* HEALTH DEPT TO COLLECT FOOD SAMPLES TO CHECK ADULTERATION-JAYANI * PUNJAB IMPOSES COMPLETE BAN ON CUT FRUITS * INVOKES EPIDEMIC DISEASE ACT * REGISTRATION OF EATERY OWNERS MADE MANDATORY Chandigarh June 22: The Punjab Health Minister Mr. Surjit Kumar Jayani today issued strict directions to all district health andRead More

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 22: Punjab Education Department today issued general transfer schedule for teaching and non-teaching staff and the online applications would be received online only from June 24 to 26. The applicants could apply on the web portal of department i.e. www.ssapunjab.org. Disclosing this here today Punjab Education Minister Dr.Read More

Chandigarh, 22 June: Continuing raising the issue of drugs, the Punjab unit of Bharitya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) has decided to organize awareness races in every district headquarters of Punjab on the occasion of International Anti-drug day on June 26. A meeting regarding organization of awareness race was organised inRead More

OTTAWA — Conservatives have formed a political action committee to counter attacks against Prime Minister Stephen Harper from progressive groups and labour unions. A group of former ministerial aides have created HarperPAC, a vehicle that allows Conservatives to raise and spend money beyond the limits and disclosure rules imposed onRead More

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES:  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley met top US officials in Washington and raised India’s concerns over key bilateral issues, including totalisation agreement and the proposed Bilateral Investment Treaty. In a series of meetings with US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and US Trade Representative MikeRead More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday hailed the first International Yoga Day as a “new era of peace”, moments before he surprised thousands in New Delhi by taking to a mat himself to celebrate the ancient Indian practice. Yoga-loving Modi led more than 35,000 people, including bureaucrats, students andRead More

CHANDIGARH, June 21: Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder today said, the party high command was well aware of the ground realities in Punjab as he had already briefed the Congress president Ms Sonia Gandhi during his meeting recently. Besides, he added, he had later provided herRead More

Chandigarh June 21: swearing-in ceremony of newly appointed PPSC member Mr. Sukhwant Singh Sarao scheduled to be held on June 22 has been postponed. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the government said that the swearing-in ceremony of PPSC member Mr. Sukhwant Singh Sarao would now be held onRead More

* SUSCEPTIBLE 21 TOWNS OF PUNJAB COVERED UNDER URBAN MALARIA SCHEME Chandigarh June 21: With the declaration of June as Malaria Month, the Punjab government has intensified its ongoing operations to check the outbreak of malaria in urban as well as rural parts of Punjab. The Punjab Health department inRead More

* MASSIVE STEPS TAKEN BY STATE GOVERNMENT TO STAMP OUT THIS CURSE FROM PUNJAB * LAUDS MODI FOR CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY * EXHORTS PEOPLE TO SUPERVISE DEVELOPMENT WORKS * SANGAT DARSHAN IN LAMBI ASSEMBLY SEGMENT Channu (Sri Muktsar Sahib), June 21- Slamming the People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) ChiefRead More