Chandigarh In order to execute anti-stubble burning measures more efficaciously at the grassroots level, the state government has involved officials of various departments, boards, corporations, cooperatives societies and autonomous bodies besides making them accountable against burning of crop residue in fields owned or cultivated by them. Issuing detailed instructions inRead More

Bathinda Cotton farmers are grappling to get remunerative prices of their produce, as private buyers are treading cautiously in view of the fiscal slowdown that has hit the textile industry. Besides, high moisture content is also adding to their woes since the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) is not makingRead More

Chandigarh Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s announcement to free 550 prisoners to mark the 550th Parkash Purb celebrations of Guru Nanak this November has put the state Prison Department in a tizzy as there aren’t enough eligible prisoners for special remission. Despite calculating the best possible remission of up toRead More

Dera Baba Nanak A day after Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal ridiculed the Punjab Government for not taking care of Dera Baba Nanak, Cabinet Minister and local MLA Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa rubbished her claims and said the state had already spent Rs 117 crore on initiating a slew of developmentalRead More

Chandigarh Continuing the war of words over the joint celebrations of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the Congress today accused the Badal family of creating hurdles in the occasion. The SAD counter-attacked the Congress, saying the party was playing divisive politics by interfering in religious affairs of theRead More

Amritsar/Jalandhar The SAD here on Monday took out a candlelight march along with the kin of the victims who died in the train tragedy on Dussehra last year. At least 61 people were killed and over 70 sustained injuries in the tragic incident near Joda Phatak in Amritsar on OctoberRead More

Mohali A CBI court here on Saturday directed the special magistrate to supply a certified copy of the closure report filed by the agency in the sacrilege incidents of the Guru Granth Sahib to the Punjab government. Special CBI Judge Nirbhow Singh overruled a special judicial magistrate’s July 23 orderRead More

Narowal A bus carrying Sikh pilgrims from Canada to Kartarpur in Pakistan for the 550th Gurpurb of Guru Nanak has reached Paris. A Canadian Sikh family arranged a special bus to attend the Gurpurb celebrations, according to a video that went viral on social media. The video shows that theRead More

Chandigarh The Punjab Government on Thursday said it will formulate a comprehensive policy to check menace of stray animals in the state. Local Bodies Minister Brahm Mohindra has directed all urban local bodies (ULB) to provide information on stray animals in their areas for this, according to an official statement.Read More

New Delhi Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday urged the Central Government to take up canalisation of the state’s three eastern rivers of the Indus water system as a national project, to enable conservation of water and enhancement of the region’s economic growth. In his proposal presented toRead More