Rajinder S Taggar

Chandigarh: Controversial IPS officer Kuldip Singh Chahal, former SSP of Chandigarh, seems to have deliberately absented himself from a state-level Republic Day function at Jalandhar presided over by the Punjab …

Chandigarh: Chief Engineer (CE) Surinder Pal Pahalwan, a protege of Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal who is facing trial in a Rs …

Chandigarh: Investigators looking into Rs. 700 crore Philips-Signify plot scam, have found vital evidence connecting two IAS officers, heading separate corporations meant to promote industry and generate employment in Punjab, …

Chandigarh: A major scam has surfaced with “untraceable” allottees getting prime plots worth crores of rupees in Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation’s (PSIEC’s) Mohali industrial estate. RTI activist Dilbagh …

Chandigarh: In a controversial order, the Punjab government has withdrawn 2 percent reservation available, with specific conditions, to tribal castes (vimukt jatis) since 2001, evoking wide condemnation. The trouble started …

Chandigarh: The drug smugglers active in Punjab have switched their strategy and started getting large quantities of contraband using containers via sea while some quantities are also coming via air …

Chandigarh: Prior to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s January 17, 2023, public announcement of his decision to close the polluting Malbros liquor factory, in in Zira subdivision, the Punjab Pollution …

Chandigarh: In a decision having vast political and social ramifications, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday ordered the immediate closure of the controversial Malbros liquor factory in the Zira …

Chandigarh: Khalistanis vandalised the iconic Shiva Vishnu temple in Australia’s Carrum Downs in Melbourne cosmopolitan city area on Tuesday, sending shockwaves among the Hindu emigrants from India. RP Singh, National Spokesperson …

Chandigarh:  In a bizarre case, an order issued by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann based on a cabinet decision, was overturned within 32 days by an order issued by a …

Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has come to the conclusion that the first sin in the Rs 700 crore Anand Lamp Industries India Limited (Philips Electronics) industrial plot scam was …

Chandigarh: The sand and gravel shortage in Punjab that has led to the skyrocketing of prices and stalled construction activity has resulted from the state government’s failure to activate mining …

Chandigarh: The builder mafia has grabbed prime government land worth Rs 40 crore on the national highway in the Rajpura sub-division of Patiala district, as the bureaucracy, police and lower …

Chandigarh: Some bureaucrats while posted as Deputy Commissioners (DCs) heading the administration of districts in Punjab, apparently misled the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding the retrieval of ‘nazool land’ …

Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has registered a criminal case against former minister Sunder Sham Arora, Ms. Neelima, IAS, and 10 government officers for illegal bifurcation of an industrial …

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s plan to set up a new Government Medical College in Mastuana Sahib in Sangrur district has run into controversy over the transfer of land …

Chandigarh: Punjabis with big money will no longer be able to buy houses in Canada at least for the next two years. The Justin Trudeau government has banned foreigners from …

Chandigarh: AAP’s Delhi leaders appear to be interfering in the functioning of the Punjab government through a team led by IIT graduate Naval Aggarwal, deployed discreetly in Chandigarh, to monitor …

Chandigarh: Contractor Gurinder Singh alias Bhappa, the main accused in the Rs 1000 crore Irrigation Department scam has succeeded in getting his 9 attached properties, having an estimated market value …

Chandigarh: The Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation (PSIEC) is reportedly not cooperating with the Chandigarh police in tracing an important, “missing note” of the then Punjab Chief Minister. It …

Chandigarh: A reputed Canadian scientist has raised serious doubts over the pollution test reports submitted by the joint investigation team, constituted under the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), …