Chandigarh, The World Bank (WB) approved a $248 million (Rs. 1540 crore) loan for the $354 million (Rs. 2200 crore) ‘Punjab Rural Water and Sanitation Sector Improvement Project’ in Washington on Tuesday to help the state significantly improve its delivery of water and sanitation services as well as reduce openRead More

Chandigarh, To showcase the rich legacy of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev and other unsung heroes of the national freedom struggle, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today approved Rs. 13.50 crore for the execution of various development projects at Hussainiwala in district Ferozepur. Disclosing this hereRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab government has sought a comprehensive relief package in terms of special central assistance of Rs.717 crore to compensate its hard working farmers for the losses incurred by them to their standing Rabi crops due to recent untimely rains and hailstorms. In the letter to the Secretary, DepartmentRead More

Moga, An MLA of ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab and his family members have been acquitted by a Sessions court here in an eight-year-old case of raising an unauthorised residential colony on agriculture land, less than a year after they were convicted by a lower court. Additional SessionsRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today asked the Punjab State Women Commission to expedite ‘sensitisation drive’ launched by the Commission to educate women about their rights. While unveiling the brochure highlighting the achievements of women commission here, Mr. Badal directed various concerned departments like police, civilRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Government is launching a scheme under which one and two Bedroom Flats would be constructed in rural areas on Shamlat land. The land for construction of flats would be provided by the Rural Development & Panchayat Development Department and the construction will be carried out by theRead More

* PCS officers shortage to be tackled within one year Chandigarh, Over 121 PCS and allied services officers are all set to get new postings by a transparent process of counselling initiated by Personnel department on April 7. According to an official spokesman the department has decided to hold counsellingRead More

Chandigarh/New Delhi, Cautioning AAP’s senior leadership over infighting, party MP Dharamvira Gandhi today said they have “no right” to betray aspirations of the people and the party is bound to be “dumped into garbage of history” if the members “act and play petty”. Gandhi, AAP’s Patiala MP, stressed that strikingRead More

Amritsar, All flights of Air India from Delhi including Amritsar- Delhi- Brimingham are running in loss. Dr. Charanjit Singh Gumtala, patron Amritsar Vikas Manch has demanded the restoration of Amritsar-Birmingham flight by Air India to make it profitable. In a letter to finance minister Mr. Arun Jaitley, AVM leader statedRead More

Amritsar, The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has flayed the clean chit given by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 riots case. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar said, “Sikhs the world over were extremely saddenedRead More