CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said the state government would formulate a policy for promotion of Haryanvi language films and also announced that award-winning ‘Pagdi-The Honour’ will be made tax-free. ‘Pagdi’ is the first Haryanvi film which has won two national awards, he said. The film hasRead More

NEW DELHI: Actor George Baker, who had unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Lok Sabha polls as a BJP candidate from West Bengal, and Richard Hay, a professor of economics from Kerala, were today nominated as members of the Anglo-Indian Community to the Lok Sabha. The President has nominated Mr Baker andRead More

TIRUCHIRAPALLI: Heavy rains and storm failed to deter Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi from addressing a rally in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli as he refused an umbrella and continued to speak on the contributions of late Congress leader K Kamaraj. As rains intensified, state unit Congress chief EVKS Elangovan interrupted and askedRead More

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today asked senior police personnel to adopt a policy of “zero tolerance” against crime and criminals to provide fearless atmosphere in the state. “SPs should adopt the policy of ‘zero tolerance’ against crime and criminals to provide public fearless atmosphere in the state”, MsRead More

Amritsar, July 23 Chief Parliamentary Secretary Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu, after being “cold-shouldered” by the state government, today threatened to sit on fast-unto-death if a grant of Rs10 crore for construction of roads in her Amritsar East Assembly segment is not released within a fortnight. Dr Sidhu served the ultimatumRead More

Kolianwali ( Sri Mukatsar Sahib ) 23 July : Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today said that the Solar summit at Chandigarh would give a new boost to the economy of Punjab as the state has emerged as the most preferred destination for investment in Non conventional energyRead More

Chandigarh, 23 July: People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal today said with 93 per cent fall in fresh investment in the state during the last eight years, the myth of state’s industrial growth that was created by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal stood shattered. The situation onRead More

Chandigarh,23 July : Former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today expressed grave concern over the alarming decline in fresh investments in Punjab saying it did not portend well for socio-economic situation in the state. “This is just because there is total policy paralysis in Punjab”, he remarked. “This is boundRead More

Chandigarh, 23 July : The Transport Minister, Punjab, Ajit Singh Kohar, today presided over a high level Punjab State Road Safety Council meeting. Discussing the ways and means to reduce the ‘Road Accidental Deaths’ in the state the Minister said that the reducing the increasing deaths due to road accidentsRead More

Chandigarh,23 July : The Punjab Government today took a path breaking step directing all factories and commercial establishments and shops to pay wages to their workers either by cheque or transfer the wages directly or online in the bank account of workers. According to an official spokesman the Labour DepartmentRead More