Chandigarh Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Monday that he would ensure thorough inquiry into allegations of possible nexus between gangsters and politicians in the state. The chief minister was responding to rivals Shiromani akali Dal’s allegation that the inquiry he had ordered was a mere eyewash and thatRead More

Mohali Punjab has recorded unprecedented growth in domestic and foreign tourists’ arrival in the past decade. The state has seen a phenomenal CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of nearly 30 per cent in foreign tourist arrivals and 27 per cent in domestic tourist arrivals over the period 2009-18. Harmandir Sahib,Read More

The two-day summit included technical sessions on various sectors and yielded useful investor insights from country sessions Mohali Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday assured investors that the state is ready to extend full support to the industry and whatever changes the industry needs in the current industrialRead More

SAS Nagar Asserting his government’s commitment to providing industry with a safe and stable environment for growth and investment, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday sent out a stern warning to Pakistan, as well as to anti-social elements within the state, against any attempt to destabilise Punjab. “Behave, orRead More

Chandigarh The state is likely to get its arrears amounting to Rs 2,000 crore by December 18 out of the total Goods and Services Tax (GST) dues of Rs 4,100 crore from the Centre. In an interaction with The Tribune, Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal said he pleaded the caseRead More

Chandigarh The Punjab Government is exploring the feasibility of connecting major towns in the state through Hyperloop, a futuristic transport system in which passenger pods zip through vacuum tubes at high speeds. The state government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Los Angeles-based Virgin Hyperloop One to conduct aRead More

Ludhiana Two groups of the Youth Congress clashed when the polling to elect the office bearers of the district youth body was in progress at the Model Town community centre here on Wednesday. Some workers said shots were fired in the air during the clash but police said they wereRead More

Stone-carved pillars which are inspired by the Indus Valley Civilisation have been constructed at Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Ropar. They have been constructed at a budget of around ₹4 crore at the entrance of the permanent campus of the institute which is situated on the bank of the Sutlej river.Read More

Hundreds of farmers on Tuesday laid siege to the Amritsar-Delhi railway track, demanding the clearance of sugarcane dues from a sugar mill at Naranjanpur village near Rayya town, 40 km from here. The farmers blocked the tracks at 2pm after which the Delhi-Amritsar Flying Mail and Nangal Dam Express thatRead More

Chandigarh The Punjab Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2017, is all set to be suitably amended in line with the Central GST Act to further promote ease of business in the state, an official said on Monday. The state cabinet, at its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder SinghRead More