Hoshiarpur- Giving a clarion call to make Punjab drug-free state, the march against drug menace organized by Dal Khalsa and supported by a dozen village panchayat’s termed the drug suppliers as enemies of society. Holding policemen, politicians and the government all responsible for allowing the situation to reach at theRead More

Chandigarh, July 6: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday released Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s book `Intertwined Lives: PN Haksar and Indira Gandhi’, describing it as a source of great inspiration for the younger generation. Captain Amarinder Singh said that Jairam Ramesh had lucidly brought out the multi-faceted personalityRead More

Chandigarh, July 4: A delegation of “Vishava Sikh Rajput Bhaichara Dharam Parchar Committee” called on Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh on Wednesday here. The delegation has also felicitated the Speaker for development works in District Roopnagar. The delegation members demanded to set up a Chair named after BhaiRead More

Chandigarh, July 4: Former Chief Minister Mrs. Rajinder Kaur Bhattal has been appointed as Vice Chairperson of Punjab State Planning Board in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister. The notification was issued by the Finance Department on the directives of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, after following due procedureRead More

Chandigarh, July 4: Further tightening the noose around drug abuse, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered mandatory dope test of all government employees, including police personnel, from the time of their recruitment through every stage of their service. The Chief Minister has directed the Chief Secretary to workRead More

Chandigarh, July 4: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday made a strong recommendation to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for amending the existing laws to provide for death penalty for first-time drug smugglers and peddlers. Taking forward his Cabinet’s decision on the issue, the Chief Minister has writtenRead More

Amritsar- In an attempt to nip the drug menace in the bud, the Dal Khalsa urged the members of panchayat of every village to pass a resolution for social boycott of those political persons who were involved in the distribution of drugs during elections to woo voters beside those whoRead More

CHANDIGARH, JULY 4: Under multi-prong strategy to increase the income of the peasantry, the Punjab Government has decided to import 50,000 doses of sexed semen to ensure the birth of female calves. It was disclosed by Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, while chairingRead More

Chandigarh, July 3 – Five time Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Parkash Singh Badal today hailed the decision of the NDA government to affect a steep hike in minimum support prices (MSP) for food grains, pulses, oil seeds and cotton to ensure a profit margin of more than fifty perRead More

Chandigarh, July 4 – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today said Prime minister Narendra Modi had achieved the unique distinction of emerging as the protector of the ‘annadata’ and most pro-farmer PM of India by effecting a historic increase in msp of 14 kharif crops in fourRead More