Chandigarh,  Punjab Congress today alleged that the Modi government has confirmed its anti-farmer agenda by taking a complete U-turn on the issue of implementation of Dr. Swaminathan Committee report before the Supreme Court. In a press release issued today, Sukhpal Singh Khaira, the spokesman of Punjab Congress said, “By shamelesslyRead More

Tarn Taran,The high-voltage election campaign  ended in Tarn Taran with Local Bodies Minister Anil Joshi announcing that his fight against the Akali Dal here would continue even after elections, and that “he was not bothered about his chair”. The Akalis also splashed new posters against Joshi, primarily targeting him onRead More

Chandigarh, With two more persons succumbing to swine flu, the death toll due to the deadly H1N1 virus rose to 35 in Punjab this year, officials said today. “The total number of suspected patients for swine flu stands at 330, out of which 147 have tested positive and 35 haveRead More

Chandigarh, Keeping in view the sensitivity of situation, the State Election Commissionhas appointed two senior Police Officers from Punjab Police Headquarter, Chandigarh, as Police Observers in Tarn Tarn and Ferozpur for election on February 25 Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the State Election Commissionsaid that Mr. Nilabh Kishore,Read More

* Arrangement completed, voting from 8 to 5 PM * Total 7006 candidates are in fray, 160 candidates have been elected unopposed Chandigarh, Nearly 28.50 lakh voters would cast their votes to elect the members of 122 Municipal Councils/ Nagar Panchayats on February 25. By election of one ward ofNagarRead More

Ludhiana, Providing a much required relief to the city residents, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation would be starting their much awaited Stray Dog Sterilisationproject in Ludhiana from tomorrow onwards. This project would be formally launched by Irrigation Minister Punjab Mr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon and Ludhiana Mayor Mr Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria. Under this RsRead More

Chandigarh, Questioning the intriguing silence of the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal over the NDA’s proposal to dilute the pro-farmer Land Acquisition Act enacted by the previous UPA government in 2014, the Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today said, it will not be allowed at anyRead More

Chandigarh, In a bid to propel the state government’s ambitious program of Agriculture diversification, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today announced a slew of incentives viz. bringing the power tariff rates applicable in Dairy, fishery, goatry and piggery at par with Agriculture sector, advancing soft loans to theRead More

Gurdaspur, Aam Admi Party (AAP) Punjab convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur on Sunday claimed that the party will launch a campaign ‘Dard Punjab Da, Hall Punjab Da’ on February 26 to expose the “anti-people policies and misdeeds” of the ruling SAD-BJP alliance and the Congress. Chhotepur stated this while talking to mediaRead More

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal asked the Irrigation Department to prepare a master plan for carrying out flood protection works effectively in the state. Presiding over high-level meeting of Deputy Commissioners to monitor the progress of flood protection works here at Punjab Bhawan this morning, Mr. BadalRead More