Chandigarh, June 7 The Punjab Government will hold its maiden budget session from June 14 to June 23, with the presentation of the annual budget for 2017-18 on June 20. This was decided here on Wednesday at a meeting of the Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, an officialRead More

Chandigarh, June 7 – The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today condemned Punjab Tourism minister Navjot Sidhu for striking at the core of Sikhism by terming the Virasat-i-Khalsa, which is a repository of Sikh history, religion and culture, as a white elephant even as it asked him to stop cheap publicityRead More

Chandigarh, June 7 In a far-reaching decision that will benefit thousands of additional genuine deserving beneficiaries, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday raised the annual income limit for eligibility for pension and other social security schemes to Rs. 60000, while deciding to minimise the hassles involved in availing benefits by introducingRead More

Chandigarh, Hinting at levying entry fee at tourist places and incorporating fund-raising activities for self-sustainability of tourism projects, Minister for Tourism Navjot Singh Sidhu today said the Virasat-e-Khalsa project of the previous SAD-BJP government was proving a “white elephant”. “Despite best intentions, the mega project, which has a maintenance costRead More

Chandigarh, June 7: The Punjab Government has decided to establish 2 AYUSH hospitals with the capacity of 50 beds each under AYUSH mission scheme. The standardize health services of indoor and outdoor of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy would also be provided in these hospitals. Disclosing thisRead More

Jalandhar, Delhi University student and martyr’s daughter Gurmehar Kaur today said the country was facing tough times in view of curbs on freedom of speech and expression with regard to both press and students. She was in the city to announce her alignment with Future Talent Society – a students’Read More

Amritsar- Dal Khalsa took out a Genocide Remembrance Parade on the streets of holy city displaying photographs of damaged Akal Takht and Sikh martyrs who died during the operation while fighting against the army. Carrying saffron flags and placards on which it was depicted that wounds of the attack stillRead More

Chandigarh, “Amarinder rahe na rahe, SYL will become a national problem if the final judgement goes against Punjab,” Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh warned on Monday, asserting that any move to deprive the people of the state of their water rights could lead to the revival of militancy in theRead More

Chandigarh, June 5: The Punjab Government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Private Higher Education Institutes for providing science education to the government school students from 9th to 12th standard. The representatives of the private higher education institutes today submitted a proposal in this regard to the technicalRead More

Chandigarh, June 5 Underlining his strong commitment to environment conservation, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday directed the Forest Department to launch a state-wide drive to plant indigenous tree varieties along the highways. The Chief Minister has also asked the Department of Urban Development to go in forRead More