In a landmark decision, intended to facilitate industrial development in the state, the Punjab Government has exempted the provision of getting Change of Land Use (CLU) permission for setting up standalone green, orange and red category industries in permissible zones. Giving details, Punjab Housing & Urban Development Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria revealed that earlier the […]
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PU receives MAKA Trophy from President of India
Panjab University, Chandigarh received Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy for overall top performing University in Inter University Tournaments for 3rd Year in a row which is also the second hat trick for PU, from The Hon’ble President of India Ram Nath Kovind ,today at a special function organised at the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice […]
Disciplinary action will be initiated against those officials involved in malpractices in DAP supply, orders Agriculture Ministers
Punjab Agriculture Minister Randeep Singh Nabha on Saturday ordered that disciplinary action would be initiated against those officials who were allegedly involved in malpractices in DAP supply. Informing about this, Nabha said that disciplinary action has been initiated against the Agriculture Officer and Block Agriculture Officer of Patiala district due to the negligence in the […]
Thick blanket of smog covers Delhi-NCR
A layer of smog shrouded Delhi-NCR on Thursday and partially blotted out the sun on Chhath Puja as the air quality slipped back into the severe zone with unfavourable meteorological conditions aiding accumulation of pollutants, authorities said.Green think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said the ongoing smog episode is a public health emergency. […]
Action against police officials if drugs found selling in their jurisdiction: Dy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
Punjab Deputy Chief MinisterSukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Friday, appreciated the Punjab Police citing that the force has been doing great job in preventing crime and breaking drug supply besides ensuring security of people in the state. Randhawa, who also holds charge of Home Department, was chairing a crime review meeting at Lake View here. He […]
HOUSING DEPARTMENT SIMPLIFIES PROCEDURE FOR ISSUANCE OF NOCs: SARKARIA
Giving a major relief to large number of people who have purchased plots/buildings in unauthorized colonies, Housing and Urban Development department today decided that no NOC is required for getting sale deed registered for the plots/buildings purchased by way of sale deed in the colonies that came into existence before 08.09.1995. Divulging the details, Housing […]
Agriculture Minister Randeep Nabha demands to expedite the supply of allocated DAP Union Government agreed to speed up the shifting of rakes of fertilizers
Acceding the demand of the Punjab Agriculture Minister, the Union Government has assured to expedite the supply of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and other fertilizers to Punjab and the rakes of DAP will be moved on priority for the state in coming days. Earlier Punjab Agriculture Minister Randeep Singh Nabha had requested to speed up the […]
DIWALI BUMPER ILLUMINATES LIFE OF MUKTSAR FARMER
Rajinder Singh, a farmer from village Kotbhai of Sri Muktsar district, has turned crorepati overnight as he won the second prize of Rs 1 Crore of Punjab State Dear Diwali Bumper. The results of the bumper were announced on November 8. Rajinder Singh has won this prize for lottery ticket number A-875367. The lucky winner […]
PSLSA launches Short Film on Free Legal Aid
Punjab State Legal Services Authority has launched a short film on the concept of free legal aid and services being rendered by the State Legal Services throughout the State during the Legal Awareness Exhibition organized under the patronage of Hon’ble Chief Justice of the High Court in the premises of the Punjab and Haryana High […]
ED arrests former Punjab MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested former Punjab MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged drug racket being probed against him and others, officials said. They said Khaira, 56, was taken into custody by the central probe agency in Punjab under provisions of the Prevention of […]