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Six Punjabis return home; others in Iraq safe, Sushma tells Badal

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 19:55

Six Punjabis hailing from Gurdaspur district, who were stranded in strife-torn Iraq, have returned home safely even as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday assured that all the Punjabis in Iraq were safe.

SAD-BJP alliance firm, enjoying cordial relationship: Badal

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 19:22

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday said that the SAD-BJP alliance was very firm and both the parties were enjoying cordial relationship.

Free phone calls for families of Punjabis stranded in Iraq

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 13:46

The Punjab government on Saturday announced it will foot the bill of phone calls made by family members of Indian men from the state who are stranded in strife-torn Iraq.

Nearly 300 from Punjab, Haryana stuck in Iraq

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 00:22

Over 200 people from Punjab and nearly 100 from Haryana are stuck in strife-torn Iraq, government officials in both states said Friday.

Railway fare hike marks `beginning of black days` under Modi: Bajwa

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2014, 22:53

Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa today termed the decision to hike railway fare as "anti-people" and said it "marked beginning of the black days" under the Narendra Modi government.

87 Haryana youths stranded in Iraq

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2014, 18:43

Total 87 people from Haryana, mostly young men, are stranded in strife-torn Iraq, a government spokesman said Friday.

Sikh students body seeks religious congregation on SGPC issue

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2014, 18:34

A Sikh students outfit today urged Akal Takhat, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, to convene a religious congregation over the issue of Haryana Government`s proposed decision to set up a separate Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC).

Hooda announces grant for health workers

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2014, 17:53

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced an additional allowance of Rs 400 per month to multi-purpose health workers and supervisors in the state.

Scores may be stranded, held captive in Iraq: Hostage`s brother

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2014, 17:26

Scores of youths from Punjab and Haryana could be stranded or held captive in Iraq, says the brother of a Punjabi youth taken hostage in Iraq by Sunni insurgents.

Paramjit Singh, younger brother of Kamaljit Singh, a youth from Hoshiarpur who has been abducted by the insurgents, said that conflicting reports about the whereabouts of the Indian hostages were causing concern to his family and families of other Punjabi youths who are missing.

Flights from Chandigarh to Dubai, Bangkok soon: Punjab govt

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2014, 01:26

The Civil Aviation Ministry has given its nod to start of international flights from Chandigarh to Dubai and Bangkok soon, Punjab government said on Thursday said.