Chandigarh September 20: On the directions given by Punjab’s Health and Family Welfare Minister, Mr. Surjit Kumar Jyani to check the sale of illegal, unethical and habit forming drugs in the state and to deal sternly with the violators and to effectively implement the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics ActRead More

*  PUNJAB APPOINTS IAS OFFICERS TO SUPERVISE PADDY PROCUREMENT AT DISTRICT LEVEL Chandigarh, September 20: The Punjab Government has appointed IAS officers at district level to supervise the arrangements concerning availability, procurement, storage, lifting and payment of paddy for 2015-16. Stating this, an official spokesperson said that Mr. C. Roul, Principal Secretary,Read More

Chandigarh September 20:  The Punjab government has constituted a state level evaluation committee to assess the general conditions of each government hospital in the state and on the basis of its recommendations the hygienically best hospital would be awarded with a cash award of Rs. 50 lakh.             Disclosing thisRead More

Moga, September 20:  Despite heavy rains, the Dera Sacha Sauda followers here continued with their protest demanding screening of MSG 2 film which otherwise has not been banned by the Punjab government.

Chandigarh, September 19: Punjab has been put on high alert following tension in some areas on the issue of screening of Dera Sacha Sauda chief’s film MSG 2. The police is concentrating mainly on the Malwa region that has been put on high alert.

  Chandigarh, September 19: Harvinder Singh Phoolka today quit all offices he was holding in the Aam Aadmi Party to devote full time to get justice to the victims of November, 1984 anti-Sikh violence. Here is the open letter that he has posted on his Facebook page: OPEN LETTER H.S.Read More

Chandigarh, September 19 : Non Resident Indian particularly Punjabis and Sikhs residing in North America have urged the Congress high command to show the courage to expel those Congress leaders who are advocating opening up of vends of opium and poppy husk in Punjab and asked AICC Vice President RahulRead More

Amritsar, September 19: Dal Khalsa and Shiromani Akali Dal (Panch Pardhani) today strongly to the Patiala court order summoning Guru Granth Sahib in a land dispute case. Chiefs of both the parties H S Dhami and Jathedar Kulbeer Singh Barapind said the recent order by Patiala court judge was highlyRead More

Chandigarh September 19: Food and Civil Supplies Minister Mr. Adaish Pratap Singh Kairon has directed all the heads of the state procurements agencies to personally supervise the Paddy procurement operations across the state beginning from October 1 so as to ensure prompt lifting of paddy as per their allotted shareRead More

Amritsar, September19, 2015: Dr Charanjit Singh Gumtala has demanded the full-fledged Sikh marriage act in the current session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha.In a letter to chief minister S.Parkash Singh Badal, he stated that that Anand Marriage (Amendment) Act, 2012] passed by UPA government is not a full-fledged Sikh marriage actRead More