Shiromani Akali Dal General Secretary and former Member of Parliament Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra has given indications of alliance with BJP. He says that for Mission-2024, Akali Dal can think about a political alliance keeping the prosperity and progress of Punjab as the main focus. While talking to reporters, he termed the Congress-led India alliance as an opportunistic alliance and accused the state's Aam Aadmi Party government of deteriorating law and order in Punjab. Prof. Chandumajra said that the cases of murder and extortion are increasing in the state and shooting incidents are hap

British Columbia has released a comprehensive flood strategy to help communities reduce risk and respond to extreme events. Nathan Cullen, minister of water, land and resource stewardship, says the province worked alongside local governments and First Nations to draft the B.C. Flood Strategy, which will be a road map to navigate climate events. Consultations for the plan began after the historic floods in November 2021 that swamped southwestern British Columbia. Cullen says the focus will be in four key areas: assessing flood risks with floodplain mapping, increasing communication with local a

Politics has heated up over the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has criticized the government. He said that capture of all institutions including the media, breaking up of parties, freezing the accounts of the main opposition parties and now arresting the elected chief ministers have also become common. On the other hand, on the contrary, Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira tweeted that today proved that when you dig a hole for someone else, you often fall into it yourself. Khaira also made another tweet in which he wrote that it is hop

Open burning will be banned across much of northern British Columbia starting next week after officials warned dry conditions could mean early wildfire activity this spring. The ban in the Prince George Fire Centre is earlier than usual, a move the BC Wildfire Service says is aimed at preventing human-caused wildfires, while protecting public safety from a "high grass fire hazard." An update posted to the service's web page says the ban will start next Thursday and is scheduled to remain in effect until mid-October. It prohibits any fires larger than half a metre high by half a metre wide in a

The Sikh Anand karj Marriage Act 2018 of the Punjab province of Pakistan will be amended. This information was given by Ramesh Singh Arora, the first Sikh minister in the Maryam Nawaz government. He said that through this, marriage under the age of 18 will be banned in the Sikh community. While presiding over the meeting of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, Arora said that the new amendments in Pakistan's Sikh Act are going to be in favor of the minority community. Arora is the Cabinet Minister for Minority Affairs in Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's government. He said that Punj

ED in Delhi's liquor scam case. Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested. After two hours of interrogation, the ED took this action. Despite sending summons 9 times, Kejriwal did not appear before the ED for questioning and today after the Delhi High Court rejected the petition to avoid arrest on behalf of Kejriwal, the ED reached Kejriwal's house with the 10th summon and two hours from 7 pm. Inquiries were made. Meanwhile, Arvind Kejriwal's legal team also filed an urgent petition in the Supreme Court to stay the arrest, but the Supreme Court refused to hear immediately and

Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal is being interrogated by the ED in the Delhi liquor scam case and may be arrested. Amidst the ED proceedings, the Supreme Court has also rejected Kejriwal's plea to avoid immediate arrest. After not getting relief from the High Court, his legal team filed an urgent petition in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court said that the case will be heard in the morning. It is to be noted that despite ED sending summons 9 times, Kejriwal did not appear for questioning and today ED brought home the 10th summon and the questioning of him has been going on since 7

An Indonesian search and rescue ship located a capsized wooden boat that had been carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees, and began pulling survivors who had been standing on its hull to safety Thursday. An AP photographer aboard the rescue ship said 10 people had been taken aboard local fishing boats and another 59 were being saved by the Indonesian craft. Men, women and children, weak and soaked from the night’s rain, wept as the rescue operation got underway and people were taken aboard a rubber dinghy to the rescue boat.

Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal's difficulty has increased in Delhi's liquor scam case. The Delhi High Court has dismissed the petition filed by them to stay the possible arrest and along with this the ED has knocked at their house. The ED team has reached Kejriwal's house to issue the 10th summons at 7 pm and there is also news of a search operation at the house and interrogation of Kejriwal. Amid this turmoil, Kejriwal's legal team has reached the Supreme Court to stay the arrest. Kejriwal had sought assurance from the Delhi High Court that if he takes ED for questioning. But the