Chandigarh,  The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh had today officially announced that he would not honour any of the promises made by his party in its election manifesto be it a complete farm loan waiver, increase in social welfare benefits to allowances toRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced a significant increase in revenues in the first three months of this fiscal over the previous year, even as he warned the criminal gangs still active in the state to either surrender or face exemplary action. In his first majorRead More

CHANDIGARH, Mr. Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, Minister for SCs/BCs welfare has given a clear-cut warning for all concerned that misuse even of a single penny in the welfare grants meant for the welfare of SC and BCs would not be tolerated by the Punjab Government. Mr. Dharmsot who was chairing aRead More

Chandigarh, In recognition of his outstanding contribution to ensuring hassle free and smooth procurement of wheat, the Federation of Aartiyas Association of Punjab today conferred upon Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh the title of ‘Fakhar-e-Qaum’. The Chief Minister was honoured with a plaque, with inscription of title ‘Fakhar-e-Qaum’, atRead More

Chandigarh, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today said the Punjab Government would bear the liability of the outstanding loans of over 7,000 state farmers who had committed suicide. Addressing the first formal press conference after assuming office on March 13, he said the government waived loans of all small andRead More

Chandigarh, The Akali Dal today said it was condemnable that Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh was “requesting” arhtiyas not to charge exorbitant interests, while giving them the “go-ahead” to charge an annual interest of 18 per cent and even urging them to approach a three-member ministerial committee to further “rationalise” theRead More

Amritsar,  Ahead of raising a gallery to those who were killed during Operation Bluestar in the Golden Temple complex, an akhand path began today at Gurdwara Yaadgar Shahidan. The gallery is proposed to be set up in the basement of the memorial, near Akal Takht. The Damdami Taksal (once headedRead More

Gurdaspur,  A probe conducted by the district administration has indicted a former Batala BDPO (Block Development and Panchayat Officer) and four members of his staff for siphoning off funds meant for rural development. The inquiry officer, ADC (Development) Jagwinderjit Singh Sandhu, today submitted his report to the Financial Commissioner-cum Secretary,Read More

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court today extended the bail granted on medical grounds to an 89-year-old convict serving a life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case even as the CBI opposed it. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra granted relief to retiredRead More

Bathinda/Mansa, About 140 government-installed community reverse osmosis (RO) plants in Malwa have been shut while hundreds are facing closure as the seven-year maintenance agreements signed with three private companies have expired or are nearing expiry. Over 1,800 RO plants were installed in the state during 2009 and thereafter by theRead More