In the 16th Special Session of 15th Vidhan Sabha, Punjab as many as fifteen Bills on different subject were passed, informed a spokesman of the State Government. The Bills passed on Thursday includes The Plaksha University, Punjab Bill, 2021. (Replacing Ordinance) The Lamrin Tech Skills University, Punjab Bill, 2021. (Replacing Ordinance) The Punjab Right to […]
Taking the attack right into the Akali rank and file, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday termed it as unfortunate that the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) always saw everything through the narrow prism of politics especially the issues of utmost importance to Punjab such as devolution of more powers to states, transfer […]
Punjab is a land of martyrs and the brave. Punjabis have made exemplary sacrifices in our Country’s freedom struggle and later on in the wars of 1962, 1965, 1971 and 1999 Punjabis have received the highest number of “Gallantry Awards” in the Country. Punjab Police is an unique patriotic force which has contributed immensely in […]
Terming the three farm laws as attack on federal structure, Punjab Agriculture Minister Randeep Singh Nabha on Thursday presented the legislation for condemnation of three farm laws and demanded immediately repeal these laws for safeguarding the peasantry.This specially convened session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha notes with concern that at the time of the passage of […]
Hockey India on Thursday named the 18-member Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team who will defend the title at the much-awaited FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021. The event slated to begin on 24 November will witness 16 top teams from across the globe vie for the honours which was previously won by […]
Rejecting the Punjab government resolution moved in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha today against the proposed move of the centre to extend the operational jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) from 15 kms to 50 kms, former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh asked the state government not to politicize the issue of national security for […]
A university-level wrestler named Nisha Dahiya and her brother were killed and their mother suffered injuries as some assailants opened fire on them at a wrestling academy in Haryana’s Sonipat district on Wednesday, following which angry villagers set the facility on fire. Meanwhile, the murdered wrestler’s identity created confusion as several reports initially mistook her […]
With addition of 16 more cases of Zika virus, Kanpur has crossed the 100-mark.The fresh tally of 106 cases includes nine men and seven women, including two in an advanced stage of pregnancy from the Zika epicentre of Chakeri area and one patient who tested positive on Saturday from the neighbouring Kannauj district.Chief medical officer […]
Punjab Transport Minister Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, on Wednesday, said that the daily income of the department has started increasing by more than Rs.1 crore after crackdown on tax evaders, illegal activities and without permit bus operators. Addressing a press conference here at Punjab Bhawan, Cabinet Minister Raja Warring said that the income of the […]
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Wednesday released a Compendium of Circulars of the Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank (PSCADB CHD).On the occasion, the Deputy Chief Minister said that this compendium of circulars will act as a ready reckoner for all times to come for the bank employees. “This is useful for daily […]