Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday asked the Centre to include Punjab in the ₹6000 crore ‘Atal Bhujal Yojana’ for conservation of groundwater resources. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the CM cited media reports about exclusion of Punjab from the scheme, urging him to direct the ministry of jal shakti […]
Despite getting a full-fledged trial of electric buses from companies in Chandigarh as to how they work, two senior UT officers headed last week to China to ‘study the working of electric buses’. Interestingly, the UT Administration twice floated tenders for 40 mini-electric buses but no bidders came forward. Now they will float the tender […]
Chandigarh The municipal corporation is all set to double the water-supply charges of all segments—residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional. The agenda item is coming up in Monday’s monthly house meeting for discussion and approval. The civic body wants to make up for the huge losses in supplying water and getting money against that. A source […]
Chandigarh Yes, December 31st is not even a month away and we eagerly await to welcome the new year yet again. Like other major cities in North India, New Year parties in Chandigarh also need a special mention. The journey of 356 days starts with one big night of celebration! And the intensity exactly depicts your level […]
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 […]