* Assures for upgradation of highways costing Rs. 5,000 crore New Delhi/Chandigarh,  Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Mr. Nitin Gadkari today assured Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal to approve upgradation and construction of various national highways and other roads in the state costing Rs. 5,000Read More

Chandigarh,  Apprehensive of the attitude of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the aftermath of the Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly poll results despite assurance by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of smooth sailing, the top Akali Dal leadership has started the poaching game again to have some Congress MLAs in itsRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today expressed deep grief over the sad demise of former Member Parliament and veteran Akali leader Mr. Gurcharan Singh Galib, (82) who breathed his last at Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana after a brief illness. In a condolence message, Mr. Badal saidRead More

Chandigarh,  The Punjab Government today nominated the new Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and members in Mallawala, Makhu and Guru Har Sahai market committees of Ferozepur district. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office, said that Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal cleared the file to thisRead More

Chandigarh,  Taking serious note on suicide committed by Post Graduate Student of D.M.C. Ludhiana Ms. Supriya, the Punjab Government has constituted a committee for detailed enquiry. Divulging the details Mr. Anil Joshi, Minister for Medical Education and Research, Punjab said that a 3 member committee under the Chairmanship of Dr.Read More

* Asks to interlink beautification projects with Swach Bharat drive * Envisions to have 100 percent basic amenities and upgraded road network *Seeks status plan to upgrade infrastructure of industrial capital for next 50 years Chandigarh, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal envisioned that Ludhiana would be developedRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Government today appointed the former senior IAS officer Mr. Amarjit Singh Sidhu as Chairman of the Milkfed with immediate effect.           Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal cleared the file to this effectRead More

* Assures cm of addressing all pending bilateral issues of trade, commmerce and agriculture on top priority * Asks both partners to develop in built mechanism to put development projects in fast mode of implementation Chandigarh, Canadian Federal Minister of International Trade Mr. Edward Fast today assured the Punjab ChiefRead More

United Nations, U.N. member states elected five countries to the Security Council on Thursday, each for a two-year term. Angola, Venezuela and Malaysia were put forth by their regional groups and ran uncontested, easily achieving more than the two-thirds majority of votes needed to validate their victories. The only suspense inRead More

Manesar, (Haryana),  With China reacting sharply to government’s plans to construct a border road in Arunachal Pradesh, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday sent a strong message, asserting that no one can warn India. “Today no one can give warning to India. We are a very powerful country,” he toldRead More