Fulfilling his government’s universal healthcare poll promise, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday announced free insurance cover for the 15 lakh families who were earlier not included in the ambit of the Ayushman Bharat-Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana (AB-SSBY). The Chief Minister announced his decision at the virtual cabinet meeting, where the Health Department […]
Mercedes-AMG DTM star Arjun Maini is set to take part in the sixth round of the DTM championship at the Assen race track in Holland. The Omega Seiki and J.K.Tyre backed driver has had a renaissance of sorts with the Indian turning a torrid run of luck into consistent points finishes over the course of the […]
To ensure smooth running of 18 new Government colleges in various sub-divisions of the state, the Punjab Cabinet on Friday gave approval to recruitment of 160 Assistant Professors and 17 Librarians in these colleges. The recruitments will be made by the Departmental Selection Committee after taking these posts out of the purview of Punjab Public […]
The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday approved the Punjab Custom Milling Policy for Kharif 2021-22, for conversion of paddy procured by State Procurement Agencies (Pungrain, Markfed, Punsup and PSWC) into Custom Milled Rice and its delivery into the Central Pool. According to a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office, […]
To facilitate quick and effective implementation of Mission Lal Lakir, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday decided to cut down by half the time for filing objections prepared under the SVAMITVA scheme – from the existing 90 to 45 days. The Cabinet, at a virtual meeting, accordingly approved the […]
Air Force Station Chandigarh in association with UT administration will organise an Air Show of Suryakirans and other aircrafts at Sukhna Lake on September 22 (Wednesday) at 4.30 PM for a duration of one hour on the occasion of “Swarnim Vijay Diwas” of 1971 War. The event also coincides with the celebration of Diamond Jubilee […]
Delhi golfer Honey Baisoya and Bengaluru’s Khalin Joshi moved into the joint halfway lead after round two of the J&K Open 2021 Presented by J&K Tourism at the Royal Springs Golf Course in Srinagar. Baisoya (67-69), benefitting from his new putter this week, went error-free for the second straight day. His second round three-under 69 […]
In view of ensuing Assembly Elections in the state of Punjab, the Election Commission of India (ECI) today held a meeting through video conference with Deputy Commissioners –cum- District Election Officers (DEO) of all 23 to apprise them in detail about the protocol and instructions related to First Level Checking (FLC) of EVM-VVPAT. DEOs were […]