Kolkata, After 15 long years, the BJP now has a representative in the West Bengal assembly. Party candidate Shamik Bhattacharya Tuesday won from Basirhat (South) in the bypolls, while the state’s ruling party Trinamool retained the Chowringhee seat. Bhattacharya defeated Trinamool candidate and former Indian soccer captain Dipendu Biswas inRead More

Chandigarh, Australia today recognized the increasing importance of Punjab in Indo-Australian bilateral relations as India-Australia Strategic Alliance (I.A.S.A.) today designated Punjab Industry Minister Mr. Madan Mohan Mittal as Ambassador to promote better Trade, Industrial, Cultural ties between Punjab and Australia. Dr. Jagvinder Singh Virk, Chairman, India-Australia Strategic Alliance (I.A.S.A.) todayRead More

* Issued directions to identify land for housing projects in urban and rural areas Chandigarh,  Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, today gave his in principal approval to construct 1 lakh houses for economically weaker sections (EWS) at affordable prices by October 2016. Besides, he also issued directionsRead More

Chandigarh, Expressing his serious concern over the reported attempt by Fatehgarh Sahib SDM to humiliate Congress legislature Kuljeet Singh Nagra by leveling false allegations against him, CLP Leader Sunil Jakhar said such attempts will not be tolerated. He will request the Vidhan Sabha Speaker to conduct independent inquiry into theRead More

Chandigarh, Mr. Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Finance Minister, Punjab today issued instruction to all Additional Deputy Commissioners (Development) from all the districts to book all chit fund companies in state as Punjab Government has not authorized any chit fund company in Punjab Presideing over a meeting of all Joint Directors, InstitutionalRead More

Chandigarh,  S. Partap Singh Bajwa strongly condemned the incidence which happened between the SDM Fatehgarh Sahib and S. Kuljit Singh Nagra. He said that he had inquired from his sources that S. Nagra did not use any abusive language against the SDM. S. Bajwa strongly condemned the action of theRead More

* Property returns of all IAS & PCS officers to be uploaded on website within 45 days * Chief Secretary holds meeting and issues directions for strict compliance Chandigarh, Moving ahead as per the vision of Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister Punjab and Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy ChiefRead More

Chandigarh, Describing the bye-election results in several states as re-assertion of the secular thought, the Punjab Congress President, Mr. Partap Singh Bajwa, said here was the steepest ever fall of the popularity of a leader as the BJP had swept to power riding on what had then been described asRead More

68 employees found absent, 96 latecomers and 16 employees were long time absentees Chandigarh,  The education department was today on a checking spree when its special monitoring cell today conducted surprised checking in 238 offices of the education department across the state. This exercise is a part of consistentcampaign launched byRead More

Chandigarh, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today took strong exception to the breach of protocol by the Fatehgarh Sahib SDM while dealing with the party MLA Kuljeet Singh Nagra. “Do not try to play utraloyalists to the Akalis, do your job dutifully, lest you haveRead More