing the poor of their money and giving it to the rich". "Modi...

Janjivan Bureau New Delhi: The central government is likely to amend the Reserve Bank of India Act to make old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 invalid. The amendment can be made effective from March 31, sources said. A reference will...

Janjivan Bureau Ferozepur : An illiterate rural woman’s bank account was misused to transact Rs 15 crore over a period of four years without her knowledge. The woman only came to know about it after receiving summons from the income-tax...

Janjivan Bureau Amritsar: Strong action against terror groups including Pakistan-based LeT and JeM involved in high level of violence in the region was demanded by the Heart of Asia (HoA) conference here today with India and Afghanistan launching a stinging...

Janjivan bureau Amritsar : Terming as painful the alleged incidents of desecration of holy books, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said it was a "willful act" to disturb Punjab as he prayed at the Golden Temple here for...

Janjivan Bureau Lakhimpur: Taking a dig at BJP over the rising prices of pulses, senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Jitin Prasada today said time has come to hold 'Daal par Charcha.' In a jibe at BJP's 'Chai par...

Janjivan Bureau Faridabad: Visiting the Dalit family which lost two children in an attack by upper caste men here, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi accused the Prime Minister, Harayana Chief Minister, the BJP and RSS of practicising "politics of crushing"...

Janjivan Bureau Chandigarh: Punjab today continued to simmer over incidents of sacrilege with Sikh activists blocking key roads at many places and paramilitary forces taking out flag marches in sensitive areas. Police detained two MLA brothers from Ludhiana Simrajit Bains and...