Chandigarh, August 16 Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday mourned the demise of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, describing him as a towering personality who would always remain a beacon to inspire the young politicians to tread the path of value-based politics. As a mark ofRead More

Chandigarh, August 16 – Former deputy chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the country had lost an honest politician, ethical statesman, learned poet and gentleman politician in the passing away of former prime minister Sh Atal Behari Vajpayee. In a statement here, whileRead More

Chandigarh, August 16: The Punjab Cabinet has decided to summon the next session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha from August 24 to August 28, 2018. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Punjab Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh here today. With theRead More

Chandigarh, August 16: To boost transparency in the appointments of President/Members of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) and District Consumer Forums (DCF), the Punjab Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod to model rules of appointments and salary, besides other terms and conditions of service. The approval came duringRead More

Chandigarh, August 16: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed the state home department to take further necessary action on the full and final report on sacrilege cases, which was submitted to him today by Justice (Retd) Ranjit Singh. The Justice (Retd) Ranjit Singh Commission had earlier, on JuneRead More

LUDHIANA/CHANDIGARH, AUGUST 16: On the occasion of the 72nd Independence Day, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh conferred state awards to 17 eminent personalities for their outstanding contribution in various fields. The awardees were social activists, sports personalities, progressive entrepreneurs and government officials, who had made extraordinary efforts to achieveRead More

Ludhiana, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced special drives against the drug menace in the state by involving students, besides launching the second phase of a loan waiver scheme for farmers. Speaking during Independence Day celebrations organised at the Guru Nanak Stadium here, the Chief Minister launched ‘TuRead More

Chandigarh, August 16: In a bid to prevent cyber crime threats on real time basis, the Punjab police today organized a workshop in collaboration with the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre New Delhi (NCIIPC), here at Punjab police headquarters. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the stateRead More

Jalandhar, Aug 14 : Kerala Police on Tuesday questioned Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Roman Catholic Diocese here in Punjab following allegations of sexually abusing a nun, an official said. No arrest has been made so far. The Bishop’s quizzing began late on Monday and ended on Tuesday morning. ThereRead More

Chandigarh August 14 : Kuldeep Singh SSP SAS Nagar has been chosen for police medal for gallantry whereas RN Dhoke, ADGP, Security and Satinder Singh, SSP, Kapurthala have been selected for President’s police medal for distinguished services on the occasion of 72nd Independence Day. Apart from this, 13 more policeRead More