The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday accorded approval for implementation of the Chief Minister Scholarship Scheme in Higher Education for government colleges in the state. The scheme would help the bright poor students particularly of general category besides helping to further improve the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in the […]
For ensuring proprietary rights to the people of the state within Lal Lakir at the earliest, Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister Mrs. Aruna Chaudhary, on Wednesday demanded more drones to expedite mapping in villages under ‘Mera Ghar Mere Naam’ Scheme. Presiding over a high level meeting with the officials of Survey of India […]
The Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday announced a slew of development initiatives to ensure holistic growth and people’s prosperity of the Nihalsingh Wala assembly constituency and assured that funds would be no hindrance in executing the development centric projects. Addressing a mammoth gathering here at the Grain Market during a State level […]
In order to propel the agrarian state into development trajectory, Punjab Industries and Commerce Minister Gurkirat Singh on Wednesday reiterated his commitment to keep the business first approach towards the investors and make them partners in Punjab’s Story of Progress. “Punjab is not only headed towards a promising future, but the State Government will take […]
Lashing out at Arvind Kejriwal led Delhi Government for their open lies about the so called successful education system being run by the Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab Education Minister Pargat Singh on Wednesday asked if you have a such ‘wonderful’ system then why there posts of principals and vice-principals lying vacant in 760 and 479 […]
In order to diagnose hearing impairment at birth, Punjab Government on Wednesday launched ‘Universal Newborn Hearing Screening’ (UNHS) with SOHUM Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (AABR) Device at Mother & Childcare Hospital, at District Hospital Ropar. Giving details here, Director Health & Family Welfare Department Dr. OP Gojra said that to fulfill this objective, the Punjab […]
The Haryana government on Tuesday appointed senior IAS officer Sanjeev Kaushal as the state’s new chief secretary.Kaushal replaces Vijai Vardhan, who retired on September 30, a government order said. He will be the 35th chief secretary of Haryana since it was carved out as a separate state in 1966.The 1986-batch IAS officer will also hold […]
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi Tuesday launched a scathing attack on his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, calling him an “imposter” and accusing his Aam Aadmi Party of making only false promises and giving fake guarantees. The senior Congress leader also blamed the Badals of the Shiromani Akali Dal for the 2015 sacrilege incidents and […]
Punjab Education Minister Pargat Singh today asked the officers to further reduce the time period for providing jobs on compassionate grounds to the eligible next of kin of deceased employees.The Minister, who handed over the job letters to 26 staff members including 1 Mistress, 7 Clerk, 4 SLA, 12 Peon and 2 Chowkidar in Education […]
Deputy Chief MInister O.P. Soni who also holds the charge of Health and Family Welfare Ministry, flagged off eleven Awareness Vans for the Cataract Free Campaign at Punjab Bhawan Chandigarh. This campaign is in line with the government’s latest public welfare measures aimed at eradication of disease of Cataract from Punjab.Divulging more details regarding this […]