* Increased inflow of tourists in the state rejuvenated hotel industry in Punjab Chandigarh, The Punjab government has set aside a budget of Rs. 1000 crore for this financial year to conserve the monuments of historical importance and to further provide the impetus to the tourism sector in the state.Read More

* Committee constituted in each department to scan each employee opting for extension Chandigarh, The Punjab Government has partially amended instructions for giving extension to its employees upto the age of 60 and put a rider that any employee facing departmental inquiry/Criminal case or vigilance case would not be eligibleRead More

Chandigarh,The Punjab Government today nominated new Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and members in the two more market committees of Faridkot and Kotakpura in Faridkot district. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office, said that Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal cleared the file to this effectRead More

Chandigarh,  The Punjab Congress President Mr Partap Singh Bajwa today strongly condemned the dastardly terrorist attacknear the Wagha border in Pakistan in which more than 50 innocent persons lost their lives. In a statement, Mr Bajwa said terrorism needed to be confronted unitedly by all the countries as it was a menace that threatened the entire world.Read More

Chandigarh, The Punjab government today re-initiated major recruitment drive in Food and Civil Supplies department Punjab as it has completed all the required formalities to recruit 461 food and Supplies inspectors in the department. According to Mr. D.S.Grewal, Secretary Food and Civil Supplies Department, the Punjab government has already recruitedRead More

London, Having a large number of followers on Twitter is a more efficient strategy to gain popularity on the social networking site than increasing your number of tweets, said a study. Messages from influential people have much more impact and less popular users can gain popularity by increasing their activityRead More

Washington, The heart holds its own pool of immune cells capable of helping it to heal after injury, finds research, adding that the harmful immune cells from the bone marrow disrupts this process in adults. These immune cells are called macrophages – whether they reside in the heart or arriveRead More

Cuttack, Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan smashed comfortable centuries in a huge 231—run opening stand as India spanked Sri Lanka by 169 runs in the first One—dayer to take a 1—0 lead in the five—match series, here today. Put into bat, Rahane struck 111 from 108 balls en route to hisRead More

New Delhi: Defender Deep Grace Ekka will lead an 18-member junior Indian women’s hockey team for a training-cum-competition trip to New Zealand from November 3 to 15. “Hockey India today announced its Indian Junior Women Hockey Team for training and a Test Series scheduled to be held against New ZealandRead More

Johannesburg, West Indies Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy has refused to talk about his team’s abandoned tour of India, which prompted the BCCI to seek damages to the tune of USD 42 million from the Caribbean Board. Here to participate in the Ram Slam Twenty20 tournament for local team Titans, SammyRead More