Chandigarh,  Officers and employees of Punjab Raj Bhavan today took pledge to launch Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi’s, Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan campaign today on the occasion of Gandhi Jyanti at Punjab Raj Bhavan. Paying floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, Mr. Shivraj V. Patil,Read More

* Every employee of Punjab swears to devote 100 hours per year for cleanliness Chandigarh, Chief Secretary Punjab Mr. Sarvesh Kaushal today administered the oath of cleanliness to all officers/officials working in Punjab Civil Secretariat and exhorted them to make cleanliness movement initiated by Mahatma Gandhi as National Movement. InRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today greeted the people of the state on the eve of Dussehra, also known as Vijaydashmi. In his greetings, Deputy Chief Minister said Dussehra reminds people of the universal truth of virtue triumphing over darkness. “The festival of Vijaydashmi strengthens ourRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Revenue & Public Relations Minister Mr. Bikram Singh Majithia today felicitated the people of Punjab on the occasion of Dussehra festival which marked the triumph of truth on evil. In a message, Mr. Majithia said that Dussehra also symbolizes the power of ethical and moral values cherished deeplyRead More

Toronto, Doug Ford is vowing to cut the land transfer tax by 15 per cent every year for the next four years in an attempt to follow through on a campaign promise Mayor Rob Ford was unable to fulfill. The tax, which was introduced in 2008, is levied on top ofRead More

Incheon, M C Mary Kom on Thursday became the first Indian woman boxer to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Games after she came from behind to beat Kazakhstan’s Zhaina Shekerbekova in the flyweight (51KG) summit clash. The lone Indian boxer in action on Wednesday, Mary Kom defeated ShekerbekovaRead More

New Delhi, Just two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in New York that Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders would get lifetime visas and be exempt from police reporting in India, his government has walked the talk and formally notified the two measures. The Union home ministry, inRead More

New Delhi, The stay on summons issued by a trial court against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald assets case was, on Wednesday, extended till November 3. The Delhi High Court adjourned the hearing on a petition moved by them against the trialRead More

Amritsar,  A blast in a tanker from Pakistan carrying chemicals led to panic Wednesday at the integrated check post (ICP) at Attari, 30 km from here. Police sources said that the chemicals-laden truck had arrived Wednesday morning from Pakistan and was near the ICP on the Indian side of theRead More

Chandigarh, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today asked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spell out to the nation as what new and fresh he had achieved for the country from his just concluded US visit. “Hype and hyperbole apart, the Indo-US strategic partnership isRead More