Punjab
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.
Punjab Cong MLA punctures own govt’s claim on drug menace, says drive worked only for 15 days
Sunam: Even as chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh and his government in Punjab claim that their drive against drugs has been a huge success ever since the Congress came to power in March, party MLA Surjit Dhiman said on Monday that ‘chitta’ (‘white powder’, referring to drugs) is “easily available in every nook and corner” the as the drive against the menace “remained effective for only the first 15 days of the government”.