Chandigarh, To commemorate the 30th Martyrdom Anniversary of former Prime Minister Late Smt. Indira Gandhi, Sankalp Divas was observed at Punjab Congress Bhawan, Chandigarh today. Floral tributes were offered at the portrait of Smt. Gandhi by S. Fateh Jang Singh Bajwa, S. Jasbir Singh Dimpa, Smt. Lakwinder Kaur Garcha GeneralRead More

* Center govt. would be pressurized to punish the ’84 riots guilty : Dy Cm Chandigarh/Bathinda, The compensation awarded to the victims of 1984 riots is mere beginning of the procedure to balm their wounds, said the Deputy Chief Minister Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal in an interaction with the mediaRead More

* Gives call to save younger generations from drugs Chandigarh/Ratwara Sahib (SAS Nagar), Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal paying tributes to Sant Baba Wariyam Singh and Mata Ranjit Kaur at ‘Gurmat Ruhani Samagam’ organized by Sant Baba Lakhbir Singh said that Sant Wariyam Singh was one ofRead More

* New tourism destinations will attract investors and job opportunities – Sukhbir Badal Chandigarh, With a view to exploit the huge potential of sub mountain regions along Shivalik hills falling in districts SAS Nagar, Rupnagar, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot and Gurdaspur for developing tourism destination projects, Punjab Government has constituted a ShivalikRead More

Chandigarh,The government has planned to improve child Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) by 10 basis point per year. This was stated by Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi while inaugurating the first Regional Consultation of District Collectors/Deputy Commissioners on the District Action Plan of BetiRead More

* Seeks continuance of MSP regime for staple and other Crops * Supports subsidies on power, diesel used by farmers Chandigarh, The three-day meet on agriculture of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) concluded at Chandigarh today recommending all participating countries to ensure equitable price for agriculture produce and for continuance ofRead More

Chandigarh, Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, today gave a call for making technical innovations in agriculture sector to enable the world to meet the emerging challenge of food security in 21st century. Giving a presentation on the concluding day of three-day meet by Commonwealth ParliamentaryRead More

Chandigarh, In order to pay tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, on his birth anniversary, today Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was observed at Punjab Raj Bhavan. Officers and Staff of Punjab Raj Bhavan today took Pledge in the presence of the Punjab Governor and Administrator UT Chandigarh, Mr. Shivraj V. Patil, toRead More

Chandigarh/Ambala, A new weekly train between Amritsar and Gorakhpur will start on November 2, a senior railway official said today. The Amritsar-Gorakhpur Express will depart every Sunday at 12:35 PM from Amritsar and reach Gorakhpur at 7:55 AM the next day, Divisional Railway Manager (Ambala) A K Khatpal said today.Read More

Chandigarh,Punjab BJP President Kamal Sharma has welcome the announcement made by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of giving Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of 3325 victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. In a statement issued here today, Sharma said that what happened in 1984 when thousands of innocentRead More