Chandigarh: Punjab Congress President Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday demanded the sacking of Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka in the wake of alleged purchase of books and other study material at exorbitant prices. Bajwa said in a statement in Chandigarh on Friday that the book scam in Education Department had "exposed the arrogance and moral bankruptcy of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal who is not ready to act against Maluka."
He said, "The book scam which appeared to be only an embezzlement of central funds has now cropped up a bizarre case of unparallelled political corruption." He said that the way Chief Minister was shielding the education minister, it shows the arrogance and lack of resolve in containing corruption in his government. The PPCC Chief said that he was shocked to see the comments against national and state leaders as given in the books supplied to primary school children.
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04:06 AM, Jun 01, 2013
Chandigarh: In the wake of alleged political violence in the state, Punjab Congress on Friday demanded the resignation of deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal saying, he was the main architect behind "political murders and growth of mafias". "Sukhbir is a total failure as state's home minister and he has no right to continue in power. "Punjab is heading to a state of total anarchy as no rule of law...
03:50 AM, May 18, 2013
Amritsar: Pakistani prisoners lodged in Indian jails were safe, Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur on Thursday said. Answering reporters' questions here this evening on ensuring the safety of Indian and Pakistan prisoners in each other's territories, Kaur said "Pakistani prisoners are safe in Indian jails. We are a responsible government." She said the Indian plane carrying the body of Sarabjit had taken off from Lahore International Airport...
08:25 PM, May 02, 2013
Lucknow: Three persons, arrested in connection with the killing of Deputy Superintendent of Police Zia-ul-Haq, were on Sunday remanded in judicial custody till April 28, 2013. However, the fourth accused in the case Yogendra alias Babloo Yadav, who is said to be juvenile, would be produced before the juvenile justice board on Monday. The accused, including slain village head Nanhe Yadav's brothers Pawan and Phoolchandra, son Babloo and private security...
02:48 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Even though the Uttar Pradesh government has been claiming that law and order situation in the state has improved, the truth remains that crimes against women have been on the upswing. The government has failed to ensure a safe environment for women and the girl students in the state. ...
11:00 AM, Apr 03, 2013
New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday questioned Akshay Pratap Singh, cousin of former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh who is popularly known as Raja Bhaiyya, in the murder case of Kunda DSP Zia-ul-Haq. Akshay is member of state legislative council and a MLC from Samajwadi Party. CBI sources said Singh was questioned in detail about his whereabouts on the day of incident in which village head Nanhe Yadav, his...
05:24 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Chandigarh: Punjab is headed for a record wheat procurement of 140 lakh tonnes this season, officials of the state food and supplies department said in Chandigarh on Tuesday. "Punjab is all set for achieving a new record in wheat procurement as the state government would begin the biggest ever procurement operations in the state from April 1, 2013," a spokesman of the department said. According to state agriculture department, 161.59...
03:45 AM, Mar 27, 2013
Chandigarh: Strongly rebutting Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's statement that the Congress party did not observe martyr's day, Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday advised him to desist from playing cheap politics in the name of martyrs. Badal had ridiculed the Congress on Saturday for not paying tribute to Bhagat Singh at his native village Khartar Kalan and said that the party was apathetic towards the contribution of...
02:35 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Seeking to present a united picture of the party, new Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday appointed as many as 25 coordinators, including some loyalists of former PCC chief Amarinder Singh, who will take stock of his swearing-in ceremony preparations. ...
05:10 AM, Mar 19, 2013
The Central Bureau of Investigation is now probing the three murders including that of Deputy Superintendent of Police and Circle Officer Zia-ul-Haq in Kunda. ...
06:25 PM, Mar 08, 2013
A day after Congress leader Amarinder Singh was divested of the charge of party's Punjab unit chief, his close aide Major(retd) Amardeep Singh on Wednesday resigned as Pradesh Congress Committee secretary. Amardeep said, it was his "moral" duty to resign so that the new PCC president can constitute his team. ...
05:43 PM, Mar 06, 2013
Bajwa, Congress MP from Gurdaspur, has replaced Amarinder Singh, Congress general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi said in New Delhi. The exit of Amarinder Singh, a former chief minister and scion of the erstwhile royal family of Patiala, was imminent with the latest loss of the Congress in last month's by-election on the Moga assembly seat. ...
11:29 PM, Mar 05, 2013
In fresh trouble for the UP government, a local court has rejected a closure report filed by the police in an alleged embezzlement case involving sitting revenue minister Ambika Chaudhary. This comes close on the heels of Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiyya, who was holding the portfolio of food and civil supplies, being accused in a case of murder of a police officer, following which he resigned. ...
04:40 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Bengal crushed Karnataka by 10 wickets to set up a semi-final clash against Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-finals. ...
08:44 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Needing a win to qualify, Bengal skittled Assam for only 95 runs in 33.4 overs and then knocked off the runs in only 17.5 overs. ...
04:13 PM, Feb 22, 2013
New Delhi: The UPA government may find itself in yet another controversy, this time over its decision to appoint ex-CBI director AP Singh as a member of the National Human Rights Commission. CNN-IBN has learnt that the BJP is likely to oppose the move to appoint Singh in another capacity soon after leaving office. The Opposition has often alleged that the CBI works under government pressure. Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam...
01:00 PM, Dec 14, 2012
New Delhi: Amidst the raging controversy over the appointment of the new CBI director Ranjit Sinha, the outgoing chief of the investigative agency AP Singh has gone on record to state that it was actually the CBI itself that had first mooted the idea of a collegium to appoint the CBI Director. Echoing the Opposition BJP's demand for a body comprising of PM, the CJI and the Leader of Opposition...
02:34 PM, Nov 27, 2012
New Delhi: Bihar cadre Indian Police Service Officer Ranjit Sinha has been appointed as the new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Sinha, who joined the IPS in 1974, was the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) chief. Sinha will take over from AP Singh, who belonged to the IPS 1974 Jharkhand cadre. Sinha has already worked in the CBI. He was on deputation as DIG, CBI, Patna and also...
04:18 PM, Nov 22, 2012
Panaji: A day after Shah Commission's report on Goa's illegal mining was tabled in Parliament, the state government has decided to file FIRs against two former chief ministers and scores of bureaucrats for their alleged involvement in the mining scam. State Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told reporters on Saturday that FIRs would be filed against former chief ministers Pratap Singh Rane and Digambar Kamat, the then Directors of Mines, then...
11:51 PM, Sep 08, 2012
