Channu (Sri Muktsar Sahib), Terming the proposed protest by the Congress party on the issue of drugs in the state as a ‘political gimmick’, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today said that the Congress leadership was ‘shedding crocodile tears’ over this sensitive issue. Interacting with the mediaRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Government has nominated varinder iqbal singh, resident of village khera kotli, tehsil Dasuya, district Hoshiarpur in the freedom fighter category in the list no. 8 of sub-divisional grievance redressal committee, Dasuya, district Hoshiarpur due to the demise of santokh singh, village khera kotli, tehsil Dasuya. This was disclosedRead More

Chandigarh, Giving a major incentive for the general public to claim 10 per cent rebate on property tax, Mr. Anil Joshi, Minister for Local Bodies Department toady extended the last for filing the property tax of 2014-15 up to February 28. In a press communiqué Mr. Anil Joshi said thatRead More

Gurdaspur, Fearing that its senior leaders may not manage an impressive gathering, the SAD top brass has reportedly cancelled its anti-drug protest in this border township. Also, the BJP could have played a spoilsport in this parliamentary constituency, said sources.There are four senior Akali leaders in the Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency whichRead More

Chandigarh,While farmers in the state are complaining about the shortage of urea, the state government has claimed that the shortage was artificial. A lot more urea has already been made available so far as compared with the supplies made during the corresponding period last year.Markfed Director Gurkirat Pal Singh saidRead More

Chandigarh, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal today did away with the Excise and Taxation Department’s practice of charging VAT while granting liquor licence to people wishing to hold wedding or other functions.The Deputy Chief Minister, who holds the Excise and Taxation portfolio, announced that liquor licences would be issued online fromRead More

Amritsar, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here today said the SAD-BJP Government would open six new schools for students belonging to economically weaker sections (EWS) who secured 80 per cent marks in Class X in government schools.Badal said the government’s thrust was on providing quality education to the poor children.Addressing aRead More

Amritsar, Various Sikh bodies have urged Akal Takht to exercise its authority to secure the release of detainees belonging to the community languishing in various jails across the country despite completion of their sentence.They claimed Akal Takht, as highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, had the power to direct the CentreRead More

Chandigarh, Shiromani Istri Akali Dal, the SAD’s women wing, chief Jagir Kaur today said women from all prominent political families of Punjab had been accommodated in the organisation.Jagir Kaur said this while releasing the first list of office-bearers of the party. Senior SAD leader and former Cabinet Minister Dr Upinderjit KaurRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab government has reduced facilitation charges for services notified under the Right to Service (RTS) Act. No facilitation fee would be charged online as well as across the counter for all government-sponsored services.A spokesman of the Governance Reforms Department today said the state was focusing on providing all 249Read More