Gopal kin hope for reunion soon
Ecstatic after President Asif Ali Zardari ordered his release after 27 years of captivity in Pakistan, relatives of Indian prisoner Gopal Dass are eagerly looking forward to a big family reunion while
Manpreet Badal forms own party
True to his promise of offering Punjabis a new alternative, former finance minister Manpreet Badal launched the Peoples’ Party of Punjab at a massive political rally in the ancestral village of his po
Protester dies, jats intensify stir
Despite directions from both the Supreme Court and the Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday, Jats demanding reservations in jobs and educational institutions said they will intensify their ongoin
3 Pak brides take oath as Indians
“In the name of Allah I swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of India and fulfill my duties as a citizen of India.” That is the solemn oath Tahira Zahoor took on Wednesday morning to become an Indian citizen.
Charges filed against HC judge
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday finally filed its chargesheet against high court judge Nirmal Yadav and four others in a sensational 2008 bribery scandal widely known as the “cash-at-jud
Chautala man shot dead in Haryana
An associate of Haryana’s former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala was shot dead by car-borne assailants while he was sitting on dharna at Rohtak to protest the state government’s land acquisition policy.
Minister wife, son booked in kin poisoning
The wife of an incumbent Cabinet minister belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as his legislator son have been booked for allegedly murdering a close relative.
Can’t give clean chit to Karmapa, says HP CM
Barely hours after his chief secretary categorically absolved the Karmapa of any misdemeanours, Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, in a most vehement U-turn, said there was no question of any clean chits to Ogyen Trinley Dorje while Central agencies were still investigating the currency seizures from his monastery.
‘Cops can’t win polls for politicians’
Alluding to what he sees as a growing police-politician nexus in Punjab, former chief minister Amarinder Singh chided the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition for its reliance on police officers to win elections.
‘Why would anyone kill a five-year-old?’
I am certain about only one thing — that the police are singularly responsible for Khushi’s death.