The Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday came down heavily on the former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and said that the latter could not accomplish anything during his tenure and has now joined hands with the BJP, which is inimical to the interests of Punjab, to aspire for power. He further said […]
To ensure maximum voter turnout in upcoming Punjab Assembly Elections 2022, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju directed Deputy Commissioners-cum-District Election Officers (DEOs) in the state to give special attention to polling stations, which had witnessed low voter turnout during the previous Assembly Elections 2017. In his letter to all the DEOs, […]
The Punjab Cabinet gave approval to regularize the services of those safai sewaks and sewermen working on contract basis in the Urban Local Bodies before Cabinet’s decision on June 18, 2021. This decision would benefit 4587 employees to uplift the standard of living of their families.Notably, with the regularization of services of these employees the […]
Punjab Cabinet on Thursday declared the activity of excavation of brick earth/ordinary earth from area upto 2 acres and depth upto 3 feet as non mining activity.A decision to this effect was taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi here at Punjab Bhawan this afternoon. According to a spokesperson of […]
A fake news story of an anonymous Punjabi newspaper under the headline “Code of conduct in Punjab from December 23, Elections on February 4” has gone viral on social media. Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer said that they have investigated this news, which is being […]
Crop diversification can ensure rural prosperity especially farmers at this juncture, which will prove to be a game changer for all the agrarian states like Punjab. The Punjab Chief Secretary, Mr. Anirudh Tewari, stated this while chairing a National Thematic Workshop on “Diversification of Crops”, held at at Indian School of Business, Mohali on Thursday. […]
With a view to ensure that the illegal sand mining is effectively nipped in the bud and prices of sand remain constant at the government fixed rates of Rs. 5.50 per cubic feet, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday directed the respective District Administrations to keep strict vigil at the mining sites. […]
Congratulating the farmers over the triumphant culmination of their over year-long agitation against the Farm Laws, Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) chief Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday hoped it would pave the way for a more constructive political environment for the progress of the farming community, who constitute the backbone of India’s economic growth and sustainability. […]
Dharam Pal, Adviser to Administrator inspected the under construction new intelligent and smart building, Sector-9, Chandigarh along with Vijay Namdeorao Zade, Finance Secretary, Kapil Setia, Chief Architect, CB Ojha, Chief Engineer-cum-Special Secretary (Engg.), and other officers of Chandigarh Administration. He went through the various provisions, scope and facilities being incorporated in this building and also […]
– In response to the public notice issued by Chandigarh Administration regarding providing ex gratia assistance as minimum standard relief of Rs. 50,000 to the next of the kin of the deceased who died due to Covid 19, as many as 138 applications have been received out of which around 29 applicants have got their […]