Chandigarh, June 29: The Punjab and Haryana high court today issued notice to the cooperative sugar mills in Punjab and the state government on the petition filed by the Bharti Kisan Union seeking early release to sugarcane arrears to the farmers.

Patiala, Once considered as a lifeline for the villages alongside its bank, the Ghaggar is now called the ‘River of Sorrow’ due to the floods it has caused in the past many decades. Lack of funds and no provision to clear the river bed mean that local residents are atRead More

Ropar, With the mining mafia digging out sand and stone near the pillars of two bridges on the Sutlej, these are in danger of collapsing. A slab of the bridge near Chandpur Bela village built by Sant Labh Singh of Kila Anandgarh has started sinking, and sand around pillars ofRead More

Patiala, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today said Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal should focus on tackling the drug menace instead of following the panthic agenda. Amarinder said the Akalis accused Congress vice-president Rahul of defaming Punjab when he raised the drug issue a few yearsRead More

* Office procedures to be regulated electronically through e-file Chandigarh, June 28 – with a view to regulate office procedures electronically, the Punjab government will implement “e-office” project in all deputy commissioner and divisional commissioner’s offices at a cost of Rs. 29.11 crore to provide one-stop access point to organizeRead More

* EVACUATION WORK TO BE COMPLETED BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON * NO CASUALTY REPORTED SO FAR; EVERY THING IS FINE * LOCAL ARMY CONSTRUCTS MAKESHIFT BRIDGE FOR MOVEMENT OF PILGRIMS BETWEEN GOBIND GHAT AND GOBIND DHAM CHANDIGARH, JUNE 28: A special team deputed by the state government for the evacuation ofRead More

* IDENTIFIES 6000 ACRES OF PANCHAYAT AND PRIVATE LAND AVAILABLE FOR LEASE * MAJOR PLAYERS LIKE PUNJ LLOYD, WELLSPUN, AZURE POWER, ESSEL, ACME, LANCO, LUMINOUS, NRIs AND INVESTORS From USA, ISRAEL AND FRANCE PART OF STATE’S SUCCESS STORY * WITH WORLD CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE PUNJAB IS WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR DEVELOPERS Chandigarh,Read More

* TERMS MANPREET AS CHRONIC TURNCOAT, WHO HAS NO MORAL RIGHT TO QUESTION SAD-BJP ALLIANCE * BATS FOR SCRAPPING OF ALL SUCH SCHEMES * EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER THE SLASHING SHARE OF GoI IN EXISTING CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES Dhuri (Sangrur), June 28- Welcoming the proposal of NITI Aayog to prune theRead More

Chandigarh, For the ruling Akali Dal-BJP alliance, politics and governance in Punjab is now clearly steering towards the next Assembly election, scheduled to be held in 2017. Launching membership drives, building their cadre strength and focusing on fulfilling promises made in their respective election manifestos, the ruling alliance partners areRead More

Amritsar, Members of TADA convict Gurdeep Singh Khera’s family met him at Amritsar Central Jail today. They were denied a meeting with him yesterday. Talking to the media after meeting Khera, his family members urged the government to release him as he had completed his jail term. “He has beenRead More