Former Punjab chief minister Harcharan Singh Brar passed away here on Sunday after prolonged illness. He was 86.

In a rather peculiar controversy that is likely to attract much attention and debate within the Sikh community, an upcoming gurdwara four kilometers from Sangrur town in Punjab and just behind the memorial to Sant Attar Singh Mastuana Sahib wale has been raised as a near replica of the Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar. Read the rest of the story by clicking on the link.

Punjab government on Tuesday got a shot in the arm when the Election Commission of India accepted its plea to allow submission of the report of 5th Punjab Pay Commission to the Government and its processing by the State Government.