Chandigarh, December 18: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered the Finance Department to immediately release Rs. 23 Crores for expansion of the Sohana-Landran-Chunni road, while directing his Chief Principal Secretary to issue instructions for urgent completion of all pending development projects in the state. Chairing a meetingRead More

Chandigarh December 18 – Shiromani Akali Dal President Sardar Sukhbir Singh Badal today described the massive victories of the BJP in Gujarat and Himachal Pardesh as “a forceful mandate for development ” and an endorsement of the strong leadership of the Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi Congratulating the Prime Minister,Read More

Chandigarh, December 18: Taking a strict note of pendency in forwarding the cases of rendering Indebtness Relief to the kin of farmers and farm labourers affected by suicides, Mrs. Vinni Mahajan, FCR -cum- chairperson State Level Committee issued immediate directions to the Deputy Commissioners to clear the backlog and forwardRead More

Chandigarh December 18-Former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal today felicitated the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on the BJP’S thumping victory in both Gujarat & Himachal Pradesh in the just concluded assembly polls in the two states. He describes the results as a victory of Vikas lehar stared by theRead More

Chandigarh, December 18 Punjab Chief Captain Amarinder Singh today convened a high-level meeting to discuss the industrial power tariff issue and directed two of his senior cabinet colleagues to meet the industry tomorrow to address their concerns on fixed tariff to facilitate early implementation of the Rs 5/unit promise ofRead More

CHANDIGARH, DECEMBER 18: The Punjab and Haryana High Court today convened a Full Court Reference to condole the sad demise of Mr. Justice Debi Singh Tewatia, former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court and Calcutta High Court. All the judges of High Court took part in this fullRead More

Chandigarh, December 17: Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar on Sunday thanked the people and party workers for ensuring smooth and impressive turnout in the Municipal Council and Municipal Committee elections, despite the efforts by the Akalis to scuttle the poll process through threats, violence and rumour mongering in some areas.Read More

Chandigarh, Dec 17 : Denied a visa to travel abroad, a 21-year-old woman committed suicide by setting herself on fire in her village near Amritsar, police said on Sunday. Police have initiated inquest proceedings and sent the body for postmortem. Pooranpreet Kaur, according to her family, was depressed after herRead More

Chandigarh, December 17: State Vigilance Bureau during its ongoing campaign against corruption today nabbed a Deputy Jail Superintendent, Jail Line Officer and a prisoner of Mansa Jail red handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 50,000/- cash and bank cheque of Rs. 86,200/-. Disclosing this here an official spokesperson of theRead More

Chandigarh, December 17: The State Election Commission, Punjab has ordered a re-poll at the booth no. 3 of ward no. 37 of Municipal Corporation, Patiala due to the EVM being damaged in the polls conducted today. Disclosing this, a spokesman of the State Election Commission, Punjab said that the commissionRead More