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UT Administrator Inaugurates Airport Shuttle Bus Service

Governor Punjab and Administrator UT, Chandigarh Banwarilal Purohit inaugurated the Airport Shuttle Bus Service started by Chandigarh Transport Undertaking today in the presence of Dharam Pal Adviser to the Administrator Chandigarh and Smt. Sarabjit Kaur, Mayor Chandigarh. The bus service will start from ISBT-17 at 04:20 AM and the operation will end with last bus […]

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PUNJAB VIDHAN SABHA PASSES UNANIMOUS RESOLUTION FOR INSTALLATION OF STATUES OF LEGENDARY ICONS BHAGAT SINGH, DR AMBEDKAR AND MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH

Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday adopted a unanimous resolution moved by the leader of the house and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to install the statues of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Bharat Ratan Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the complex of Punjab Legislative Assembly. “As an indebted nation we can never forget […]

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EDUCATION TO BE PRIORITY SECTOR; EDUCATION BUDGET TO BE INCREASED: MEET HAYER

The new School Education, Higher Education and Sports & Youth Services Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer today assumed charge at the Punjab Civil Secretariat. Expressing gratitude to the party especially the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, he assured that no effort would be spared to achieve the objective of taking Punjab to dazzling heights in the […]

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Will fulfill all our guarantees with full vigor: Harbhajan Singh ETO PWD and Power Minister assumes charge of his office

Punjab Public Works Department and Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO today asserted that the State Government will fulfill all its guarantees given during the campaign for polls under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and National Convener of Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal. While assuming the charge of his office here at Civil […]

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Cabinet Minister Dr. Vijay Kumar assumes the charge

Newly appointed Cabinet Minister of Punjab Dr Vijay Kumar today assumed the charge at the Punjab Civil Secretariat. On this occassion, apart from Dr. Vijay Kumar’s family members, MLA Principal Budh Ram, Aman Arora, Manjit Singh Bilaspur, Gurpreet Singh Banawali, Jagdeep Kamboj, Kulwant Singh Pandori, Balkar Singh Sidhu, Gurdit Singh Sekhon, Narinder Pal Singh Savna […]

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Harjot Singh Bains assumes office as Mines & Geology, Tourism & Cultural Affairs, Jails and Legal & Legislative Affairs minister

Harjot Singh Bains today assumed office as Punjab’s youngest cabinet minister at the civil secretariat here at Chandigarh sharp at 9 am. Bains took charge as Mines & Geology, Tourism & Cultural Affairs, Jails and Legal & Legislative Affairs minister of Punjab. After completing the formalities of taking a charge, Mr. Bains left for Vidhan […]

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Fuel price hike: Rajya Sabha adjourned amid ruckus

Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon amid ruckus over the rejection of Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil’s adjournment motion over the fuel price increase. M Venkaiah Naidu, the Rajya Sabha chairman, said the notice under Rule 267 is not admitted and the matter can be discussed during the demand for grants of ministries concerned. “This is […]

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Common entrance test, not Class 12 marks, for college admissions

UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said the central universities will have to use Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores to admit students to undergraduate programmes this year. He said the CUET, in all likelihood, will be conducted in the first week of July.This means that apart from the eligibility criterion of different universities, Class 12 […]

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Bhagwant Mann announces holiday in Punjab on Bhagat Singh’s martyrdom day on March 23

The third day of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha session began on Tuesday with obituary references as the House paid tributes to Gen SF Rodrigues; Ramesh Dutt Sharma, a former minister; Ajit Singh, a former MLA; Harbans Singh, a former MLA, besides eight freedom fighters and Parveen Kumar, actor and athlete. As announced by CM Bhagwant […]

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Petrol, diesel prices increased in 1st hike in 4 months. Cooking gas costlier too

In the first hike in four months, the fuel prices have been raised in India. Diesel and petrol prices have been hiked by 80 paise. It was in November when the country saw the last fuel price surge. The domestic cooking gas (or LPG) is set to be costlier by ₹50, according to news agency […]