New Delhi: Stepping up pressure, a delegation of agitating students and alumni members of FTII-Pune on Friday met Information & Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley seeking removal of TV actor and BJP’s Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of the governing council of the prestigious institute. The students and alumni members including Oscar-winnerRead More

New Delhi: A committee, formed by the AAP government to bring out a white paper on Delhi’s power sector, has recommended removal of the Chairman and members of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), accusing them of “failing” to protect consumer interest and favouring discoms. The one-member committee chaired by formerRead More

New Delhi: Amidst allegations of its principal trying to protect the accused, the HRD Ministry on Friday refused to intervene in the molestation row at St Stephen’s College, saying such issues are to be handled by the institution’s Internal Complaints Committee as per Supreme Court guidelines. Ministry officials, however, saidRead More

CHANDIGARH, JULY 3:The Punjab Government is all set to launch Rs 2200 Crore, the biggest ever sanitation programme in the State, to ensure toilets in each village and to rejuvenate water supply and sewerage network there. Mr. Surjit Singh Rakhra who has been given final touches to this programme informedRead More

* Deputy Chief Minister enhances cash prizes for women players * Kabaddi matches to be played in 14 districts Chandigarh, July 3 – Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced that 6thKabaddi World Cup-2015 will be organised from November 15 to 28 at 14 stadia in theRead More

SPECIALISTS BEING RECRUITED TO PERFORM SOCIAL AUDIT Chandigarh July 3: The Punjab government has decided to set up Social Audit Cell in the office of Joint Development Commissioner to conduct the Social Audit of works being allocated under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Disclosing this here todayRead More

Says Deputy CM’s landmark decisions will strengthen sports culture Says decisions give new place to Punjab on Sports Map Chandigarh, July 3: President of Punjab Olympic Association and Member Rajya Sabha Mr. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa today thanked Punjab Deputy Chief Minister for giving in principal approval to create a corpusRead More

Patiala, July 3: Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is undergoing life imprisonment in the case of assassination of chief minister Beant Singh, was brought to Rajindra Hospital today. He is learnt to have complained of severe back pain.

Patiala, July 3: The move of the SGPC to appoint a Chief secretary , on a hefty lump-sum salary of Rs. 3,00,000/- ( 3 Lac per Month), over and above the three full time secretaries, ten additional Secretaries and a huge battery of Deputy Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries in theRead More

* ASSERTS ‘SANGAT DARSHAN’ PROGRAM IS THE ONLY PLATFORM FOR MASS CONTACT PROGRAM * WELCOMES RAJASTHAN HC DECISION TO BAN OPEN SALE OF POPPY HUSK AND OPIUM * JUSTIFIES DECISION TO TRANSFER SIKH PRISONERS TO PUNJAB * ASKS DC AMRITSAR TO HOLD SPECIAL CAMPS TO ISSUE BIRTH AND DEATH CERTIFICATESRead More