The post of the President of Punjab Youth Congress (PYC) has been given to Ravneet Singh Bittu, a close confidant of the former Congress chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
Bittu's grandfather was the former congress chief minister of Punjab, Beant Singh who was assassinated during the peak days of militancy in Punjab.
A good batting performance from the top order batsman and a well-made 113 by former skipper Amol Muzumdar helped Mumbai to took a huge 234 run lead over Punjab on the second day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Division Group ‘A’ match.
Replying to 202 runs scored by Punjab in their first innings, Mumbai declared their first innings at 436 for nine.
Mazumdar scored his 24th first class century in his 142nd match. At the end of the play, Punjab made 18 for no loss.
Chandigarh, Dec 16 : Security has been beefed up in Chandigarh ahead of second test match to be played between India and England in Mohali.
The Taj Hotel where both teams will be staying has been virtually turned into a fortress with hundreds of policeman guarding the Hotel premises.
"We have posted 300 security personnel in the Taj hotel and almost one thousand policemen are posted on the route of the team from the stadium to the hotel. All measures have been taken to ensure that no untoward incident takes place," said H S Doon, Superintendent of Police (Security) Chandigarh.
Ferozepur, Dec. 16 : The attack on Taj Mahal and Oberoi-trident hotels in Mumbai during the last week of November hit the headlines in newspapers all over the world, and the issue was raised in the United Nations Security Council, but for the Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan the attack was a `small incident!'
Radio Pakistan also blamed the Government of India for falsely blaming Pakistan and its intelligence agency for promoting terrorism.
Amritsar, Dec. 15: An engineer by profession and a successful entrepreneur, Jitender Brar''s passion to revive Punjabi theatre evokes admiration when one gets to know how he has dedicated himself to highlight social causes through theatre.
Jiternder Brar, 60, has devoted himself to raise social issues plaguing the society at large today. He is doing so through his ''Punjab Naat Shala'', the theatre.
Jitender describes the theatre form of art as something vital for civilization.
Amritsar, Dec. 15: There was a time when Dhadhis, the traditional Sikh musicians and singers, used to educate and inspire people by singing the sagas of Gurus'' heroic deeds and valour. It was done in the service of their community.
With the passage of time, not many individuals have been volunteering to become Dhadhis. This is steadily becoming a major concern for many members of the Sikh community who wish to see the Sikh culture gain popularity and respect among the new-age children.
The post of the President of Punjab Youth Congress (PYC) has been given to Ravneet Singh Bittu, a close confidant of the former Congress chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
A good batting performance from the top order batsman and a well-made 113 by former skipper Amol Muzumdar helped Mumbai to took a huge 234 run lead over Punjab on the second day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Division Group ‘A’ match. 
Chandigarh, Dec 16 : Security has been beefed up in Chandigarh ahead of second test match to be played between India and England in Mohali.
Ferozepur, Dec. 16 : The attack on Taj Mahal and Oberoi-trident hotels in Mumbai during the last week of November hit the headlines in newspapers all over the world, and the issue was raised in the United Nations Security Council, but for the Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan the attack was a `small incident!'
Amritsar, Dec. 15: There was a time when Dhadhis, the traditional Sikh musicians and singers, used to educate and inspire people by singing the sagas of Gurus'' heroic deeds and valour. It was done in the service of their community. 
