40,000 cloth artisans in Ludhiana stare at job loss as they fall out of GST chain
Tucked away in the outskirts of the industrial city of Ludhiana, in New Kundan Puri area, embroiderer Abdul Rehman is sitting idle on the ground floor of his house in a ‘vehra’ — as clusters of labourers’ houses are called — while on the first and second floors there are more than 20 labourers either just lying on the floor or playing cards. They blame the Goods and Services (GST) Tax for the lack of work. Read more
Sikhs for Justice ‘unfazed’ by sedition cases over its call for referendum in Punjab
Gurpatwant Pannun, legal advisor of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), who along with four others was booked for sedition by the Punjab police for launching the separatist ‘Referendum 2020’ campaign in the state, has dismissed the charges, saying they will only promote and legitimise the campaign. Read more
Punjab speaker sets up committee on farmers’ suicides
Punjab assembly speaker Rana KP Singh on Friday constituted a committee to review farmers’ suicides in the state and prepare a report on the issue. Congress legislator Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria will head the committee. Read more
After 11 years of marriage, Jalandhar man kills ‘transgender’ wife
Narinder Chauhan, 31, a resident of Tej Mohan Nagar, has been arrested by the district police from Delhi for the murder of his wife Shama, 27, whose body was found in his rented house in Tej Mohan Nagar here on April 30. Narinder had been absconding since then. Read more
{{/usCountry}}Narinder Chauhan, 31, a resident of Tej Mohan Nagar, has been arrested by the district police from Delhi for the murder of his wife Shama, 27, whose body was found in his rented house in Tej Mohan Nagar here on April 30. Narinder had been absconding since then. Read more
{{/usCountry}}Now travel from Chandigarh to Patiala in just one hour from October
The much-delayed Zirakpur-Patiala four-laning project will be completed by October 2017. This will reduce the travel time between Chandigarh and Patiala by over 30 minutes. Presently, it takes more than one-and-a-half hour to reach Patiala from city. Read more
‘Remarks’ against Valmiki: Ludhiana court cancels Rakhi’s bail, issues fresh warrants
A day after granting bail to controversial actress Rakhi Sawant in a case of hurting religious sentiments, a local court on Friday cancelled it as she failed to appear in the court for hearing. Read more
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