Punjab govt releases Rs 224.70 cr to clear the backlog of pensions

Chandigarh: The Punjab government has released an amount of Rs.224.70 crore to clear the backlog of pensions due to beneficiaries under various social welfare schemes for the months of February and March 2017.

Pong dam's water level goes up by over 20 ft in 10 days

Chandigarh: The water level in the Pong Dam on the Beas river has gone up "sharply" in the last few days due to incessant rainfall in the catchment areas of the reservoir, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) said today.

Dr Haque discusses farmers' issues with PAU VC

Ludhiana: In a bid to give relief to the farmers of Punjab, Dr T. Haque, Head, Expert Group on Farm Loan Waiver, Punjab, visited Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) today and discussed issues of the farmers.

4 killed, 20 injured after two buses collide in Tarn Taran

Pawan Kumar/Baldev Singh Pannu

Bhola drug racket: HC seeks details of drug seizure cases

Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday sought details of drug seizure cases registered by Punjab and Haryana and Chandigarh police in the past one year.

Adopt zero-pollution technology, pollution control board tells Punjab brick-kiln owners

Patiala: To check pollution from the 3,000-odd brick-kilns that continue to use archaic technology in operations, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has issued a guideline to owners to adopt zero air-pollution technology.?Now, the primary fuel for making bricks is burning raw coal.

Darbara Singh Guru likely to be the new Chief Secretary of SGPC

Jagsir Singh Sidhu

Sikh priests at Golden Temple staged a protest demanding Salary hike

Sukhwinder Singh Bohru

Chandigarh Airport authorities worried of gold smuggling from Dubai-Sharjah flights

Chandigarh: The launch of flights abroad from the Chandigarh International Airport was much awaited and began with a lot of fanfare. But the airport is also making news for the wrong reasons with large seizures of gold being smuggled in here from the Gulf.

Jaitley introduces Bill to transfer power to levy tax to Chandigarh

New Delhi: Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Monday introduced in the Lok Sabha a bill that will replace an ordinance which was brought urgently for the timely execution of the GST law in the union territory of Chandigarh.