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Even as the Punjab government proposes a new one-time settlement (OTS) policy for industrial defaulters, more than Rs 250 crore that its two top public-sector undertakings (PSUs) invested 20 years ago in private projects to revive industry in the militancy period remains stuck.The public money extended then has not been paid back by the…[Read more]

A Punjab minister on Sunday stoked a controversy by suggesting that there should be a mandatory “dope test” for politicians contesting elections.”All politicians should be made to undergo dope test before filing their nomination papers,” said agriculture minister Tota Singh. “The dope test should be made mandatory by the Election Commission,” he…[Read more]

The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has again raised the volume of water being released into the Sutlej river due to the increased inflow of water into the Bhakra Dam.Today, the flood gates of the dam were lifted further and a total of 59,900 cusec of water was released downstream. Yesterday, a total of 55,000 cusec water was released from the…[Read more]

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal will hoist the national flag on Independence Day at a state-level function at SAS Nagar, while deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal will unfurl the flag at Bathinda.
Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal would unfurl the flag at Jalandhar and deputy speaker Dinesh Singh at Dharkalan in…[Read more]

As many as 500 residents paid the house tax on the first day with the hope to get honoured on the Independence Day, besides availing 40% rebate, which will be applicable for all those who deposit the tax in first two months. The administration collected about `6 lakh on Day One.The UT administration had announced that it would honour first payer…[Read more]

The Punjab and Haryana high court has sent the matter pertaining to tussle between Chandigarh Golf Club and the UT administration over the increased lease rent back for mediation.During a hearing on Tuesday, the division bench of justice SJ Vazifdar and justice HS Sidhu was told mediation between the parties had failed. However, the high court…[Read more]

The real culprit behind cholera breakout in Manimajra is contaminated water, this was revealed by the health department after examination of water samples collected from Manimajra.According to director health services, Chandigarh, Dr VK Gagneja, as many as seven out of 23 water samples collected from the area have failed the bacteriological test.…[Read more]

Sub-divisional magistrate (east) Danish Ashraf reinforced ban on the use of plastic carry bags under Section 144 (power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance of apprehended danger) of the Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), in the area falling under his jurisdiction, on Tuesday. The ban on polythene bags will be effective with immediate…[Read more]

With three fresh cases of cholera reported on Monday, the total number of cholera cases reported from Manimajra have reached eight. Besides, 40 cases of diarrhoea were also reported in the area on Monday, said the UT health department officials.Earlier, five cases of cholera were reported on Sunday. Cholera is an infection of the small intestine…[Read more]

Union minister of power, coal and renewal energy Piyush Goyal on Monday sanctioned.Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who called on the union minister, urged the Centre to resolve the pending issues of state power utilities. Goyal said` 800 crore sanctioned under DDUGJY would be released shortly.
He said Punjab, which was already a…[Read more]

Indian Oil Corporation will supply diesel at cheaper rates to Pepsu road transport corporation (PRTC). The IOC has given exemption of 0.25 paisa per litre to PRTC.A spokesman of the transport department said a memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed in this regard. The spokesman further said that RS Nanda, Prem Kumar, PK Dass and…[Read more]

A delegation of prominent doctors from different hospitals in the United States, who visited the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, found the Emergency ward of the institute like a “madly crowded railway station”.The delegation, comprising nine reputed scientists of different disciplines, had vis…[Read more]

The Punjab government on Saturday claimed that the owners and chief executive officers (CEOs) of top companies based in Kerala and Tamil Nadu had shown a keen interest in setting up shop in the border state.
Deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is visiting South Indian states, held a series of meetings with the industrialists. “Punjab is…[Read more]

Chandigarh is the cleanest Punjab city to live in, while Hoshiarpur is the dirtiest, according to a nationwide survey by the Union Urban Development Ministry.Ten months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi wielded the broom in the Capital to promote cleanliness as part of his pet Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a majority of north Indian cities continue to…[Read more]

Exhorting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to listen to Punjab’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’, state Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday demanded CBI investigation against senior BJP leaders who were allegedly ‘involved’ in drug smuggling.I have been seeking CBI probe into the drug racket and my stand is vindicated.Today not only SAD but their alliance…[Read more]

The Punjab government has told the Punjab and Haryana high court that as many as 446 buses were found violating provisions of the ‘safe school Vahan scheme’ in July alone.The drive was conducted on high court orders. Additional state transport commissioner Harmail Singh, in an affidavit, told the court that 113 buses were found violating speed gov…[Read more]

Panjab University Students Union (PUSU) is the most violent among all eight student unions with 16 student leaders — including some former union activists — being put in the category of trouble-makers, who will be under special surveillance in view of the upcoming student elections.A total of 131 vehicles belonging to the parties were sho…[Read more]

Brace up more rains as the Chandigarh met department has predicted moderate rainfall over the weekend in Tricity. On Friday, the city received 9.2mm rainfall before 8.30am and 10.8mm till 5.30pm. Bothe the maximum and the minimum temperature dropped visibly.The rainfall on Friday continued to follow the scattered trend, catching commuter’s midway.…[Read more]

Despite three months having passed since the State Transport Authority (STA) sent a communication to the UT Education Department to instruct city schools to issue an advisory for parents not to opt for autos and unauthorised vans, the Education Department has failed to do so. As a result, overloaded auto-rickshaws continue to ply on city roads.…[Read more]

The head teacher of the Government Primary School (basic) at Jagraon in Punjab’s Ludhiana district has been suspended for allegedly thrashing two girls in Class II who had turned up late for class on Thursday. Head teacher Sukhdarshan Singh allegedly slapped and thrashed the girls, both aged 7, till they began bleeding from the lips and f…[Read more]