The new Congress government of Captain Amarinder Singh in Punjab, which takes oath on March 16, faces multiple challenges, with slow economic growth, high youth unemployment, drug addiction and large dropouts before secondary schools.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Wednesday that India has raised the recent incidents of violence with Indian citizens in the U.S. at the highest level and assured that the government will ensure safety of diaspora.
Kaur, aged around 95, was hospitalised in Patiala on Tuesday evening after she complained of uneasiness and was later shifted to PGIMER in Chandigarh.
Phoolka said the party would keep a close watch on all decisions taken by the newly-elected Congress government in Punjab and would perform the role of a constructive and an active opposition.
Son of a local Municipal Councillor, along with a few other men who carried swords and guns, dragged the young man for at least 1.5 km, holding him by his leg. They drove until his skin was ripped apart and he bled to death.
Col Surjit Singh Pherochichi (Retd) allegedly shot dead Khalsa on Monday evening at his native village Pherochichi falling in Bhaini Mian Khan police station of Gurdaspur.