Chandigarh, Sep 24 : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today accused previous Congress governments at the Centre of ignoring issues of farmers struggling under huge debts. During a debate in the assembly on a resolution on “rising financial crisis of farmers”, Badal said “successive Congress governments at the CentreRead More

Amritsar, September 24: In a decision which has wider political dimensions in the context of Punjabs’ electoral discourse, Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat symbolising sovereignty of the Sikh doctrine, today ended the confrontation with the controversial Sirsa based Dera Sacha Sauda by accepting the apology of its chief GurmitRead More

Chandigarh, September 24: The states of Punjab and Haryana have come together on a common platform of emphasizing the uniformity in tax structure amongst the states of North India. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister S. Sukhbir Singh Badal called on the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal at his residence hereRead More

Chandigarh, September 23- Making further strides to herald ‘Blue Revolution’ across the state, Punjab today inked three Memorandums of Understandings (MoUs) with Jiangsu province of China to put the state on the fast track of agriculture diversification. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said thatRead More

* SLAMS CONGRESS FOR BLOWING UP THE ISSUE FOR THEIR NARROW VESTED INTERESTS AND POLITICAL AMBITIONS * IN PUNJAB CROP LOSS WAS 30% WHEREAS IT WAS 52% IN HARYANA AND 100% IN RAJASTHAN Chandigarh, September 23- Agriculture Minister Punjab Jathedar Tota Singh today accused the opposition for unnecessarily dragging himRead More

Chandigarh, September 23: Vociferously taking up the cause of the cotton growers in the state, Punjab Congress Legislature Party leader Sunil Jakhar demanded resignation of Agriculture Minister Tota Singh saying he had no right to continue in officer. Participating in the discussion in the Vidhan Sabha today on the issueRead More

* LAUNCHES THE WEBSITE OF ASSOCIATION Chandigarh, September 23: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today met a delegation of the Hotel, Restaurant & Resort Association Punjab here today. In a meeting, Mr Badal listened to their various demands and assured them sympathetic consideration. On this occasion DeputyRead More

Chandigarh, September 23. Bharatiya Janta Party President Amit Shah has appointed Dinesh Kumar as general Secretary (organization) of the party in Punjab replacing Ajay Jamwal. A Law Graduate from Lucknow University, Dinesh is a RSS Pracharak since 1982 who has worked for the organisation in different capacities at Himachal, UttarRead More

Chandigarh September 23: As many as eight states including Punjab, Himachal, Haryana, Sikkim, Karnataka, Chandigarh, Bihar and Kerala joined hands to stop Tobacco Industry Interference in formulation & implementation of public health policies. A “Roundtable consultation on Implementation of FCTC Article 5.3 – Stopping Tobacco Industry Interference in Tobacco control”Read More

Chandigarh, September 23:-Asking Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa to withdraw his petition seeking CBI probe into drug smuggling in the state, the Punjab and Haryana High Court took a strong view saying judiciary could not be used to settle political scores by the politicians. The high court, while snubbingRead More