Protests in Sangrur villages over hike; many auctions cancelled Dalits of many villages of the district have been demanding reserved land from their village common land on lower annual rates than last year. However, directions by the Punjab Panchayat Department […]
Gurmej Singh of Ghurkwind village, 40 km from here, was attacked by a group of persons when he was returning after casting his vote in the village on Sunday. The assailants allegedly made caste-based remarks against him. The complainant alleged […]
The local police have booked Shiv Raj, a Naib Tehsildar posted in the Land Acquisition Department, Urban Estate, Sector 8, under Section 3 (1) (s) SC/ST Act 1989, Amendment Act 2015, for harassing and humiliating the complainant by using foul […]
Say parties have failed to protect their land rights It was after a decade-long struggle that landless Dalits in Punjab were given a share in panchayat land. Led by Zamin Parapti Sangharsh Committee (ZPSC), Dalits in over 40 Sangrur villages […]
“If you, India, your kids have to die because of starvation, then what was the point of your independence?” Bant Singh asks as he sings a folk song with a clarity and depth that has overcome the most heinous violence. […]
This year is the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh faith. There will be many celebrations and functions in India, Pakistan and various parts of the world where Sikhs have settled in large numbers. But […]
Bathinda, Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal today asked Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to explain why winter uniforms were being distributed to government schoolchildren in summer, even as she demanded an inquiry into the supply of “poor quality uniform”. As […]
Scholarship not released by govt yet, students allege harassment Scheduled Caste (SC) and backward classes students of the CT Group of Institutions, Shahpur Campus, under the banner of the Punjab Students Union have staged a protest against the university authorities […]
BJP Thursday picked up its Phagwara MLA Som Prakash for the Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat, denying Sampla an election ticket. Chandigarh: Reacting angrily at being denied renomination from Punjab’s Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat, Union Minister Vijay Sampla Tuesday said the […]
Police said that Manminder was allegedly attacked with sharp edged weapons, including axes. The accused first attacked the doors and windows of his house with axes and when Manminder came out, he was allegedly picked up and assaulted a little […]
