Regional

Former Punjab speaker and senior SAD leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon dies at 79

BureauComments Off on Former Punjab speaker and senior SAD leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon dies at 79

Former speaker and senior SAD leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon (79) dies in sleep.

He was a minister of Rural Development and Panchayats state of Punjab from 1997 to 2002 and Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2012. He was charged in a recruitment scam case, but was later acquitted by the courts.

Related Articles
Regional What's hot

Sunil Jakhar hits out at party leader for calling Charanjit Channi an asset, calls him a liability

Bureau

Congress leader Sunil Jakhar has hit out at the leader(s) who described Punjab’s former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi as an asset while reviewing party debacle at CWC meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. Jhakkar described Channi as a liability who pulled down the party.
Business Regional

LUDHIANA ALL SET TO BECOME NORTH INDIA’S INDUSTRIAL HUB

Bureau

The Government of Punjab is further set to elevate the status of Ludhiana as North India’s industrial hub with the Hi-Tech Valley being developed in an area of 378.77 acres in Village Dhanansu by Punjab Small Industries & Export Corporation, a State Government undertaking.  Approvals for Layout plan, Change of land use (CLU), Environmental Clearance […]

no tobacco day
Regional

Punjab declares Nov 1 as ‘Punjab State No Tobacco Day’, week-long drive launched

Bureau

Punjab Government has initiated a drive to eradicate tobacco use to save children and for tobacco-free workplaces. Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that Punjab is the first state in the country to celebrate a state specific “Punjab State No Tobacco Day” on November 1. The theme of the campaign is “Tobacco Free Workplaces”. The […]