Chandigarh, With Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa airing diametrically opposite views on the impact of the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission on the state, People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal today demanded that the state government must come out with aRead More

Chandigarh, Mr. Anil Joshi, Local Bodies Minister, Punjab today said that the presidents of the 122 Municipal Councils/ Nagar Panchayats would be elected till March 17. In a press communiqué he said that after the election of the Presidents, the first meeting of these elected Local Bodies would be convenedRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of former Lokpal of Punjab, Justice (retd.) DS Dhaliwal. He was 78 and breathed his last at here his residence on Friday evening after a prolonged illnes. Justice Dhaliwal survived by hisRead More

* Divides states level body in 5 zones Chandigarh, Shiromani Akali Dal President and Deputy Chief Minister Punjab Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced reorganization of student wing of party Student Organisation of india (SOI). Mr. Badal who had already nominated Parmbans Singh Banti Romana as coordinator of the wingRead More

* To mitigate threats to wild animals and birds Chandigarh,The Punjab Government has mooted setting up ‘Harike Conservation Society’a to achieve the mandate of wildlife conservation and promote study of zoology and ecology of the harike area. Stating this, a Government spokesperson said that under the plan ‘Harike Conservation Society’Read More

* Facility for stitch less cataract sugery available in dist. hospitals : Vini Mahajan Chandigarh, The Punjab government would organise free eye camps in all the district and sub-divisional hospitals from March 9 to 13. Disclosing this here today Health and Family Welfare Minister Mr. Surjit Kumar Jayani said thatRead More

Anandpur Sahib, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today heaped praises on the NDA government and blamed the previous UPA regime for various ills facing the country, particularly Punjab. Addressing the Akali Dal’s rally on the occasion of Hola Mohalla festival here, Badal claimed the SAD was a votary of true federalismRead More

Anandpur Sahib, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today heaped praises on the NDA government and blamed the previous UPA regime for various ills facing the country, particularly Punjab. Addressing the Akali Dal’s rally on the occasion of Hola Mohalla festival here, Badal claimed the SAD was a votary of true federalismRead More

Chandigarh,The huge power subsidy bill of Punjab, estimated at around Rs 5,109 crore for this fiscal, has once again come into focus. Not only has the 14th Finance Commission rejected the state’s claim for the revenue-deficit grant because it included the power subsidy in state’s revenue receipts, but the industryRead More

Anandpur Sahib, The SAD (Amritsar) today raised the issue of Khalistan and demanded the release of terrorist Jagtar Singh Tara. Addressing a gathering here, SAD (A) president Simranjit Singh Mann alleged that Tara was being implicated in false cases. Mann also criticised the move to operate international flights from the ChandigarhRead More