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British Council Delegation Visits Panjab University

A delegation of British Council represented by Rashi Jain, Director, North India, and Vishu Sharma, Head, Higher Education, North India, visited Panjab University (PU) on Thursday to meet Vice Chancellor Professor Raj Kumar and other university officials. Professor Raj Kumar accorded welcomed the delegation and shared his delight at the cordial relations of the British […]

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PUNJAB CM ORDERS HIGH ALERT AS POLICE NAB 4 MORE IN OIL TANKER IED TIFFIN BOMB BLAST CASE

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered high alert in the state following the arrest of four more members of an ISI-backed terrorist module involved in a bid to blow up an Oil Tanker with an IED tiffin bomb last month, making it the fourth case of a Pakistani terror module being busted in […]

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PUNJAB TO SOON LAUNCH ANOTHER MEGA RECRUITMENT DRIVE: CS

Marching ahead towards achieving the milestone of giving government jobs to one-lakh youth in the state, the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Government will soon launch another mega recruitment drive to fill the vacant posts in various departments and in turn employ the deserving and eligible youth, said Chief Secretary, Vini Mahajan. She said […]

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NO MORAL RIGHT TO SPEAK ON FARMERS’ CRISIS, WHICH YOU COULD HAVE EASILY AVERTED IN THE FIRST PLACE: PUNJAB CM TO HARSIMRAT

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said no Akali leader, especially former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, had the moral right to speak on the crisis triggered by the Farm Laws, which they could easily have averted when they were part of the central government and party to each of its anti-people decisions. […]

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Punjab Governor and UT Administrator interacts with Ambassador of the Republic of Poland

Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Punjab and UT Administrator today interacted with Prof Adam Burakowski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to India, at Punjab Raj Bhavan, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. On September 9, Purohit was appointed as regular Governor of Punjab.

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Health Minister inaugurates Mai Daultan Maternal & Child Hospital at Moga

Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu inaugurated the Mai Daultan Maternal and Child Hospital at Moga. Speaking on the occasion, Sidhu said that Mai Daulatan Maternity and Child Hospital with a capacity of 50 beds has been constructed for Rs. 5.48 crore and equipped with all kinds of facilities.  As many as […]

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Punjab Health Department gets three new Directors

In an administrative reshuffle in Punjab’s Health and Family Welfare Department, the postings of the three directors were changed.Punjab Director Health and Family Welfare Dr Andesh Kang, Director Health Services (Family Welfare) Dr Om Prakash Gojra and Director Health Services (ESI) Dr Gurinderbir Singh joined their respective posts. On the occasion, all the staff of […]

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Markfed products to be available now on 5000 PDS depots of neighbouring Himachal Pradesh

The persistent efforts of the Cooperation Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa to strengthen and expand the base of the Cooperative sector institutions of Punjab today bore fruit when the Markfed and the Himachal Pradesh Government inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The move would pave the way for the sale of varied products of Markfed at […]

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PUNJAB HIKES MONTHLY ALLOWANCE OF DEFENCE PERSONNEL AWARDEES BY 80 PERCENT IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR ENORMOUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATION

In recognition of their immense contribution and sacrifices to safeguard the sovereignty of our country from external aggression as well as internal conflicts, the Punjab Government has increased the monthly allowance of Gallantry, Distinguished Service Awardees,their Widows & Widows of posthumous awardees/Next of Kin by 80 percent. Giving details, a spokesperson of the Defence Services […]

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POLITICAL TWIST BY FARMERS TO MY APPEAL TO CALL OFF PROTESTS IN PUNJAB IS UNFORTUNATE: PUNJAB CM

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said it was unfortunate that the farmers agitating against the black Farm Laws had given a political twist to his remarks instead of understanding the pain and misery caused to the people on account of their protests in the state, which were quite uncalled for, given his […]