Capt Amarinder Singh pays homage to his mother Mohinder Kaur at Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala

Uber bike taxis launched in Punjab, Manpreet Badal flags off their first set

SAS Nagar: Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Tuesday launched the Amarinder government's ambitious employment generation scheme Apni Gadi Apna Rozgar. Under this, he flagged off from Mohali the first set of 100 Uber bike taxis, a novel employment concept in Punjab.

88 bonded labourers rescued from brick kiln in SBS Nagar

Nawanshahar: A joint team of members from the National Campaign Committee for Eradication of Bonded Labour (NCCEBL), Haryana State Child Rights Protection Commission (SCPCR) and the district administration rescued 22 Dalit families comprising 88 people (34 men, 29 women, 20 working children and 5 non-working children) from Brick Kiln in Mujjafarpur village of Rahon town in the district on Monday, according to a press release of the NCCEBL.

8.8 lakh looted at gunpoint in Amritsar

Amritsar: Three youths snatched a bag containing Rs 8.8 lakh from a petrol pump employee here on Monday afternoon when he was going to a bank to deposit the money. The incident took place near the Alpha One Mall.

Lats rites of Rajmata to be performed at Shahi Smadhan Patiala today

Chandigarh: The last rites of Rajmata Sardarni Mohinder Kaur would be performed at Shahi Smadhan in Patiala on Tuesday.

Punjab Tailoring association meets FM, urged him to amend of 18% GST imposition on wearing apparels

Chandigarh: Punjab Tailoring Association members met Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal on Tuesday morning at his Chandigarh residence. They handed over the memorandum to Badal asking for Amendment in 18% GST imposition on wearing apparels.

Support the govt to end the drugs menace in Punjab, says Manpreet Badal

Chandigarh: Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal stated that though the Punjab government has taken strict measured to curb the menace of drugs in state but still the problem is prevailing and unfortunately, women are also involved in the drug trade.

Punjab vigilance nabbed ASI and PATWARI in two different bribery cases

Chandigarh: State Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing campaign against corruption today nabbed an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) and a Revenue Patwari caught red handed while accepting bribes in two different cases.

Punjab govt launched state wide campaign to protect Cotton crop from whitefly

Chandigarh: With the state witnessing a whopping increase in cotton production expected during Kharif 2017, Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered the agriculture department to launch an aggressive campaign to prevent damage to the crop by whiteflies.

GADVASU signs MoU for Egg Processing Technology

Ludhiana: Department of Livestock Products Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana has transferred the technology of Egg Paneer to Proprietor Mr Sandeep Khullar M/S Ashna Petrobiz, Kaushambi, Ghaziabad.