Chandigarh: Annual get-together of Punjab Irrigation Retired Engineers Association was held here today at Engineers Bhawan, Sector 19A, Chandigarh. Sh. K.D. Vasudeva, IAS (Retd.) Former Chief Secretary, Punjab was the Chief Guest. Er. K.L. Bhargava, Association President highlighted the achievements made by its wing “National Forum For Youth Welfare” byRead More

Sri Muktsar Sahib: Terming AAP as a group of novice people, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today said that none of its leaders had any ideology rather they were indulging in mudslinging just to defame their opponents instead of pursuing constructive politics based on issues. Talking toRead More

Ludhiana, Chief Judicial Magistrate Jaapinder Singh today granted bail to Independent MLA Simarjit Bains and seven others. They were facing accusations of manhandling and obstructing policemen in the performance of their official duty. They were arrested on May 9 while protesting against a cable transmission company on Ferozepur road. DefenceRead More

Chandigarh:In a concerted effort to flush out fraudulent financial companies, Punjab Government shall closely coordinate with Reserve Bank of India and Security Exchange Bureau of India (SEBI). To protect the interests of investors, Reserve Bank of India has taken supervisory action on 18 such companies in last 2 years andRead More

Moga: Concerned over spate of suicides in Punjab, Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta) today announced that they will hold protests across state. BKU (E) General Secretary Sukhdev Singh said farmers in the state would hold agitation for five days from May 24. Singh said due to non waving of crop loansRead More

Sri Muktsar Sahib: Taking strong exception to the heinous incident of custodial killing of seven Sikhs in Pilibhit Jail in 1994, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today said that he would soon take up this matter with his counterpart in Uttar Pradesh Mr. Akhilesh Yadav seeking hisRead More

Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal today urged Union Home Minister Mr Rajnath Singh to institute CBI probe into the brutal killing of seven Sikh prisoners in Pilibhit jail of Uttar Pradesh in November, 1994, the tragedy that surfaced this week. A party delegation including Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra, Sukhdev SinghRead More

Chandigarh: Department of Health & Family Welfare Punjab has submitted a Programme Implementation Plan proposal under National Health Mission amounting to Rs. 669.81 Crore to the Government of India. This was revealed by Sh Surjit Kumar Jyani, Health & Family Welfare Minister, Punjab, here today. Health Minister said that theRead More

Shanghai – Chinese investors today expressed faith in the Punjab investment story with the State attracting a committed investment of 50 million dollars as well as potential investment of several hundred million during the Investment Meet held here in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industries. As many as 114Read More

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh has sought urgent intervention of the External Affairs Minister Ms Sushma Swaraj for facilitating the return of seven Gurdaspur youth stranded in Malaysia after being maltreated by their employer. Referring to the media reports that how the youth were cheated byRead More