A special session of the Punjab Legislative Assembly was held for the commemoration of the historic 400th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur on Friday.The decision to hold a special session of the assembly for a day was approved at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on August 26.Earlier, the Chief Minister said he will invite Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu, Punjab Governor VP Badnore, and former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh as guests at the special session.Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Guru (April 1, 1621-November 11, 1675) of the Sikh

A day after comparing Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) working presidents with "Panj Pyare", Congress in charge of Punjab Harish Rawat on Wednesday issued an apology and said that he was taking his words back.Addressing the media here, Rawat said that for the atonement of his mistake, he will sweep the floors of a Gurudwara in Uttarakhand."I used that word (Panj Pyare) as a reference for a respected person. Still, if my words hurt the feelings of any person, I apologise and take my words back. For atonement, I'll sweep the floors of a Gurudwara in my state (Uttarakhand)," Punjab Congre

Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Monday said the police action against protesting farmers in Haryana's Karnal is a kind of Talibani mentality. Speaking to mediapersons, Raut said, "Attack on farmers is a shameful incident for the nation. This is a kind of Talibani mentality. Farmers are doing protests for two years on the Ghazipur border, Haryana border... They are fighting for their rights. SDM gave an order to break the head of the farmers and the government is not serious about this issue. How can this government say it is for the poor and

Indian shooter Avani Lekhara on August 30 clinched gold medal in women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. China's Zhang Cuiping won silver and Ukraine's Iryna Shchetnik won bronze. "For me, there can be no greater happiness than this. This is the result of her hard work. I hope she brings a gold medal in 50m shooting also," said Avani's grandfather. Lekhara became the first woman from India to win gold medal at Paralympics.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter Scale hit 106km WSW of Jodhpur, Rajasthan at 11.15 IST on Thursday, the National Centre for Seismology informed."Earthquake of Magnitude:4.0, Occurred on 26-08-2021, 11:15:52 IST, Lat: 25.83 & Long: 72.06, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 106km WSW of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India," the National Centre for Seismology tweeted.On August 24, the Hanley district of Jammu and Kashmir was also hit by an earthquake of 4.5 magnitudes on the Richter Scale. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km was determined to be at 32.29 degrees latitude and 78.81 degrees lo

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on August 25 stated that the only party who speaks for Punjab and fights for the right of Punjab is Akali Dal party. "We are fighting the fight for the people of Punjab, they believe that there is only one party for Punjabis - Shiromani Akali Dal. Only that party speaks for Punjab and fights for the right of Punjab," said Badal. "Congress' state chief and Capt Amarinder Singh have been fighting with each other. What are they (people in the state) saying? That Captain didn't say or do anything. People in Punjab are saying that he's the mos

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated India's first smog tower at Connaught Place here on Monday.Speaking in the programme, Kejriwal said, "To fight pollution, we have installed India's first smog tower in Delhi today. This technology has been imported from America, this is a 24-meter tall tower, will clean the air of one-kilometre range, will pull the air from above and release it downward, and will release 1000 square meters per second.""It is being installed as an experimental basis and the data will be analysed by IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay for about two years, and share the resul

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh participated in 'Annapurna Diwas ' organized by the Haryana Government through video conferencing on August 19. He said "It gives me immense pleasure to participate in the Annapurna Diwas organized by the Haryana government." "This festival is not just for food distribution. It is an opportunity for the hope and faith of the people, service, dedication and cooperation of the government," the minister added.Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), five kilos of wheat per person given to eligible families during the festival.

Afghan nationals gathered in numbers outside the Australian Embassy here in the national capital seeking immigration visas following the recent takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban.Australia has recently said it will over a year offer 3,000 places in its humanitarian visa program specifically for those now fleeing Afghanistan. The country's Prime Minister Scott Morrison however clarified in a recent press conference that "I note that some are talking about figures of 20,000 but can I tell you there are no clear plans about that. Australia is not going into that territory"."We heard that Aust