Chandigarh, October 17: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday strongly condemned the attack on District Incharge of Punjabi Jagran newspaper of Tarn Tarn Japsal Singh Jassi and directed the DGP to immediately nab and take against the culprits. In a statement issued here, the Chief Minister warned thatRead More

Chandigarh, October 17 –Dubbing the Congress Regime in the State as the worst phase for the common man Former Minister Mr Bikram Majitha rued that the cabinet decision of the state government will crush the common man. Lambasting the Chief Minister Mr Amrinder Singh for ” volte face” of hisRead More

Chandigarh, October 17: The special investigation team (SIT) probing the police firing at Kotkapura examined 12 Police officials, and another 21 persons were questioned in connection with the firing incident at Behbal Kalan, on the second day of their visit to the areas on Wednesday. The SIT also interacted withRead More

Chandigarh, October 17: In a move to mobilise additional resources for the state, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday Singh approved an ordinance to amend Schedule 1-A of Indian Stamp Act, 1899, to enable increase in the stamp duty rates. Stamp duty rates for 17 items stand to double following the amendment,Read More

Chandigarh, October 17: The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday approved a policy to allow promoters to surrender their licenses in case they are unable to develop colonies or complete development works in colonies. The policy was necessitated in view of the difficulties faced byRead More

Chandigarh, October 17: In a bid to boost industrial development in the state, the Punjab Government has decided to amend the Industrial and Business Development Policy 2017 to give investment incentive by way of Net SGST on intrastate sale. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet, chaired byRead More

Chandigarh, Oct 17: The Centre has put on hold a decision to merge the posts of Chandigarh Police Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) posts with DANIPS, a Home Ministry official said on Wednesday. “Notification of the Ministry of Home Affairs dated September 25 merging the posts of DSPs of ChandigarhRead More

Chandigarh, October 17: The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday decided to extend the enhanced 50% reservation for women in the matter of rotation for the office of Panchayat Sarpanch, as well as Chairperson of Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishad. The ordinance shall be submitted to the Governor of Punjab within sevenRead More

Chandigarh, October 17: Punjab on Wednesday became the first state in the country to provide universal health cover, extending its insurance cover to Rs. 5 lakh per year per family to all the eligible 43 lakh families in the state, while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the CentreRead More

Chandigarh October 17 – Five times Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Parkash Sigh Badal said here today he would consider it a great fortune and a matter of honour to lay down his life for the cause of peace and communal harmony, especially for strengthening the bonds between the Hindu andRead More