Chandigarh, Punjab government on Firday directed all concerned departments to issue SC/BC/OBC certificates to the applicants within the fixed time frame under Right to Service Act. The time limit to issue SC/BC/OBC Certificate given under act is 15 days. Disclosing this here, a spokesperson of Welfare Department (Reservation Cell) saidRead More

Chandigarh, The World Bank has rated phase-I of Punjab Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (PRWSS) as the best in the country for exceeding water supply implementation target and providing water connections to villagers. This observation was made by a World Bank team led by its task team leader SRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab government on Friday  notified constitution of state police complaints authority and divisional level police complaints authorities. The state police complaints authority would consist of a chairperson, who had been a civil services officer not below the rank of chief Secretary of the state government or secretary to the unionRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab chief minister ParkashSingh Badal on Friday recommended the name of Balbir Singh (Senior) for the country’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Badal said that Balbir Singh (Sr) was a legendary hockey player and the onlyRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday, condemned the recent registration of an FIR against personal assistant of Rajwinder Kaur, MLA from Nihalsinghwala, and two others for allegedly posting objectionable remarks on Facebook against agriculture minister Tota Singh. He described the action as “an attempt to curb democraticRead More

Mumbai, The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its long-time partner in Maharashtra the Shiv Sena, continued to bicker over the sharing of seats ahead of the assembly elections in the state, with various numbers doing the rounds. The BJP has now asked the Shiv Sena to decide on whether itRead More

New Delhi,  India and China on Thursday inked 12 pacts in a range of areas including railways and outer space as Beijing pledged investments of USD 20 billion over five years in a bid to boost economic ties and address India’s concerns over trade deficit. The agreements were signed afterRead More

Kolhapur, With no clarity yet on seat sharing with old ally Shiv Sena, BJP president Amit Shah today told the alliance partner to find a quick resolution to the impasse while making it clear that there will be no compromise at the cost of self respect. Shah said the ‘Mahayuti’Read More

New Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who had levelled allegations against CBI Director Ranjit Sinha over his meeting people involved in the 2G scam in the Supreme Court, has refused reveal the whistleblower’s name citing danger to the source’s life. “In the 2G matter whereRead More

Canberra, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Thursday said that suspected terrorists belonging to the Islamic State (IS) were planning a public beheading in the country. Abbott’s comments came after police detained 15 people in the biggest counter-terrorism raids across the country early Thursday, Xinhua reported. Abbott said that a seniorRead More