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Chandigarh, July 31 Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Monday laid the foundation stones for special repair and reconstruction of three important road projects worth Rs 22.56 crore falling in Sahnewal and Payal constituencies of district Ludhiana. The projects including Ludhiana-Chandigarh highway to Gurudwara Degsar Sahib road (2-KM) of Rs 2.37 crore, … Read more

Sunam (Sangrur), July 31- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday batted for Bharat Ratna award for the legendary martyrs like Shaheed Udham singh, Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha who had made unparalleled sacrifices for the country.   Interacting with the media persons here after paying floral tributes to Shaheed Udham Singh … Read more

Chandigarh, July 31: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab has strongly opposed the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation’s decision regarding parking fees (which proposes to double the parking fees for vehicles from outside Chandigarh). The party said that this is a dictatorial and tyrannical decision of the BJP-ruled Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.    Addressing the media in a … Read more

CHANDIGARH: The Border Security Force (BSF) has shot down a drone near the International Border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district and seized three kg narcotics that it was carrying. “At about 9 p.m. on Sunday, BSF troops deployed at the border heard the buzzing sound of a drone entering India from Pakistan near Kalash village … Read more

Sas Nagar (Mohali), July 30- In another path breaking initiative aimed at spearheading revolution in the education sector, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday flagged off the first batch of the Headmasters for expert training at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.   Interacting with the media after flagging off the batch … Read more

Chandigarh, July 30: 18 students of the School of Eminence today witnessed the launch of PSLV-C 56 at Sriharikota.    Giving information in this regard, School Education Minister Punjab Mr Harjot Singh Bains said that our government is constantly striving to provide the best education to the students of government schools. He said our started … Read more

Chandigarh, July 30: Amidst its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Sunday nabbed a PSPCL Junior Engineer (JE), Jasmel Singh, posted at Sidhwan Bet in Ludhiana district for accepting a bribe of Rs 70,000.    The PSPCL official has been arrested on the complaint of Surinder Singh resident of … Read more

Chandigarh, July 28: Punjab Local Government Minister Balkar Singh on Friday laid foundation stones of development works worth over Rs 2 crore in villages of Kartarpur besides dedicating CCTV cameras project to people at Phillaur. The Minister also handed over approval letters to the beneficiaries of Awas Yojana in a function held at Bhogpur.    … Read more

Chandigarh, July 28: Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Mr Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Friday directed all the Chief Agriculture Officers of the state to extend maximum help to the flood-affected farmers and ensure that no farmer affected by floods should face any hassle in getting the benefit of free-paddy saplings being provided by the … Read more

Chandigarh, July 29-   In a bid to provide the delivery of Atta/ Wheat at the doorstep of the beneficiaries, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday gave nod to introduce the concept of setting up the Model Fair Price Shops under National Food Security Act (NFSA).   A decision to … Read more