Chandigarh,  The Punjab government has referred the cases of retired Punjab-cadre IAS officers KS Sidhu and Harkesh Singh Sidhu to the Centre’s department of personnel and training for initiating disciplinary action against them for misappropriation of Red Cross societies’ funds. The information was submitted in the Punjab and Haryana highRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab has ranked on top with highest compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 46 per cent in employment generation by the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) between 2008-09 and 2012-13. The revelation was made by a recent study conducted by apex industry body Assocham. “Only three other states,Read More

* Cm to demand special industry package from center govt. * Would open anganwari in every village’ Gohlewala (Talwandi Sabo), Punjab would soon impress upon the Central government for review of the tax holiday granted to neighboring states, which was proving to be detrimental for the growth of industry inRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Dairy Development Board (PDDB) has invited applications for Dairy Training Course in five districts with a view to educate farmers about growing benefits in dairy profession. The farmers can get the scientific and modern training at five centres in the state. Giving Details, a spokesperson said that DairyRead More

Chandigarh,  Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today urged the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi seeking his prompt intervention to take up the issue of ensuring safety and security of life and property of the Sikh community as well as members of the other minority communities with his PakistaniRead More

Chandigarh,  High court disposes petition challenging Haryana legislative assembly’s competence to enact the controversial Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras (Management) Act, 2014, stating that the similar case is pending with the Supreme Court.

* Badal appeals people to donate generously to bail out the distressed families in J&K Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal’s initiative for relief to the beleaguered victims of unprecedented floods in J&K today took off as the Punjab Government dispatched one lac cooked food packets for theRead More

* To subsidize mowing machines * Punjab gets Rs. 82.5 crore grant under national horticulture mission * Vegetables & fruit growers to get subsidy on solar motor pumps Chandigarh, Concerned by rising air pollution level by burning of straw and agriculture waste during harvesting seasons, the Punjab Agriculture Department hasRead More

Chandigarh, On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, Controls Rooms have been set up at SAS Nagar (Mohali) and Amritsar to enable the various social, voluntary and religious organizations besides other NGOs for dispatching the relief material to the flood stricken valley in J&K. Disclosing thisRead More

Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will address the world’s gravest security threats — the Ukraine crisis and the marauding Islamist offensive across Iraq and Syria — in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly later this month. Harper is taking back the podium from Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird atRead More