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Chandigarh, July 7 With 43 mines in the state being auctioned for Rs 206 crore yesterday, sand and gravel prices will continue to rise for the next couple of months. According to the auction, 29 lakh tonnes of material will be available for mining in the 43 quarries. Going by theRead More
Chandigarh, July 7 Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a bonus of Rs.100/- per quintal on Paddy, in addition to its Minimum Support Price (MSP), as an incentive to dissuade farmers from burning paddy crop residue. In his letter, the Chief MinisterRead More
Sangrur, July 7 Punjab Health Minister Brahm Mohindra on Friday inaugurated the first health ATM of Punjab at the primary health centre at Nidampur in Sangrur. The minister also inspected the cancer hospital at the local civil hospital and interacted with senior doctors. A large number of local Congress leadersRead More
Mathura, July 7 Five Ludhiana residents were killed when their car rammed into a divider on the Yamuna Expressway near here on Friday morning. “While four people died on the spot, the fifth succumbed to injuries in a district hospital,” SSP Vinod Kumar Mishra said. The accident occurred asRead More
Chandigarh, July 7 Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana KP on Friday constituted a committee to review and prepare report on farmer suicides in Punjab. The committee has been constituted in compliance of the resolution put forward by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh in the Vidhan Sabha on June 19. Announcing this,Read More
Chandigarh, When Punjab’s new transport policy, announced by the Capt Amarinder Singh government on Thursday, comes into force, former Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal will lose 75 permits for super integral coaches run by his transport companies while Congress MLA Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon will lose “illegal extensions” granted to hisRead More
Chandigarh, July 7 The police today booked five activists of the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) on the charge of sedition, as the outfit allegedly put up hoardings in the state announcing “Referendum 2020” for Punjab’s “independence”. One of the accused has been arrested. The hoardings have either been removed or areRead More
Chandigarh, July 5: The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved the dissolution of Shivalik Dhauladhar Tourism Development Board, which was constituted and headed by former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. The council of ministers, which met here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, decided to hand overRead More
Chandigarh, July 5, 2017 Punjab BJP today termed state Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s first 100 in office as 100 days of betrayal, deceit and treachery. Coming down heavily on the Chief Minister for listing out his ‘fraudulent’ accomplishments on completion of his 100 days in office, state BJP secretaryRead More
Chandigarh, July 5 The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday decided to set up a Rs. 100 crore Road Safety Fund, in accordance with the Supreme Court guidelines of 2016, to enhance public safety on the roads and to minimise road fatalities. The fund would be set up by diverting 50%Read More
