Uttar Pradesh urban local body elections will be held in the months of June and July this year. New Delhi: With the decision to align with the Samajwadi Party for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections not yielding any dividends, the Congress party has decided to contest the Uttar Pradesh local …
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Power at Rs 5 a unit? Pact with Centre actually demands 14% tariff hike
Tariff pronouncement is already delayed by a month, still, as the state government has not given its mind on the subsidy to the PSPCL, the new rates might take two to three weeks more. The power department of Punjab and the state power regulator are in a quandary over giving …
Read More »Student’s suicide: 2 Khalsa College teachers booked for ‘thrashing’ protesting student
Row over suicide of BSc (agriculture) student of Khalsa Collage Harpreet Singh has deepened as the newly appointed head of agriculture department, Gurdev Singh, and head of the physical education department Daljit Singh, have been booked for allegedly manhandling and misbehaving with a protesting student. Amritsar : Row over suicide …
Read More »David Warner’s 126 helps Sunrisers Hyderabad floor Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
David Warner smashed his third Indian Premier League century with a stunning 59-ball 126 to power defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad to a 48-run victory against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. Hyderabad : Swashbuckling opener David Warner smashed a whirlwind century to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a comfortable 48-run win over …
Read More »IPL 2017: Sandeep Sharma thanks Virender Sehwag for ‘4-star’ performance
Kings XI Punjab bowler Sandeep Sharma was named Man-of-the-Match for his four wickets against Delhi Daredevils in the 2017 Indian Premier League on Sunday. Mohali : As Sandeep Sharma leaned low on to his left to complete Shreyas Iyer’s return catch during his follow through on the last ball of …
Read More »American Sikhs Encourage U.S. Census Bureau to Include Sikhs in 2020 Census
WASHINGTON, DC: A coalition of American Sikhs and Sikh organizations are advocating to have “Sikh” formally recognized as a separate ethnic category in the 2020 U.S. Census. A large number of public requests have already been sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget as they solicit public …
Read More »First Turban Wearing Sikh MP Expected in UK General Elections 2017: Sikh Federation UK
London : Within hours of Theresa May standing outside 10 Downing Street on 18 April to announce she wanted a General Election on 8 June and would seek Parliaments approval the next day Bhai Amrik Singh, the Chair of the Sikh Federation (UK) stated in a press release: “An early …
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