· PCA prefers Retd Election Commissioner Haryana/Pb than Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana as Observer · High Court appoints Former Chief Justice as Observer Ludhiana 20th Sept 2020 While IPL glorifies the game and gives the cricketers a status of a demi-god in our country, players at the state and district are struggling for basic representation at […]
The Central government on Friday released ₹6,195.08 crore to 14 states as the sixth equated monthly installment of the Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant (PDRDG) as recommended by the 15th Finance Commission. The 14 states that received funds are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand […]
For smooth and transparent functioning of school education department, the Punjab government has simplified the procedure of issuance of accreditation /registration certificate to private schools and institutions. Under the leadership of Punjab School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla, Disclosing this, a spokesperson said the school education secretary Krishan Kumar has issued a letter in this […]
As part of the crackdown ordered by chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh against miscreants spreading false information about Covid, Punjab Police has got 38 Facebook, 49 Twitter and 21 YouTube accounts/links blocked by competent authorities. Disclosing this, director general of police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta said, “Punjab police’s Bureau of Investigations (BoI) had taken up […]
Officers of the Excise and Taxation department from Inspectors to Additional Commissioners have gone on strike from Wednesday, protesting against alleged atrocities of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB). Confederation of Associations of Senior Officers, excise, and taxation officers (ETO) and inspectors in a representation to Financial Commissioner (taxation), Punajb, said that VB is taking unlawful […]
To strengthen the screening for timely detection of corona positive patients, Punjab government has decided to allow private hospitals/clinics/labs to conduct Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) for Covid-19 after empanelment with District Health Authorities. Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that guidelines have been issued to all the deputy commissioners (DCs) and civil surgeons of state […]
Haryana Minister Anil Vij held a meeting regarding Ambala airbase security and cleanliness with officials from Air Force, municipal corporation (MC) and other departments. The meeting comes soon after Air Marshal Manavendra Singh wrote a letter regarding birds in the airfield of Ambala Air force station, which pose a serious risk to the aircrafts. Singh, […]
On directions of Punjab director general of police (DGP), top-level police officers telephonically contacted over 500 Covid-19 positive cops undergoing treatment to keep them motivated. As per a statement issued by the Government of Punjab, all additional director general of police (ADGP) and inspector-general of police (IGP) rank officers made the calls as part of […]
Haryana will be the first state to focus on aerospace and aviation as thrust-sector in its new industrial policy, said state deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala during a meeting with officers of various departments in Chandigarh regarding Haryana Enterprises Promotion Policy-2020. He said, “State government is finalising the draft of industrial policy to promote industries […]
To encourage testing for Covid, Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced distribution of free food packets to poor families who do not want to get themselves tested for fear of isolation, which will impact their earnings. The CM said, “Distributing free food packets will encourage poor families to go for early […]