Chandigarh, 6th July: The Aam Aadmi Party has demanded scrapping of the system of auctioning of cattle fairs (Pashu Melas) in the state to private contractors and demanded instead that these be organized by the Department of Panchayats & Rural Development on the pattern of Haryana State. Addressing a PressRead More

Chandigarh, July 6: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday called for a social movement to eradicate the drug menace, saying the police could only build pressure but it was the people who could really and truly help wipe out the problem. While making it clear that he didRead More

Chandigarh, July 6: Taking cognizance of the onset of the monsoon season, the Local Government Minister, Punjab, Mr. Navjot Singh Sidhu has got into action and directed all the Commissioners of the Municipal Corporations and the Regional Deputy Directors of the department to pull up their socks and appoint nodalRead More

Chandigarh, July 6: Punjab and Israel have agreed to explore technology transfer in the critical areas of water conservation and security, besides agreeing to cooperate in the fields of agriculture and social development. These, and some other vital issues of mutual interest, were discussed between Punjab Chief Minister Captain AmarinderRead More

CHANDIGARH, JULY 6: The Health and Family Welfare Department has issued strict instructions to all the Civil Surgeons to give priority to the cases of drug addiction and they have been made duty bound to admit the patient suffering from addiction and start the treatment as early as possible. InRead More

Chandigarh, July 6: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Punjabi artistes, singers, dramatists, and filmmakers to play a proactive role in complementing the state government’s efforts to combat the drug menace. Interacting with noted Punjabi comedians Jaswinder Bhalla, Karamjit Anmol and Bal Mukund Sharma, the Chief MinisterRead More

Hoshiarpur- Giving a clarion call to make Punjab drug-free state, the march against drug menace organized by Dal Khalsa and supported by a dozen village panchayat’s termed the drug suppliers as enemies of society. Holding policemen, politicians and the government all responsible for allowing the situation to reach at theRead More

Chandigarh, July 6: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday released Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s book `Intertwined Lives: PN Haksar and Indira Gandhi’, describing it as a source of great inspiration for the younger generation. Captain Amarinder Singh said that Jairam Ramesh had lucidly brought out the multi-faceted personalityRead More

Chandigarh, July 4: A delegation of “Vishava Sikh Rajput Bhaichara Dharam Parchar Committee” called on Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh on Wednesday here. The delegation has also felicitated the Speaker for development works in District Roopnagar. The delegation members demanded to set up a Chair named after BhaiRead More

Chandigarh, July 4: Former Chief Minister Mrs. Rajinder Kaur Bhattal has been appointed as Vice Chairperson of Punjab State Planning Board in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister. The notification was issued by the Finance Department on the directives of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, after following due procedureRead More