Chandigarh, Seriously concerned about reports of security threats to the Dalit Sikhs in Shillong, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has decided to rush a four-member team, headed by Cabinet Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa, to the Meghalayan capital. The team will make a ground assessment of the situation in the troubledRead More

Chandigarh, Reacting strongly to Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh’s ‘bizarre’ response on the ongoing agitation of the farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday said it showed the complete lack of concern on the part of the central government to the problems of theRead More

Chandigarh, Continuing his consultations and engagement with the local industry, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday promised steps to strengthen the state government’s support to local investors and existing industry to leverage Punjab’s intrinsic strengths. The Chief Minister made this assurance during the second round of informal consultationsRead More

Chandigarh, To commemorate the 550th Birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji next year in a grand and befitting manner, Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh has sought assistance of Rs.2,145.31 crores from the Government of India for undertaking various infrastructural projects and special programmes in towns and citiesRead More

Chandigarh,  Gangster Dilpreet Dhahan was booked on Saturday for allegedly making an extortion call to leading Punjabi film star and singer Gippy Grewal, police said. Grewal informed the Punjab Police that he received a call on WhatsApp from Dhahan asking him to pay extortion money. Grewal, a leading actor inRead More

Chandigarh, Justice Krishna Murari on Saturday took charge as the new Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki on Friday administered the oath of office to Justice Murari at a ceremony held at the Haryana Raj Bhavan here. Judges of the Punjab andRead More

Sangrur/Chandigarh, June 2 Protesting farmers across the country dumped vegetables, milk and other farm produce on roads and blocked supplies to cities on Friday as they began a 10-day agitation to press for their demands, including a loan waiver and adequate prices for crops. But farmers of Bhullarheri village inRead More

Chandigarh, June 2: Stressing on the need to create sufficient space for storage of food grains, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday directed the Food & Supplies Department to take up with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) the issue of expediting shifting out of food stocks fromRead More

Chandigarh, June 2: The central government on Friday announced financial assistance to offset additional burden under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime on purchases meant for the community kitchens that serve free meals to devotees and the needy. The central government will provide special financial assistance for ‘Sewa BhojRead More

Chandigarh, June 2 Punjab Environment Minister Mr. Om Parkash Soni today issued afresh warning to the polluters; especially those industrial units which have no Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP) and are contaminating the water resources harming environment and ecological balance. Mr. Soni said that he has given strict instructions to allRead More