NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court Wednesday declared that the gay sex between consenting adults, is legalr. The court ruled that the rights of citizens were violated by parts of a 150-year-old colonial-era law that made it illegal.
CHANDIGARH: The Budget session of 13th Punjab Vidhan Sabha beginning Friday is expected to be a stormy affair as the main opposition Congress party has decided to corner government on many issues of public interest. This would be 7th session of present house.
AMRITSAR: Rekindling hope for Indian prisoner Sarbjit Singh on death row in Pakistan, a high court advocate Owais Sheikh of Pakistan who was appointed his new Lawyer recently, would meet his client in the Kotlakhpat prison in Lahore on Friday (July 3) morning.
CHANDIGARH: The Chief Electoral Officer Punjab Kusumjit Sidhu on Thursday issued show cause notice to Congress party for violation of election code of conduct by union minister of state for foreign affairs Preneet Kaur and SAD leader Prem Singh Chandumajra.
AMRITSAR: Chander Aggarwal accompanied by his wife today paid obeisance at the sanctum sanctorum of the Harmandhar Sahib (Golden Temple) here Thursday. Thereafter, he also paid obeisance at the famous Hindu Durgiana Temple.
AMRITSAR: State Special Operation Cell of Punjab Police Thursday seized one kilogram heroin having worth Rs. 5 crore in the international black market with the arrest of three alleged accused here.
AMRITSAR: Karaman Preet Singh who had landed at the Rajasansi airport day before yesterday was admitted in the Guru Nanak Hospital with the symptoms of Swine Flue, Thursday tested positive. Punjab Health Minister belongs to Amritsar.
CHANDIGARH: The Budget session of 13th Punjab Vidhan Sabha beginning Friday is expected to be a stormy affair as the main opposition Congress party has decided to corner government on many issues of public interest. This would be 7th session of present house.
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has appointed P.S. Gill, IPS (J& K:74) as Director General of Police Punjab with immediate effect. Orders to this effect has been issued by the Department of Home Affairs and Justice, Government of Punjab here Thursday.
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday described the UPA government's on hike in the prices of petroleum products as "the first honest gift of a government that came to power on the promise of price control and cheaper living for the "aam aadmi".
PATIALA: The National Secretary and state president of Rashtriya Sikh Sangat (RSS) Rulda Singh while welcoming the resignation of Sukhbir Singh Badal as Deputy CM said here,Thursday that though it was necessitated but with this timely action Sukhbir has saved the Chief Minister and his father Parkash Singh Badal from major embarrassment in the forth coming Vidhan Sabha session.
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Government is committed to provide manpower at Diploma and Degree levels, as per the needs of the Industry, Technical Education and Industrial Training Department is presently providing 179 degree level and 95 diploma level course in the Technical Institutions of the state.
CHANDIGARH: Manoranjan Kalia, Local Government, Industries & Commerce Minister Punjab disclosed here today that in order to reduce traffic congestion and to ensure direct access of public to Golden Temple, Punjab Government started construction of four lane Elevated Road in Amritsar.
PHAGWARA: Three Persons were killed and Eight sustained serious injuries in two different road mishaps around Phagwara and Phillaur today.According to the reports received here Tuesday.
PATIALA: Political scene hotS up as in Patiala after announcement the by election of Banur assembly segment along with two other assembly segments Kanhuwan and Jalalbad to be held on August 3.
