Chandigarh, October 16: The Punjab Cabinet, led by Captain Amarinder Singh, has approved levy of an entertainment tax by urban and rural local bodies on DTH and local cable connections. These local bodies will be eligible to impose and collect a nominal entertainment tax of Rs.5 per DTH connection andRead More

Chandigarh, October 16, 2017 The MLAs and other office bearers of Aam Aadmi Party on Mondaysubmitted memorandums to the concerned Deputy Commissioners throughout state against undue harassment of farmers by the state government in the name of stubble burning. In a joint statement, Aam Aadmi Party state president Bhagwant Mann,Read More

Chandigarh, October 16 Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday discussed the issue of shifting of the students of Chintpurni Medical College to other institutions with his council of ministers. Taking up the issue after conclusion of the day’s cabinet meeting agenda, the Chief Minister said his government wasRead More

Chandigarh, October 16: The Cabinet gave its ex-post facto approval to amendments in building rules to provide one-time settlement of non-compoundable violations. The Cabinet, at its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, decided to bring ‘The Punjab One Time Voluntary Disclosure and Settlement of Violations of the BuildingsRead More

Chandigarh, October 16: To enable farmers to lay underground irrigation pipelines through land of other holders, the Punjab Cabinet on Monday okayed an amendment to the existing law to grant `Right of Way’. The Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, approved the incorporation of aRead More

Chandigarh, October 16: In order to boost industrialization and revive economic activity in the state, the Punjab Cabinet today approved the new Industrial and Business Development Policy-2017, paving the way for fixing of industrial power tariff at Rs 5 per unit w.e.f November 1 and a one-time settlement of industrialRead More

Amritsar, October 15 Fumed over the ‘corresponding’ actions being taken by the ‘parallel’ Jathedars appointed by the controversial 2015 Sarbat Khalsa, Akal Takht on Sunday issued stern directions to the SGPC and state government to stop them from creating chaos in the Golden Temple complex. A substantial number of SGPCRead More

Chandigarh, October 15 Lambasting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for misleading people with false allegations against his government, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday made it clear that no cases were being registered against farmers reported to be resorting to stubble burning. The Chief Minister, while vowing to implement theRead More

Chandigarh, October 14 : The Punjab Addl. Chief Secretary Home Mr. Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi has directed all the Deputy Commissioners of the state to ensure implementation of Anand Marriage Act in state and sikh marriages must be registered under the act. This development has come afte the Delhi Sikh GurdwaraRead More

Faridkot- As saying goes ‘justice delayed is justice denied’, the Dal Khalsa blamed both previous and present Punjab governments for denying justice to victims of Behbal Kalan police firing. Speaking at the bhog ceremony of Krishan Bhagwan Singh and Gurjeet Singh at village Behbal Kurd in Faridkot district, party’s generalRead More