The Punjab Government has approved proprietary rights to six more slums in Ferozepur, Jalandhar, Mansa, Patiala and Ludhiana districts under the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s flagship slum development programme ‘Basera’. The approval was granted at the fifth meeting of the steering committee under the Basera scheme, chaired by the Chief Secretary, Vini Mahajan. With […]
As many as 86,204 cases were taken up before 378 benches of the National Lok Adalat, which was organised throughout Punjab under the visionary leadership of Justice Ajay Tewari, Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman of Punjab State Legal Services Authority. During this Lok Adalat, held through physical as well as virtual […]
In order to give further boost to the rural infrastructure development in the state, the Chief Secretary, Vini Mahajan, said that the state has prioritised projects to the tune of Rs 1,022 crore from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) under RIDF (Rural Infrastructure Development Fund)-XXVII. Chairing the high-powered committee meeting to […]
Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered extension of the existing Covid restrictions till September 30, in view of the upcoming festival season. A limit of 300 has been set on all gatherings, including political, and strict enforcement of wearing of masks as well as social distancing. The CM made it mandatory […]
Fourteen times international winner, Jeev Milkha Singh, has become the first professional golfer in the world to receive the prestigious 10-year Dubai Golden Visa by the United Arab Emirates. Jeev, winner of four titles on the European Tour, four on Japan Golf Tour and six on the Asian Tour, has received the 10-year ‘Gold card’ […]
The Punjab government has opened a portal for receiving the applications from physically challenged students for scholarship 2021-22. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Punjab School Education Department said that the physically challenged students are given scholarships by the Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. […]
In order to adopt zero tolerance towards stubble burning during the upcoming paddy harvesting season, the Chief Secretary, Vini Mahajan, has ordered deployment of special task force in ten red category districts, each of these had witnessed over 4,000 stubble burning incidents during the previous paddy season, for strict enforcement and regulatory measures, besides appointment […]
The Chairman of the Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank Kamaldeep Singh Saini got elected as the Vice-Chairman of the National Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks Federation, Mumbai. The annual general meeting of National Federation was held in Mumbai and all the members and office bearers unanimously elected Kamaldeep Singh Saini as the Vice-Chairman […]
Punjab Police Assistant Sub Inspector, Gurmeet Singh, won the first prize of Punjab State Dear Rakhi Bumper 2021. The Lotteries Department had announced the results of the Rakhi Bumper on August 26 and the first prize of Rs.2 crore went to ticket no. B-946267. Gurmeet Singh, hailed from Gurdaspur district, had purchased the ticket from […]