Punjab

CR's Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani train to run from Dec 30

UP STF busts racket selling tatkal train tickets, arrests mastermind

11:30 pm December 13, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has busted a racket selling tatkal tickets of the Indian Railways and arrested its mastermind from the Chhavni police station area in Basti district, it said in a statement on Sunday. A total of 245 train tickets, including 243 tatkal tickets used in the past, a mobile phone, two […]

Amarinder dubs Kejriwal’s announcement of observing fast as ‘theatrics’

11:03 pm December 13, 2020

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday described his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal’s announcement of observing a fast on Monday as ”theatrics”. Kejriwal has said he will observe a daylong fast on Monday in response to a call given by the farmers protesting against three new farm laws. Singh said the Kejriwal government had ”backstabbed” the farmers by ”shamelessly” notifying one of […]

SC to hear on Dec 16 plea seeking removal of farmers protesting at Delhi borders

10:39 pm December 13, 2020

New Delhi : The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on December 16 a plea seeking a direction to authorities to immediately remove the farmers who are protesting at several border points of Delhi against three new farm laws, saying commuters are facing hardships due to the road blockades and the gatherings might lead to […]

HM’s remark against custodial torture, a welcome move

Agriculture Minister Tomar meets Amit Shah

9:10 pm December 13, 2020

New Delhi: Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Som Parkash met Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday amidst farmers’ protests against the Centre’s three agriculture laws, officials said. The ministers were accompanied by BJP leaders from Punjab. Tomar and Parkash, along with their ministerial colleague Piyush Goyal, had led the government’s negotiations with the protesting […]

PM assures farmers on agri reforms, says govt committed to their welfare

4:16 pm December 12, 2020

New Delhi: As farmers vowed to expand their protests over new farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday assured them that his government was committed to their welfare and that the legislations were aimed at giving them alternate markets to boost income. Without directly referring to the farmers’ agitation, which entered the 17th day on Saturday, Modi said […]