- Australian envoy evinces interest in agri tie - up with Punjab
To give fillip to bilateral trade, Australian High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell evinced keen interest to forge collaboration, especially in the field of agriculture and skill development, with Punjab on the pattern of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
- Tata keen on EV production centre in Punjab
Tata Technologies along with global industry partners and Lamrin Tech Skills University will set up a common facility centre in electric vehicle (EV) domain which will cater to developing the skills needed in the field of EV.
- Panthic unity must for release of Sikh prisoners: SAD
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday appealed to all “Panthic” organisations to unite on a common platform to create a movement to ensure the release of Sikh prisoners who have been languishing in jails even after the expiry of their term.
- No case made out against Sunil Jakhar: Jalandhar police to SC panel
The Jalandhar Commissionerate has written to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) that no case could be made out of the complaint filed against ex-PCC chief Sunil Jakhar over his alleged “casteist remarks”.
- Medicine scarcity in Punjab hospitals
The AAP government’s claims of revamping the state’s healthcare facilities seem to have fallen flat as health facilities have been facing an acute shortage of medicines for the past several weeks. Sources say the government hospitals lack basic medicines such as paracetamol and painkille
- 'Raise upper age for Punjab police job'
Chandigarh: Youngsters have urged CM Bhagwant Mann to increase the age limit for recruitment of DSPs in the Police Department. A memorandum submitted to the CM said former CM Capt Amarinder had promised in 2021 to raise the upper age to 32 years from 28, but no notification was issued.
- Punjab and Haryana High Court notice on plea over memorial fund in Saunders? name
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice of motion to the State of Haryana on a petition filed by a law student stating that honouring JP Saunders and head constable Chanan Singh by retaining a memorial fund in their name was derogatory.
- 43 IAS, 38 PCS officers shifted in major rejig in Punjab
The Punjab Government effected its biggest administrative reshuffle today, transferring 43 IAS officers and 38 PCS officers. With these, the new government has more or less completed the immediate changes it required in the bureaucracy.
- For planned growth, Punjab Government mulls urban estates in each district
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has embarked upon an ambitious plan to carve out urban estates across the state.
- 5 HCS officers transferred in Haryana
The Haryana Government today issued transfer and posting orders of five HCS officers with immediate effect.
- Workers give rousing welcome along the way
Former Chief Minister and CLP leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday showed his strength on the GT Road belt while accompanying newly appointed Congress state president Udai Bhan from Delhi to Chandigarh. The majority of Assembly seats on the GT Road belt are presently in the kitty of the BJP.
- Can?t outsource task of drafting Punjab's Budget: Congress
A day after the Punjab Government issued advertisements in newspapers announcing that “People of Punjab will make the Budget of Punjab”, state Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring today hit out at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for “outsourcing the constitutional responsibi
- How?s Punjab Chief Secretary looking into ?antedated relief? for NH, asks HC
Around two years after the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) claimed that the travelling time between Delhi and Chandigarh would reduce to two hours with the coming up of a new expressway, it has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court alleging that a compensation of Rs 1,185 crore was awa
- 43 IAS, 38 PCS officers shifted in major rejig in Punjab
The Punjab Government effected its biggest administrative reshuffle today, transferring 43 IAS officers and 38 PCS officers. With these, the new government has more or less completed the immediate changes it required in the bureaucracy.
- Can?t allow moral policing by public: Punjab and Haryana High Court
Making it clear that protection could not be denied to a runaway couple even if one of the partners was alleged to be already married, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that individual autonomy could not be hampered by societal expectations in a vibrant democracy. Justice Vinod S Bhardwaj
