“STUDENTS TO BECOME AMBASSADORS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY” * TO ROPE IN 40 LAC STUDENTS IN COMING THREE YEARS FOR SENSITIZING PEOPLE ABOUT ENERGY SAVING * PUNJAB TARGETS TO ACHIEVE ENERGY SAVING OF 20 PERCENT IN DOMESTIC SECTOR IN NEXT FIVE YEARS * ANNOUNCES CASH PRIZES FOR FIVE BEST PERFORMING SCHOOLSRead More

* NRI’s VYING TO INVEST IN SOLAR ENERGY SECTOR * BIKRAM MAJITHIA INAUGURATES 1 MW SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT SET UP BY AN NRI AT VILLAGE LALLIAN KALAN Lallian Kalan (Jalandhar), May 12: Renewable energy is fast emerging as Sun rising sector for Non Resident Indians (NRI’s) due to investor friendlyRead More

ALLOCATES RS. 6764 CRORE FOR WELFARE OF SCs * EACH DEPARTMENT TOLD TO APPOINT NODAL OFFICER TO MONITOR THE USAGE OF SC PLAN FUNDS Chandigarh, May 12: The Punjab Government today set aside Rs. 6764 crores under SC Sub Plan, the largest allocation since independence for the welfare of ScheduledRead More

DEVOTEES PAY RICH TRIBUTE TO GURU SABHIBAN IN DHARMIK DARSHAN YATRA Malout (Sri Muktsar Sahib), May 12 ; The initiative of Punjab government and Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Dharmik Darshan Yatra today headed towards Sri Muktsar Sahib after ardas was conducted at Malout in the morning hours. Thousands ofRead More

RAKHRA REITERATES COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION TO STUDENTS OF THE STATE Chandigarh, 12 May : The Punjab Government today released Rs. 69.56 crore to 136 private aided colleges of the state with a view to strengthen higher education sector in the state. Disclosing this here today, Mr. SurjitRead More

Toronto — New Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown will resign his seat in the House of Commons Wednesday, but he has yet to comment on how he plans to secure a seat in the provincial legislature. “My first priority has been to be here at Queen’s Park, to meet withRead More

KATHMANDU: Operations have resumed at the Kathmandu airport which was shut down briefly after four earthquakes struck Nepal in quick succession on Tuesday afternoon and airlines are diverting flights. Nepalese authorities ordered the closure of the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu soon after the first earthquake of 7.3 magnitude struck,Read More

NEW DELHI: Four people were killed in Chautara, Nepal, after an earthquake on Tuesday destroyed several buildings, a spokesman for the International Organization for Migration said. “The situation in Chautara is that several buildings in the town have collapsed,” spokesman Paul Dillon told Reuters by telephone from Kathmandu. “There are fourRead More

UNITED STATES: The decision by King Salman of Saudi Arabia to skip a summit meeting called by President Barack Obama reflects a new reality for two nations that for generations shared goals in the Middle East but that are now at odds in fundamental ways. Both countries insisted on MondayRead More

London, Prime Minister David Cameron today promoted one of Britain’s most prominent Indian-origin MPs Priti Patel by making her the new Employment Minister, as he unveiled the first all-Conservative Cabinet in nearly 20 years with his top four aides retaining their previous portfolios. The senior-most berths in the Cabinet were confirmedRead More