Pakistan’s Punjab province has decided to offer cash PKR 10,000 to 2,200 Sikh and Hindu families each ahead of Diwali and Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary, PTI reported on Wednesday.A spokesperson for the Punjab government said that chief minister Maryam Nawaz had instructed the relevant authorities to begin issuing festival cards to “our Hindu and Sikh…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the central government for making ‘toothless’ environment laws, says Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) Act provision on penalty for stubble burning not implemented.The SC said that CAQM Act was enacted without creating required machinery for implementing law to curb air pollution. The Centre assured the…
NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann granted permission for prosecution of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2015 sacrilege cases, just three days after the Supreme Court revived the trial against him.The Supreme Court had on Friday cleared the way for the trial of the 2015 sacrilege cases involving Gurmeet…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Punjab government‘s appeal against a high court ruling quashing its decision to expand the definition of the “NRI quota” for admissions in medical and dental courses. The apex court criticised the move, stating, “This fraud must come to an end.” Earlier on September 10, the Punjab…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday asked the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government to persuade protesting farmers at the Shambhu border to remove tractors from road.The top court said highways are not parking space and noted that partial opening of road at Shambhu border needed for facilitating movement of ambulances, essential services and local commuters.It further…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday launched ‘AAP ka RamRajya‘ website on the occasion of Ram Navami which showcases party’s work in Delhi and Punjab inspired by Ram Rajya.During the launch of the website, AAP MP Sanjay Singh asserted that examples of Punjab and Delhi governments’ work are being given by countries around the…
