'CM used retd chief engineer's letter to award power project'

'CM used retd chief engineer's letter to award power project'

Friday, 28 February 2014 | Manohar lal | Shimla

Coming out with another startling revelation, Arun Dhumal, younger son of former Chief Minister PK Dhumal, on Thursday alleged that Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh had used a letter of retired officer in 2007 to re-allot the 15MW hydro power project to his industrialist ‘friend’ Vakamulla Chandrashekhar. With the revelation, the controversial...

AAP announces five more candidates from Haryana

Friday, 28 February 2014 | Bhupinder Sharma | Chandigarh

Gearing up for the general elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took the lead in announcing the name of five candidates to contest from Haryana on Thursday.  Earlier on February 17, the party announced the name of Yogendra Yadav, for Gurgaon. He is being seen as the star campaigner of the...

Dharamveer Gandhi is AAP's Patiala candidate

Friday, 28 February 2014 | Monika Malik | Chandigarh

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), it seems, has finally found a cure for Patiala. The party has prescribed the name of a reputed cardiologist Dr Dharamveer Gandhi to treat the ills of the constituency. Dr Gandhi, a prominent social figure with a clean image who has recently emerged as a popular figure...

Majithia dares Bajwa to contest from Gurdaspur

Friday, 28 February 2014 | PNS | Hoshiarpur

Punjab Revenue and Public Relations Minister Bikram Singh Majithia on Thursday dared the State Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa to contest ensuing lok Sabha election to check his political credibility in his home district — Gurdaspur.  “Rahul Gandhi by running from his projection as prime ministerial candidate and Bajwa from his...

Senior citizen helpline registers 142 calls in four months

Friday, 28 February 2014 | PNS | Chandigarh

The senior citizen helpline has registered 142 calls in last four months in Chandigarh. The complaints registered by the callers were related to domestic violence, pension, psychological/behavioural issues and property, among other issues. The data was revealed during the three days training programme on the theme Capacity Building Training on Age Care...

Cong MlAs happy to join SAD: Sukhbir

Friday, 28 February 2014 | PNS | Majitha

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and SAD president Sukhbir Badal on Thursday claimed that a large number of Congress legislators and senior Opposition leaders were ready to join the party.  Addressing a gathering of SAD-BJP workers at Majitha in Amritsar district, Sukhbir said Congress party’s ship is sinking in Punjab with a...

UT seeks World Heritage status for Capitol Complex

Friday, 28 February 2014 | Nishu Mahajan | Chandigarh

Setting its sight on attaining the coveted UNESCO heritage status for Capital Complex in Chandigarh, the UT Administration has set the ball rolling for the preparation of a fresh dossier to be sent  to UNESCO showcasing the architectural masterpieces in Capitol Complex.  A team of Chandigarh College of Architecture has been...

BJP organises live telecast of NaMo speech on eco growth

Friday, 28 February 2014 | PNS | Chandigarh

To woo the traders and industrialists of Chandigarh ahead of upcoming lok Sabha polls, Chandigarh BJP organised a live telecast of its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s speech on Economic Growth — the Way Forward on Thursday. Modi addressed the Chartered Accountants Association conference in New Delhi on Thursday and the...

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