Chandigarh, July 16: To control the massive problem of crop residue burning, the Punjab government has organized a ‘Price Negotiation Meeting’ with the manufacturers of residue management machinery of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and other states. This meeting was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Ashwani Kumar, Joint Secretary, MechanicalRead More

Chandigarh, July 15: The multi-pronged approach adopted aggressively by the state government, coupled with Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s personal appeal to drug addicts and their families, has led to a remarkable increase in footfalls and patients at Punjab’s Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOATs) Centres between June and July. ThisRead More

Chandigarh, July 15: Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President and Lok Sabha MP from Gurdaspur Mr. Sunil Jakhar said that the Congress Party will highlight the four years of failure of the Modi government in the monsoon session of Parliament, going to be started from 18th July. In a statement issuedRead More

Chandigarh, July 15: “The Punjab Government under the visionary leadership of the Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh is all geared up to modernize the sports infrastructure throughout the length and breadth of the state so as to ensure that Punjab regains its top spot in the sporting annals of theRead More

Chandigarh,  BSF troopers apprehended a farmer along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Ferozepur district and recovered nearly 700 grams of heroin from him, a Border Security Force spokesman said on Saturday.

Ludhiana,  Over 4,000 chemist shop owners today went on an indefinite strike in protest against the alleged harassment at the hands of various government departments in an anti-drug drive. “We have no objection to the government’s drive against drugs. But we have strong objections the way we are being treated.Read More

CHANDIGARH, “It is a pride moment for whole of the state that Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana has secured the 3rd rank amongst all the Indian Agriculture Universities.” It was said by Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu, Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries. InRead More

Chandigarh: The SAD today strongly urged the Chandigarh Administration to reverse its arbitrary amendment to the Motor Vehicle Rules virtually and outrageously changing the definition of a Sikh woman to mean “only a woman wearing a turban”. Declaring that the Chandigarh UT administration’s action has deeply hurt the religious sentimentsRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Police on Saturday killed a gangster and arrested two of his accomplices in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district after a brief encounter. However, two others managed to flee from the encounter spot in Naina Devi, famous for a hilltop Hindu shrine. “A team of Punjab Police was chasing fiveRead More

Chandigarh/ Amritsar, July 13: The Local Government Minister, Punjab, Mr. Navjot Singh Sidhu today made a pathbreaking announcement and declared that the BRTS project would see complete inauguration on 15th October. The minister held a high level meeting here today and took stock of the various aspects of the project onRead More