Punjab
Jaswinder Bhalla, Binnu Dhillon appointed brand ambassadors of Mission Swachh and Swasth Punjab
Chandigarh: The Punjab Government would carry out week long massive awareness campaign under the ‘Freedom from Open Defecation’programme starting from August 9. The Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa while addressing media persons here today said the target was to make rural Punjab open defecation free by the end of this year.
Jagdalek Nilambire Vijay is the new SSP of Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Jagdalek Nilambire Vijay IPS appointed as new SSP of Chandigarh for three years.
Police used water cannons to disperse protesting BJP Kissan morcha members
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Police used water cannons to disperse the protesting BJP Kissan morcha members who were demanding the full loan waiver from Punjab government.
Aug 6 declared paid holiday in Punjab shops, commercial establishments
Chandigarh: To ensure the right to vote of workers in the by-election of sarpanches/panches of gram panchayat in Punjab to be held on August 6 (Sunday), the Punjab Government has declared it a paid holiday in all shops and commercial establishments where Sunday is not observed as a weekly off. A spokesman of the Labour Department announced this.
CTU to gift free travel facility to women on 'Rakhi'
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) has given a wonderful gift to women on Rakhi. The women can roam in the city free of cost on CTU buses. First time in the history of the city, the transport department has come up with a unique gift for women on Rakhi.
Police claims to nab two radicals wanted in the murder of religious leaders
Chandigarh: With the arrest of two radicals, Ashok Kumar Vohra alias Amna Seth and Lovepreet Singh alias Lovely, Punjab Police has solved the long pending cases of murder of two religious leaders, Paras Mani and Baba Lakha Singh, and a Dera Sacha Sauda follower, Gurdev Singh.
Maintain the dignity of teachers during checking, says Aruna Chaudhry
Chandigarh: The Education Minister, Punjab, Aruna Chaudhary has directed the officials of the department who are deployed on school checking duties to accord full respect to the teachers during checking of schools and desist from causing panic during such visits.
CM assures the rice millers to safeguard their interests
Chandigarh; Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has assured the state’s rice millers that the Custom Milling Policy for next year would be formulated only after considering the views of all the concerned stakeholders.
1984 Sikh riots case: Court tells CBI to conduct polygraphy test on Verma
New Delhi: In the latest development in 1984 Sikh riots case, a Delhi Court on Wednesday directed CBI to conduct polygraphy test on witness Abhishek Verma.
Capt Amarinder presents a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to Harmanpreet Kaur
Chandigarh: The Chief Minister of Punjab, Capt Amarinder Singh presented a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to the cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar.