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Sunday, June 28, 2015, Chandigarh: The Punjab govt will implement “e-office” project in all deputy commissioners and divisional commissioners’ offices at a cost of Rs. 29.11 crore to provide one-stop access point to organise information and services. Describing the working of this project, an official spokesman said workflow based e-office syste…[Read more]

Legendary sculptor Shiv Singh passed away today at his residence in Panchkula after a brief illness.
Singh born at Hoshiarpur in 1938 scaled the pinnacles of artistry portraying his aesthetical acumen in different streams of visual arts. He was a gifted artist who practiced his artistic expertise in Painting and Designing but he was basically a…[Read more]

Thousands of people today paid their last respect to Gurbachan Kaur Bajwa, mother of Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa and wife of former Punjab Minister Satnam Singh Bajwa. She was cremated at Qadian town.
She was 85. The pyre was lit by his elder son Brigadier MPS Bajwa alonwith S Partap Singh Bajwa and S Fateh Jung Singh Bajwa,…[Read more]

Punjab Government has issued transfer orders of six Tehsildars and two Naib Tehsildars with immediate effect. According to an official spokesperson, Gurcharan Singh Brar has been posted as Tehsildar at Balachaur, Amarjit Singh at Dharamkot, Gurjit Singh at Ajnala, Jarnail Singh at Fazilka, Data Parsad Pandey at Amloh and Jaswant Rai at PWD…[Read more]

Two people died, while five were injured when a Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) bus lost control and rammed into an Auto at Samrala chowk here, police said today. The CTU bus which lost control, rammed into the Auto, killing one person on the spot, while injuring six people. The injured were referred to a nearby hospital, in which one…[Read more]

Rotary Brendon Club of Florida, US today donated 14 wheel chairs and 300 bed sheets to the civil hospital authorities here today. District Governor special K K Dheer and project director Narinder Pal Singh of the Rotary club handed over the articles to Civil Surgeon R L Bassan. Rotary club President Harvinder Sidana was also present on this…[Read more]

Terming Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi Government in 1975 as a black spot on Indian polity, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today completely ruled out any possibility of its re-imposition in the country. Interacting with the mediapersons on the sidelines of inauguration of Markfed cannery here, the Chief Minister said the punishment…[Read more]

Punjab government will give incentives to the Medical Officers (MOs) opting for border area postings after appointment, Health Minister Surjit Kumar Jayani said here on Wednesday. Presiding over a meeting of the Civil Surgeons, he said that “the government will offer incentives to the Medical Officers who have opted for placements in the Border…[Read more]

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) activists on Tuesday staged dharna infront of Phagwara Superintendent of Police’s office demanding immediate arrest of accused who had allegedly vandalised two statues of BR Ambedkar here in the last two and half months. Led by BSP leader Jarnail Nangal, the protesters took out a protest march from Dr B R Ambedkar Park in…[Read more]

The Centre will “soon” start 26 de-addiction cum rehabilitation centres across Punjab to curb the menace of drug abuse, Union Minister Vijay Sampla said on Tuesday. “The first such centre would start functioning at Hoshiarpur on June 26, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The next centre at Jalandhar would be started…[Read more]

Rupnagar-Phagwara 4 lane highway road project is all set to witness its construction and improvement with two different bypasses at Nawan Shahr and Banga cities as the National Highways Authority of India has floated tenders to commence work on this 88 kilometre long stretch NH-344-A. Disclosing this here today an official spokesman said this…[Read more]

Squarely blaming the Congress party especially Gandhi family for the plight of farmers in the country, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today said that the sudden concern of Gandhi scion Mr. Rahul Gandhi towards the farmers was merely a ‘political stunt’. Interacting with the media persons on the sidelines of Sangat Darshan pro…[Read more]

Yoga, which is a part of our tradition for the past hundred years, will make us realise the profound meaning of life to attain higher consciousness and help in creating world peace, said Haryana and Punjab Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki here on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion of International Yoga Day organized by International Brahmrishi Mission…[Read more]

Stressing that Punjab was fighting the “nation’s war” against drug menace, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said on Sunday that the state was being “belittled by some inimical forces.” “Punjab has a glorious track record of fighting for safeguarding unity and integrity of the country and now also it was fighting nation’s war against drug menace…[Read more]

Punjab deputy chief minister and SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday said the establishment of Anandpur Sahib marked the spread of message of peace and universal brotherhood besides the need to stand up to tyranny and injustice. Addressing a gathering here to mark the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the city, Sukhbir said…[Read more]

In less than a fortnight, another debt-ridden farmer has committed suicide by consuming poison in Punjab, his family said on Thursday. Farmer Harmeet Singh of Mansuran village near here took the extreme step on Wednesday evening after he failed to return the loan taken from an arhtiya or private financier, the family said. The incident came to…[Read more]

In less than a fortnight, another debt-ridden farmer has committed suicide by consuming poison in Punjab, his family said on Thursday. Farmer Harmeet Singh of Mansuran village near here took the extreme step on Wednesday evening after he failed to return the loan taken from an arhtiya or private financier, the family said. The incident came to…[Read more]

A Post Office employee has been booked for embezzlement of public money to the tune of Rs 29.5 lakh at Narot Mehra here, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rakesh Kaushal revealed here today that accused Bal Krishan was working as in-charge of the Gram Dak Sewak branch since 1990. Residents of the area had invested money in various…[Read more]

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) conducted the Common Entrance Test (CET) examination for admission to various undergraduate programmes on Wednesday. Giving details, PAU registrar PK Khanna said as many as 4,902 students appeared for the CET, seeking admission to four-year BSc Agriculture (Hons), four-year BSc Biotech (Hons), four-year…[Read more]

“We are men of the land of five rivers…” goes the SAS Nagar-based Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (AFPI) song. A Punjab government venture named after Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the institute has won accolades for having brought back Punjabi boys for permanent commission into the armed forces through the National Defence Academy (NDA). From seven…[Read more]