New Delhi/ New York, india will take action on climate change not “at somebody’s dictation” but on its own volition, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “very much interested in climate change and environmental issues. He has proved it in Gujarat for 12 years thatRead More

New Delhi, Government said Supreme Court’s decision to cancel the allocation of 214 coal blocks was in accordance with its stand and will enable it to make a ‘fresh start’. “Basically, the judgement is in accord with the Government of India’s stand in affidavit,” Law and Telecom Minister Ravi ShankarRead More

New Delhi, The family of the 20-year-old youth who was mauled to death by a white tiger at the Delhi zoo, Wednesday demanded strict action against the security guards who “did not act” when the victim fell into the enclosure. “My son was not at fault. It should be investigatedRead More

Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday said the alliance with NCP for next month’s Assembly elections would be difficult to sew up if “impossible” conditions were laid down. “Congress is keen on continuing the alliance with NCP to keep the communal forces at bay. But if impossible conditions areRead More

Bathinda, Congress leader and former MP Surinder Singla today said voices within the party to replace Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa were getting louder with each passing day. He claimed a number of senior leaders had conveyed their sentiment to the party high command. He said he had recentlyRead More

Chandigarh , Punjab and Haryana High Court will have 12 new additional judges who would be sworn in on Thursday. Stating this, an official spokesman said the new judges, who will be sworn in, are Bawa Singh Walia, Raj Mohan Singh, Jaishree Thakur, Amit Rawal, Deepak Sibal, Hari Pal Verma,Read More

Chandigarh, Punjab Local Bodies Minister Anil Joshi toady resolved that to fulfil the dream project of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for including sanitation on top of the government agenda and his pledge to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, by making the cities of indiaRead More

Chandigarh,  After failing to buy cars for ministers and MLAs last year due to paucity of funds, the cash-starved state has started the process of buying 113 luxury cars by calling tenders. The cars would cost Rs 18 crore to the state exchequer. The deal would be finalised only whenRead More

Chandigarh,  The Punjab government would soon promote 645 teachers as Headmasters under Promotion quota by 31st October this year. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s office said that direction to this effect was given by the Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal during a meeting withRead More

Chandigarh, Underscoring the need for strengthening Cooperative labourfed and construction societies in the state for making them self sustainable, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today said that these societies should be judiciously allocated government work, so that small and marginal societies could be benefitted from it. PresidingRead More