Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder takes exception to ‘atrocious’ comments of two of Sidhu’s advisors

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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asked state Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday to “rein in” his advisers after two of them made “atrocious” comments recently on sensitive issues like Kashmir and Pakistan. In a statement issued here, Singh warned against such “atrocious and ill-conceived comments that were potentially dangerous to the peace and … Read more

App to help disabled in accessibility battle – ET HealthWorld

app to help disabled in accessibility battle

NEW DELHI: The government is all set to launch the “Sugamya Bharat App” — a crowdsourcing mobile application on Tuesday enabling persons with disabilities and others to register complaints if they find a public space, utility or building inaccessible. People will be able to also upload photographs of such spaces and geo-tag the location of … Read more

More farmers arrive from Haryana, Punjab; Bharat bandh likely to hit supply of rations for protesters

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New Delhi: More farmers from Punjab and Haryana trickled in at the Singhu border on tractor-trolleys and cars on Tuesday amid heavy security presence as a nationwide protest called their representatives against the Centre’s agri laws was underway. The ‘Bharat Bandh‘, however, hit the supply of essentials, including rice, wheat flour, lentils, oil, milk, soap … Read more