* A Big relief for Punjab farmers * Farmers should adopt new post harvest techniques Chandigarh,The Punjab Government today constituted a high level committee under the chairmanship of Financial Commissioner Development, Mr Suresh Kumar to coordinate efforts in development and adoption of techniques and technologies to reduce post- harvest lossesRead More

*Assures them of necessary action after pondering over their demands Chandigarh, The Forest Minister of Punjab, Bhagat Chunni Lal today met a delegation of the ‘Janglat Workers Union’ punjab at the forest complex, Mohali. Stating this, a Government spokesperson said that the delegation apprised the minister about their demands. TheyRead More

* Presently 461 inmates have been undergoing treatment in these centres Chandigarh, The Punjab Jails Department has achieved a major breakthrough by treating more than 22 thousands drug addicts in the 8 jails of the state by multipronged de addiction therapy that included medical treatment, psychological and sociological counselling besidesRead More

* Rs. 500 crore MMLH to give boost to economic activity in the region Chandigarh, In a leap forward towards giving much needed impetus to the economic activity in the region especially the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal and Union Minister for Railways Mr. Suresh PrabhuRead More

Chandigarh/New Delhi, Former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s assassin and Khalistan Tiger Force commander Jagtar Singh ‘Tara’ has been arrested in Thailand. According to reports, Thai authorities, acting on a tip-off from the Punjab Police, arrested Tara from the house of a member of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). TaraRead More

Chandigarh, With an aim to promote allied farming activity in the state, the Punjab Government was all set to organize five-day livestock Expo-2015 at Sri Muktsar Sahib from January 8-12, 2015 Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Expo has been planned inRead More

Chandigarh, Despite BJP having a majority of “elected” councillors, the saffron party on Tuesday lost the election to the post of Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation as it failed to get the much needed support from the nine “nominated” councillors. In an electoral roll of 34 (24 elected, nine nominatedRead More

Chandigarh,  Senior Congress leader and former Congress Working Committee Member who has been under suspension for the last about five months today quit the party while keeping his options open to join the Bharatiya Janata Party against which he did not utter a single while he  directed his salvos towardsRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress today staged dharnas at the district headquarters demanding dismissal of the Akali Dal-BJP government on the issue of involvement of the ministers in the multi-crore drug racket proliferating in the state. These dharnas evoked overwhelming response. The district units submitted memorandums to the respective deputy commissionersRead More

* Lakhs of Punjab demand stop to vilification campaign against entire community by holding dharna at the international border Attari, Lakhs of Punjabis led by SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal today braved intense cold wave conditions and congregated along the international border here to stand up for Punjabi pride andRead More