Rajinder S Taggar

Controversial IPS officer skips Republic Day function in snub to Punjab Governor

Chandigarh: Controversial IPS officer Kuldip Singh Chahal, former SSP of Chandigarh, seems to have deliberately absented himself from a state-level…

2 years ago

Desperate bid by main accused in Rs 600 crore Punjab scam to shift case to another judge flops

Chandigarh: Chief Engineer (CE) Surinder Pal Pahalwan, a protege of Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister…

2 years ago

Vital evidence surfaces on Rs 700 crore real estate scam in Mohali

Chandigarh: Investigators looking into Rs. 700 crore Philips-Signify plot scam, have found vital evidence connecting two IAS officers, heading separate…

2 years ago

Ghost allottees get plots worth crores in Punjab’s Mohali land scam

Chandigarh: A major scam has surfaced with “untraceable” allottees getting prime plots worth crores of rupees in Punjab Small Industries…

2 years ago

AAP govt scraps job quota for tribals in Punjab, comes under fire

Chandigarh: In a controversial order, the Punjab government has withdrawn 2 percent reservation available, with specific conditions, to tribal castes…

2 years ago

Punjab drug smugglers switch ops to Karachi, Iran seaports as BSF tightens vigil on Pak border

Chandigarh: The drug smugglers active in Punjab have switched their strategy and started getting large quantities of contraband using containers…

2 years ago

Punjab CM claim to shut Malbros liquor factory comes 17 days after Pollution Board had virtually closed it

Chandigarh: Prior to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's January 17, 2023, public announcement of his decision to close the polluting…

2 years ago

Punjab CM Mann orders shutting down of Malbros liquor factory over pollution issue

Chandigarh: In a decision having vast political and social ramifications, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday ordered the immediate…

2 years ago

Khalistani goons vandalise Hindu temple in Melbourne, evoke wide condemnation

Chandigarh: Khalistanis vandalised the iconic Shiva Vishnu temple in Australia's Carrum Downs in Melbourne cosmopolitan city area on Tuesday, sending shockwaves…

2 years ago

Punjab shocker: Babu amends CM’s order and helps tainted officials to bounce back

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

2 years ago

Punjab Vigilance wing zeroes in on PSIDC officers too in Rs 700 crore Philips-Gulmohar plot scam

Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has come to the conclusion that the first sin in the Rs 700 crore Anand…

2 years ago

Punjab plunges into sand crisis as AAP govt sits on mines

Chandigarh: The sand and gravel shortage in Punjab that has led to the skyrocketing of prices and stalled construction activity…

2 years ago

Punjab govt loses Rs 40 crore prime land to builder mafia as bureaucracy looks the other way

Chandigarh: The builder mafia has grabbed prime government land worth Rs 40 crore on the national highway in the Rajpura…

2 years ago

Did Punjab bureaucrats mislead High Court on nazool land meant for poor?

Chandigarh: Some bureaucrats while posted as Deputy Commissioners (DCs) heading the administration of districts in Punjab, apparently misled the Punjab…

2 years ago

Punjab ex-minister, IAS officer booked in industrial plots scam

Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has registered a criminal case against former minister Sunder Sham Arora, Ms. Neelima, IAS,…

2 years ago

Punjab CM’s plan for new medical college runs into controversy over land transfer

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s plan to set up a new Government Medical College in Mastuana Sahib in Sangrur…

2 years ago

Canada bans foreigners from buying houses, rich Punjabis to be impacted

Chandigarh: Punjabis with big money will no longer be able to buy houses in Canada at least for the next…

2 years ago

Delhi AAP leaders deploy IITian Naval Aggarwal to keep control on Punjab govt

Chandigarh: AAP’s Delhi leaders appear to be interfering in the functioning of the Punjab government through a team led by…

2 years ago

Court releases seized properties of prime accused in Rs 1000 crore Irrigation Dept. scam

Chandigarh: Contractor Gurinder Singh alias Bhappa, the main accused in the Rs 1000 crore Irrigation Department scam has succeeded in…

2 years ago

PSIEC stalling Chandigarh Police probe into industrial plots scam

Chandigarh: The Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation (PSIEC) is reportedly not cooperating with the Chandigarh police in tracing an…

2 years ago

Top Canadian scientist finds flaws in official pollution test reports of Malbros liquor factory in Punjab

Chandigarh: A reputed Canadian scientist has raised serious doubts over the pollution test reports submitted by the joint investigation team,…

2 years ago