New Delhi: Marking a major initiative for urban development in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the Smart Cities Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Housing for All. The main objective of the three ambitious schemes launched by the Prime Minister is toRead More

New Delhi: With Monsoon setting over in many parts of the country, incessant rains have swollen many rivers and created flood-like situation in the states of Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir. Flood alert in Kashmir Heavy rains across Jammu and Kashmir have brought back the fears of last year’s devastatingRead More

New Delhi, June 25: A Delhi court today took cognisance of a complaint filed against HRD Minister Smriti Irani for “misrepresenting” her educational qualification in election affidavits, triggering strong calls for her resignation from the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party. Fixing the matter for hearing on August 28, MetropolitanRead More

Mumbai: Even as it is yet to overcome trouble over minister Vinod Tawde’s alleged fake degree, another big crisis hit the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra on Wednesday after the Opposition alleged a scam by women and child development minister Pankaja Munde. Pankaja, daughter of late Gopinath Munde,Read More

New Delhi/Jaipur: In a massive blow to Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s attempts to cling on to power in face of the controversy over her links with Lalit Modi, the Congress, Wednesday, brought out papers that appear to confirm the allegation that she had written to the British government inRead More

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 25: Education Department of Punjab has received 11120 online applications from desired candidates till now under the ongoing process of general transfer of teaching and non teaching staff. Disclosing this here today an Official Spokesman of the department said that the unique and maiden online system introduced forRead More

* APPEALS CATTLE REARER TO GET THEIR CATTLE VACCINATED TILL 30 JUNE Chandigarh, June 25: The Punjab Government has vaccinated 40 lakh domesticated animals to prevent outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease. The Government has already issued instructions to provide free vaccination and appealed to the farmers to get theirRead More

Chandigarh, June 25: Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today expressed deep grief over the passing away of Mrs. Gurbachan Kaur (85), the mother of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Mr. Partap Singh Bajwa and mother-in-law of Qadian MLA Mrs. Charanjit Kaur Bajwa. In a condolence message, DeputyRead More

* GROUP TO MEET TODAY TO CHALK OUT CURRICULUM, TRAINING MODULE OF ENGLISH TEACHERS CHANDIGARH, JUNE 25: Deeply concerned over the standard of English shown by English teachers of different government schools with poor results in English language, the Punjab Education Minister Dr Daljit Singh Cheema today constituted a coreRead More

Chandigarh, June 25: – Former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh would continue with the mass contact programme beginning July 1 from Jalandhar. It is proposed to cover every Assembly constituency under this programme. It may be mentioned that state Congress President Partap Singh Bajwa is touring the reserve constituencies.Read More