In order to attract new investment and provide succour to the existing industry in the state, the Punjab Government has offered power tariff subsidy amounting to Rs 6,760 crore and electricity duty exemption worth Rs 156 crore to the industry in the past four years. By offering power supply at flat Rs 5 per unit […]
Punjab Labour Minister Sangat Singh Gilzian has added three new members to the committee to address the demands of the scheduled workers. Presiding over the meeting of Punjab Minimum Wages Advisory Board Labour Minister Mr. Sangat Singh Gilzian said that the board officials should ensure that the board meetings are held on time so that […]
stopping fake marriages and controlling biometric appointment issues in the state Chandigarh, December 8- Punjab government will soon draft a Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) in collaboration with immigration departments of foreign countries for regulating framework for immigration consultants and IELTS centers in Punjab. A decision to this effect taken in a high level meeting under […]
Ahead of the Punjab Assembly Elections 2022, Chief Electoral Officer Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju on Wednesday held a virtual review meeting with all the returning officers of the state to discuss the preparations for the Punjab elections. During the meeting, Dr S Karuna Raju directed all the officers to ensure that appropriate arrangements be […]
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday appealed the Jathedar Sri Akal Takht Sahib Giani Harpreet Singh to direct the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee to immediately grant rights to all the TV and radio channels for direct telecast/broadcast of live Gurbani Kirtan from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar. The move aims at ensuring maximum outreach […]
General Bipin Rawat, India’s Chief of Defence Staff, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others have been killed in the chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu. General Rawat was 63. The last rites of General Rawat will be performed in New Delhi. Indian Air Force confirmed the news on Twitter and said, “With deep […]
Senior Congress leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala, Kumari Selja and Vivek Bansal, among other party leaders, were briefly detained in Panchkula while holding a demonstration against alleged corruption in the recruitment of dental surgeons. The Congress leaders were detained by police as they sought to gherao the Haryana Public Service Commission office in protest against the […]
In a stern action against industries, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Tuesday ordered immediate closure of all those NCR industries which have not switched to cleaner fuels in industrial areas despite their availability. The CAQM said violating industries/industrial units will not be permitted to operate till December 12, 2021 and the position […]
No decision has been taken yet on calling off the farmers’ protest, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which is spearheading the stir, said on Tuesday and demanded clarification on certain points, in the government’s proposal, including on the precondition set for withdrawal of “fake” cases against farmers. Farmer leaders, who are members of the Samyukta Kisan […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday equated the red caps worn by Samajwadi Party workers with “red beacons” that suggest a hunger for power and sounded a “red alert”, claiming that the SP wants to form the next state government to free terrorists. SP leader Akhilesh Yadav reacted quickly to the allegation, tweeting that the […]