The Election Commission on Thursday began a series of meetings to decide on the dates for the Assembly elections in Delhi as the term of the current Assembly expires in February 2020. An official of the Commission said that “there will be a series of meetings to decide on the poll dates for the 70-member […]
In a major administrative reshuffle, the Punjab government on Saturday shifted 16 IAS and 15 PCS officers. As per the orders, Sanjay Kumar will now be additional chief secretary, local government, in place of A Venu Prasad, who will now be secretary, water resources. He replaces Sarvjit Singh. Prasad, it is learnt, had some differences […]
New Delhi: Trouble has erupted for the ruling BJP’s Haryana ally Dushyant Chautala, with a senior leader of his Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) quitting his party post in a huff. Ram Kumar Gautam, an MLA, resigned on Wednesday as the party’s vice president after going public with his criticism of Dushyant Chautala. Dushyant Chautala “should […]
Chandigarh Come 2018-19 session, Panjab University (PU) will not provide paper degrees to students of post-graduate and PhD courses. The academic awards, such as degrees, diplomas, certificates, marksheets, etc., will instead be made available online, providing students convenient access to their degrees without the risk of losing, spoiling or damaging them. For this, the university has […]
Chandigarh In the last six months, at least 333 fake private companies have been detected and their Goods and Service Tax Identification Number (GSTINs) cancelled, by the UT Excise and Taxation Department in Chandigarh. These companies were registered through the GST portal of UT administration in the last eight months between January to August, and the […]
The Punjab government on Wednesday clarified that the Governor had not returned the Punjab State Legislature (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill, 2019. The Governor had sought from the state certain clarifications in the Bill, relating to conflict of interest in the case of appointment of six MLAs as advisers to the Chief Minister, a government […]
Shimla The era of 1980s came alive on the eve of Christmas as the historic Christ Church bell on The Ridge rang this midnight after 35 years. The 150-year-old bell was working till 1980s but due to unavailability of spare parts and non-maintenance, it was abandoned. There was nothing on the site and the structure […]
The Haryana Government has initiated the process of elevating Gohana sub-division of Sonepat as a new district. The Tribune has learnt that Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue, Disaster Management and Consolidation Department, Dhanpat Singh has written to Sonepat DC Anshaj Singh asking him to send a detailed proposal in this regard. If elevated, Gohana will become […]
New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a national plan involving an expenditure of Rs 6,000 crore to save groundwater. The Union Cabinet has already approved the Atal Bhujal Yojana. PM Modi launched the plan on the 95th birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “The scheme will promote panchayat led ground […]
New Delhi World Cup-winning India superstar MS Dhoni has been named the captain of the ODI Team of the Decade compiled by Cricket Australia. 3 Indians are part of the 11-man team, which includes some of the best one-day players of the 2010s. MS Dhoni, who led India to World Cup glory in 2011, also […]