* To check offices during hours Also * Erring CVOs to face action Chandigarh, Tightening the noose on habitual late comers and to check the practice of absenteeism, the Punjab government today made Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) accountable to ensure punctuality in their respective offices. CVOs failing to maintain punctualityRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab government on Firday directed all concerned departments to issue SC/BC/OBC certificates to the applicants within the fixed time frame under Right to Service Act. The time limit to issue SC/BC/OBC Certificate given under act is 15 days. Disclosing this here, a spokesperson of Welfare Department (Reservation Cell) saidRead More

Chandigarh, The World Bank has rated phase-I of Punjab Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (PRWSS) as the best in the country for exceeding water supply implementation target and providing water connections to villagers. This observation was made by a World Bank team led by its task team leader SRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab government on Friday  notified constitution of state police complaints authority and divisional level police complaints authorities. The state police complaints authority would consist of a chairperson, who had been a civil services officer not below the rank of chief Secretary of the state government or secretary to the unionRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab chief minister ParkashSingh Badal on Friday recommended the name of Balbir Singh (Senior) for the country’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Badal said that Balbir Singh (Sr) was a legendary hockey player and the onlyRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday, condemned the recent registration of an FIR against personal assistant of Rajwinder Kaur, MLA from Nihalsinghwala, and two others for allegedly posting objectionable remarks on Facebook against agriculture minister Tota Singh. He described the action as “an attempt to curb democraticRead More

Ottawa, City buses in the nation’s capital halted Thursday morning in sombre tribute to six people killed when an OC Transpo bus collided with a Via Rail passenger train a year ago. Bus drivers who could safely do so pulled over and turned off their engines for a moment ofRead More

Calgary, The man accused of killing a five-year-old Calgary boy and the child’s grandparents will have a preliminary hearing next May. Douglas Garland, 54, made a brief court appearance in Calgary Wednesday. Clad in a blue prison jumpsuit, Garland kept his head down and said nothing as the court setRead More

Vancouver, More than half a million public-school students in British Columbia should know by the end of the day whether they’ll be heading back to class as early as next week. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation is asking its more than 40,000 members to ratify a new collective agreement with the provincialRead More

Monteral,  Air Canada has joined rival WestJet Airlines in charging a $25 fee for first checked bags on domestic flights. The fee applies to passengers booking the lowest economy class Tango fares, as of Thursday for flights as of Nov. 2. The Montreal-based airline (TSX:AC.B) already charges first checked bagRead More