Chandigarh, March 24 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said that the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab was forcing farmers to commit suicide in despair after failing to give them any succour, be it fulfilling the promise to provide minimum support price (MSP) on 22 crops. Expressing sorrow at the extreme step taken by two brothers – Jaswinder and Jaskaran of Faridkot district after becoming severely indebted, the SAD president said, “AAP promised big but did n…
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Mansa (Punjab), March 23 (IANS) The Mansa district in Punjab has received a major infrastructure boost as the historic Mansa railway station, originally constructed in 1911, has been redeveloped under the Centre’s Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, providing modern facilities to passengers after nearly a century.The railway station has been given a new look and has been dedicated to the general public, although some finishing work is still underway.The redevelopment has focused on improving passenger …
Bathinda (Punjab), March 20 (IANS) A historic milestone was achieved on Friday with the sanctioning of the railway link to Punjab’s Talwandi Sabo, the sacred land of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, one of the five Takhts of Sikhism, Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh said. This project “is not merely about building a railway line, it represents faith, pride, and long-overdue justice for Punjab”, the minister said. With this development, Takht Sri Damdama Sahib will now be connected by rail …
Ahmedabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister and Gandhinagar MP Amit Shah, on Tuesday, rolled out a series of major development initiatives worth hundreds of crores across his hometown Mansa and parts of Ahmedabad. He inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for projects amounting to more than Rs 250 crore aimed at equipping Mansa with modern civic, educational and sports infrastructure. He also launched new ventures in Ahmedabad, including the foundation stone for a Pharma Academy near Sanand …