The Punjab Cabinet on Friday rejected the proposal of the Union government to set up a National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) describing it as against the concept of federalism and encroachment upon the rights of the state governments.

With Punjab waiting for a new government, the power vacuum has thrown up an interesting confrontation, It all began when Punjab director-general of police (jails) Shashi Kant made a public statement that the “drug mafia” in the state has “political patronage”.

Punjab has declined Union government’s directive to make direct payment to farmers for food grains procured for the Central pool.

Rail and road traffic was affected in parts of Haryana for the second day, mainly around Hisar, as the All- India Jat Arakshan Samiti, demanding inclusion of the jat community in the central OBC list, failed to reach any solution in their talks with the administration. The Jat Arakshan Samiti has extended their deadline given to the government by 24 hours on Monday evening, after which they are threatening to intensify their agitation.

The food surplus status of Haryana conjures up the image of green fields and formidable young men and women, many of whom have made the country proud by winning medals in various sports fields.

Sports is the not the only field where sportsmen are found guilty of using performance enhancing drugs. In probably first of its kind case, youth participating in the Army recruitment drive at Hisar district, Haryana, have been caught consuming banned drugs to boost their performance.

All is not well with the BJP in Himachal Pradesh. The party state unit is facing a rebellion of sorts, after many of its leaders, considered close to party’s senior national vice-president Shanta Kumar, formed a separate party, Himachal Lokhit Party (HLP). Even as the BJP’s national leadership had sent a team of observers to quell the rebellion and do the damage control, the exodus from the state BJP continues.

Luxury car-maker Rolls-Royce Motor on Wednesday introduced 'Ghost Extended Wheelbase' model and appointed a new dealership here, its fourth in the country.

"Chandigarh is our fourth dealership in In

With several controversies emerging that the funds released for the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) being utilised for other purposes by many state governments, th

The Kila-Raipur rural games near Ludhiana, which has earned the sobriquet of “Rural Olympics” by showcasing the Punjabi gusto, daredevilry and endurance, is courting controversy this year for organisi