The Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Saturday demanded a CBI probe into the alleged Punjab Police recruitment scam and said the hiring process should be started afresh. Majithia said it was shocking that even though an FIR has been registered in Patiala that fraudulent methods were used in the test held for […]
Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Mr OP Soni today laid the foundation stone of 300 bedded government superspeciality hospitals at Handiaya. Before the onset of event the deputy CM paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony flanked by Senior Congress leader Mr Kewal […]
Punjab and Haryana governments on Saturday announced that the procurement of paddy – a major Kharif crop – will begin from October 3, after the Centre acceded to their request. The Centre’s earlier decision to put off procurement till October 11 due to recent heavy rains sparked protests by farmers in the two states. “I […]
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday slammed the Congress over the preposterous lies being floated by various party leaders in a clear bid to cover up their mishandling of the crisis in the state. Pointing to the conflicting numbers shared by Harish Rawat and Randeep Surjewala on the purported letter received by […]
In order to ensure peace and communal harmony in the border state, officiating Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting at Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters in SAS Nagar. The DGP, who was accompanied by ADGP Varinder Kumar, ADGP Internal Security RN Dhoke and ADGP Counter Intelligence […]
Acceding to the proposal of the Social Security, Women and Child Development Department, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has ordered to either exempt or waive off the annual income limit of Rs. 32,790 in respect of girl beneficiaries of Aashirwaad scheme who have lost both their parents during the Covid-19 pandemic. A spokesperson […]
The Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday urged the Chairman, Railway Board, Government of India (GoI), New Delhi to withdraw the cases registered by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) against the members of Kissan organizations. A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Chief Minister has impressed upon the Chairman, Railway […]
Debendra Dalai, Chief Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden, Department of Forests & Wildlife, Chandigarh Administration, inaugurated the ‘Wildlife Week’ at Sukhna Lake by waving a green flag to a colourful group of 100 School children dressed as birds and animals, who walked alongside the lake carrying placards of animal rights and spreading the […]
A couple of days prior to the kick-off of India’s campaign against Bangladesh in the SAFF Championship in the Maldives, Indian National Team Head CoachIgor Stimacstated that the Blue Tigers won’t be approaching any specific set plan for the SAFF Championship. “We will be playing a style which will bring us results,” he averred. Referring […]
Coinciding with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi the Punjab Government today launched special pro-poor campaign across all the villages of punjab to Identify the eligible beneficiaries under the 5 Marla Plot Scheme. Plots to all these eligible beneficiaries in the villages will be allotted in time bound manner. Disclosing this in a press communique […]