Chandigarh, The Punjab Government today nominated the new Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and members Amritsar and Maur market committees in Amritsar and Bathinda districts respectively. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office, said that Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal cleared the file to this effect,Read More

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today greeted the Punjabis living in country and abroad on the auspicious occasion of Parkash Utsav of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji. In his message on the eve of Gurpurb, the Chief Minister, while describing Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji as aRead More

* Number One in Northern states * Despite facing discrimination ahead of states enjoying special economic packages Chandigarh, The Shiromani Akali Dal-Bhartiya Janta Party alliance government that came into power on the agenda of development alone has achieved another distinction with Punjab being awarded second position in overall development inRead More

Ludhiana,Former District Congress Committee president Pawan Dewan today rejected his ‘expulsion’ from the party saying the Disciplinary Action Committee was not authorised to expel an elected member of the PCC and an elected district president. He said, the DAC chairman Gopal Krishen Chatrath had merely acted as a stenographer ofRead More

Chandigarh, The Disciplinary Action Committee of the Punjab Congress today announced the expulsion of the former Ludhiana district Congress Committee (Urban) chief and five others from the primary membership of the party. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the DAC held here last evening underRead More

* 90 percent subsidy to be given under joint project and 50 percent for individual tubewells Chandigarh, The Punjab Government today gave a big push to irrigation system in the state by setting aside Rs. 70 crore to provide subsidy under joint projects and to individual tube wells.While presiding overRead More

* Natural Gas infrastructure in the State to be developed Chandigarh, Indian Oil Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (PSIDC), Government of Punjab for development of Natural Gas infrastructure, City Gas distribution, supply of natural gas and Total Energy Solutions in theRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today asked the Agriculture experts, Rice Exporters and state Agriculture Department to jointly chalk out a strategy for preparing a ‘Seed Development Plan’ for Basmati. Presiding over a meeting of Basmati Development Board here at his residence this evening, the Chief MinisterRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Education Minister Dr. Daljeet Singh Cheema has given strict directives to Education Board for implementation of Post Matric Scholarship Scheme in true spirit besides not charging fee from eligible Scheduled Castes students under this scheme. In a communiqué to Secretary Education Board Dr. Cheema conveyed not to chargeRead More

Jalandhar,Hundreds of members of the Dalit Samaj today held a massive protest at Jalandhar demanding resignation of the Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa for his being anti-poor and anti-Dalit under the banner of the Dr Ambedkar Mission. They also demanded the appointment of a Dalit as the PCC presidentRead More