Ludhiana, The Punjab government would formally launch the national urban health mission from Ludhiana on November 21. Disclosing this today Health Minister Mr. Surjeet Kumar Jayani said that all cities with a population of 50,000 and above would be covered under the centrally sponsored scheme which was aimed at providingRead More

Chandigarh, Rural Development & Panchayats Minister, Punjab, Mr. Sikander Singh Maluka today took a strong notice of stagnation in the promotion process of staff and delay on the party of administration to hold regular meetings of Departmental Promotion Committees to provide to provide timely promotions to eligible employees. He hasRead More

Chandigarh, Recently appointed Vice- Chairperson of the Punjab State Women’s Commission, Bibi Satvir Kaur Manhera today assumed the charge of office. Prominent amongst others who were present on the occasion included Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra MP, Anandpur Sahib, , Advisor to Deputy Chief Minister S. Charanjit Singh Brar, Chairperson ofRead More

Hoshiarpur,The Dal Khalsa has slammed the Jathedar Akal Takht for creating further confusion on the Parkash day of Tenth Master Guru Gobind Singh by fixing Jan 7 for this year and not considering Jan 5, the date which was fixed as per original Nanakshahi calendar. Party spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh,Read More

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today sought the personal intervention of the Union Chemicals and Fertiliser Minister Mr. Ananth Kumar for ensuring the timely supply of the balance requirement of urea for the state to ensure that Rabi crops for the year 2014-15 were not adversely affected.Read More

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today asked the officers of the state government to prepare a comprehensive ‘Master plan’ for ensuring the overall development of the Kandi/ hilly areas of the state. Presiding over a high level meeting to review the development works of the Kandi/ hillyRead More

Chandigarh, Reiterating his firm resolve to make the holy ‘Kali Bein’ completely pollution free, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal has asked his Principal Secretary to personally monitor the ongoing works in Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Jalandhar districts for checking the flow of contaminated water in the bein. PresidingRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab government has resolved to transform its major municipal cities into environmental friendly and ICT enabled smart cities and asked the world known companies to provide solutions for building such cities in the state. During his second day meetings at smart city expo world congress in Barcelona, Spain PunjabRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Congress President, Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, today questioned the propriety of summoning of the party MLA from Fatehgarh Sahib Mr Kuljeet Singh Nagra by the Patiala Divisional Commissioner arguing that under the protocol, MLA was above the Chief Secretary. Mr Bajwa said the action of the ParkashRead More

Islamabad, Pakistani education campaigner Malala Yousafzai, the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner, urged children in her homeland Tuesday to stand up for their right to go to school. Malala survived a Taliban assassination attempt in her native northwest Pakistan two years ago and has gone on to champion children`s rights.Read More