New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, will be visiting Dera Sachkhand Ballan, Punjab on the occasion of Ravidass Jayanti, a prominent Ravidassia community sect that has much influence in the state’s Doaba region comprising Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr and Kapurthala districts.He will be spending nearly 45 minutes on Sunday in the dera located on the outskirts of Jalandhar with Sant Niranjan Das, the revered saint of the Ravidassia community and head of Dera Ball…
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Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) In a strategic move to strengthen the Dalit vote bank of 32 per cent in Punjab that will go to the Assembly polls early next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Dera Sachkhand Ballan on the occasion of Ravidass Jayanti, a prominent Ravidassia community sect that has much influence in the state’s Doaba region comprising Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr and Kapurthala districts.He will be spending nearly 45 minutes on Sunday in the dera located on the o…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 37 immovable properties, located in Ludhiana and Jaipur and valued at Rs 1,986 crore, in connection with the Rs 48,000 crore fraud committed under the garb of the real estate investment scheme, floated by Pearls Agrotech Corporation Ltd (PACL), an official said on Monday.The 37 properties attached by the investigative agency were acquired by the company, with funds raised from the investors and thus constituted “proceeds of c…
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday attended a commemorative programme organised in Punjab’s Samrala in Ludhiana district on the birth anniversary of the great saint, social reformer and pioneer of national consciousness, Satguru Ram Singh Maharaj. Paying tributes, the Chief Minister described Satguru Ram Singh’s teachings as a guiding light for social transformation and national resurgence. He said, “Satguru’s life continues to inspire a developm…
Shimla/Manali, Jan 23 (IANS) After much delay, the Himachal Pradesh capital and Manali on Friday experienced the season’s first snowfall, leading to a surge of tourists to savour the snow-covered landscape and ending over three-month draught. “Shimla and its nearby areas have been experiencing snowfall since morning, and this is the season’s first snowfall in Shimla town,” an official of the Meteorological Department here told IANS.Places near Shimla, like Kufri and Narkanda, have also been …
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Karan Aujla has announced the extension of his India tour amid the allegations surrounding infidelity. The singer, who recently celebrated his birthday, has now added Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Jaipur, Lucknow and Ludhiana to the itinerary. The tour now spans 12 cities across the country including debut stadium performances.Talking about the same, Karan Aujla said, “The love from India has always been unreal, and my fans have truly been my day ones. As I turn a…
Chandigarh, Jan 11 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, targeting the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab, on Sunday said the country and the states need experienced, responsible and public welfare-oriented governance. “Politics should not be a means to enjoy power, but a medium of service. However, the Punjab government has reduced it to the pursuit of power alone.”Referring to the Guru tradition of Punjab, the Chief Minister appealed to the people to reject injustice and the p…
Ludhiana, Jan 8 (IANS) In a strong political message, Aam Aadmi Party Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Thursday, met the newly elected Zila Parishad and Block Samiti members and asserted that the state has decisively broken away from the era of fear and manipulated elections, while announcing the AAP government will now launch a full-scale war against gangsters on the lines of the ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ (War against Drugs) campaign. Citing the AAP’s sweeping vi…
Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) In a major intelligence-led operation, Punjab Police’s State Special Operation Cell of Mohali, in coordination with Counter Intelligence of Ludhiana, have apprehended two men who were planning a targeted killing on the directions of foreign-based handlers, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday.One 9 mm pistol, along with five cartridges, was recovered from the Ludhiana-based accused.Preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested accused were i…
Jalandhar, Jan 2 (IANS) The ED has taken into custody the mastermind of a Rs 7 crore digital arrest fraud targeted at a Ludhiana resident from Kanpur and began questioning him in connection with over half a dozen similar crimes committed by impersonating as CBI officers with the help of foreign-based aides, an official said on Friday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Jalandhar Zonal Office, was granted custody of main accused Arpit Rathore till January 5 by the Special Court (PMLA) here, the ED…