DW BUREAU / NEW DELHI Differences between Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Home Minister Anil Vij over the CID wing’s control have been resolved, the BJP said on Wednesday as it backed Khattar’s decision to keep the department under him. “The issue has been resolved. The chief minister is the head of the […]
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BJP leader Birender Singh resigns from Rajya Sabha
DW BUREAU / NEW DELHI Former Union minister and BJP leader Birender Singh has resigned from his Rajya Sabha membership, according to an official communique issued on Tuesday His resignation has been accepted by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, it said. Singh was a member of the Council of States from Haryana and his […]
Congress dissolves Punjab unit sans president
DW BUREAU / NEW DELHI The Congress has dissolved its Punjab unit and all district units in the state while state chief Sunil Jhakhar has been retained. A statement on this has been issued by party K.C. Venugopal said that “The Congress President has dissolved the state executive committee of Punjab and district Congress committee […]
Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh meeting National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Chairman Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu in New Delhi on Monday
DW BUREAU / NEW DELHI Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Chairman Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu on Monday agreed to expeditiously start work on the prestigious Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project. Acquisition of land for the Rs 30,000 crore Project, of which Rs 10,000 crore will be spent by NHAI […]
Surjewala, father of party leader Randeep Surjewala, breathed his last at the AIIMS hospital in New Delhi this morning, where he was admitted for a few days
DW BUREAU / NEW DELHI / CHANDIGARH Veteran Congress leader Shamsher Singh Surjewala passed away in Delhi on Monday following a prolonged illness. He was 87 and was cremated later in the day. Surjewala, father of party leader Randeep Surjewala, breathed his last at the AIIMS hospital in New Delhi this morning, where he was […]
Security concerns to vital installations prompted govt to order drone census
DW BUREAU / NEW DELHI Concerns over incidents of Pakistan-origin drones dropping weapons into Punjab, disruption in services at Gatwick airport after UAVs were sighted and the killing of a top Iranian commander in a drone-launched attack prompted the government to order the registration of all civilian drones, officials said on Tuesday. The Civil Aviation […]