New Delhi, S. Jaishankar on Thursday took charge as Foreign Secretary, replacing Sujatha Singh whose tenure was abruptly “curtailed” late on Wednesday night. “Government’s priorities are my priorities,” said Mr. Jaishankar, a 1977-batch IFS officer, describing his new position as an “honour and a big responsibility“. Ms. Singh was notRead More

* Says sorting out people’s plaints in sangat darshan foremost duty Dhuri (Sangrur), Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today called Punjabis to give befitting and effective reply to Congress Party for its ongoing divisive and anti-Punjab agenda. Attempts of Congress to stall the development projects of Punjab wouldRead More

Ferozepur, Hundreds of people today took to streets here to protest against BJP chief Kamal Sharma for allegedly helping murder accused. It may be mentioned that Amandeep Kaur of Dholewal village in Ferozepur was murdered in Mohali on January 12 last and some persons were arrested in this case. FatherRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress President, Mr Partap singh Bajwa, today challenged the claim made by the Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal, that the state was at the top in the country saying the official figures pointed to the opposite and he should have at least his finance departmentRead More

Chandigarh, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today said that the Akalis appear to have resigned to bankruptcy as the fait accompli for Punjab as nobody seems to be concerned over the financial situation in the state. “Rather this government now seems to have learnt theRead More

* Pakistan’s tourism corporation MD calls on Punjab tourism minister Chandigarh,“There is ample scope of tourism promotion in india and Pakistan. Both the countries share common culture, Religious and Historical background. Varied range of monuments situated in both the countries which are of Religious and Historical importance can become interminglingRead More

* Both states chalk out collective strategy to supplement each others food requirment * Kerala appreciates Punjab’s novel initiative of Atta-Dhaal Scheme Chandigarh, The Punjab Government today offered direct grain supply including wheat and rice according to the specifications of Kerala government, keeping Food Corporation of india out of loop.Read More

Amritsar, The radical Sikh organisation Dal Khalsa today joined issues with right wing Shiv Sena on the issue of deleting the word “secular” from the Preamble of the constitution saying the minorities were in no doubt going by their experience about the Hindu character of this country. The organisation wasRead More

* Majithia chairs high level committee meeting * Beta Renewables, Novozymes and CVC Infrastructure , Global technology leaders Plan to set up five Bio-refineries worth 1 Billion USD in Punjab New Delhi/Chandigarh, Punjab today took a major stride to become Bio-Ethanol producing /refining hub of South East Asia. Mr. BikramRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Youth Congress President Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary along with youth congress activists will lead a protest tomorrow at Chandigarh. Youth Congress activists will gherao the Chief Minister of Punjab, followed by handing over a Memorandum to the Governor of Punjab, demanding immediate roll back on changes made in LandRead More