The two-day Progressive Punjab Investors Summit-2019 culminated on a positive note on Friday with the state government promising to take steps to boost the industrial sector. Taking note of the key takeaways from the summit, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday decided to set up a Rs 100-crore startup fund, besides constituting a working […]
Regional
Proposal to open Chanshal, Pong for tourism
The government has proposed to declare Chanshal, Janjheli, south and north portals of the 8.82-km Rohtang tunnel till Tandi, Pong Dam and Old Hindustan-Tibet road as special areas, opening these for the promotion of tourism. The government has also proposed to extend the boundaries of five towns, bringing them under the TCP Act. Three townships […]
Special buses for college girl students in Haryana
Haryana Special buses for women would be started on a pilot basis in five Haryana districts, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said here on Friday. These buses would be started under the scheme “Chatra Parivahan Suraksha Yojana” in Ambala, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Karnal and Kurukshetra. Khattar was reviewing the progress of “Chatra Parivahan Suraksha Yojana”, […]
Schools Protest as Haryana Government issues orders to shut kindergarten classes in Private Schools
Haryana On Thursday, the Haryana Government issued orders for shutting down of lower kindergarten (LKG), upper kindergarten (UKG) and nursery classes in all the private schools of the state. Vijay Laxmi Nandal, Elementary Education Officer, Rohtak said that the intention behind the move by the Government is to ensure that children are provided with enough […]
Demarcate catchment area around Sukhna Lake afresh: Punjab to HC
Chandigarh The Punjab government in a report submitted before the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday said that a fresh survey be carried out for a scientific demarcation of the catchment area around Sukhna Lake with the assistance of technical experts for proper adjudication of the issue, while asserting that it has not sanctioned […]
Bunge India & Distributors Association launch Swachh Bharat Abhiyan at Bhawra Bazar Nabha
Nabha Taking ahead the legacy and responding to the Nation’s call, Wholesale & Retail Kiryana Traders of Bhawra Bazar Nabha along with Nabha Consumer Products Distributors Association carried out massive cleanliness drive at Bhawra Bazar area of Nabha. The initiative was wholeheartedly supported by Bunge India, manufacturers of Gagan Refined Oils and Gagan Vanaspati Ghee. The […]