Punjab to begin wheat procurement from April 10; farmers to be paid in bank a/csAshu said the department of agriculture and farmers' welfare expect the arrival of 130 lakh tonnes of wheat in the local markets (mandis). ...
09 Apr, 2021, 08.31 PM IST
Punjab govt to recruit 50,000 people till March 31; Cabinet gives nod to restructuring 10 deptsKickstarting the process of recruitment to 50,000 government posts during the current fiscal, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved rest...
30 Dec, 2020, 08.34 PM IST
Like previous two surges, third wave of coronavirus in Delhi will end soon: KejriwalAfter inaugurating a PWD project to strengthen Rohtak Road in Mundka, he urged people to properly wear face masks as it's the best protecti...
06 Nov, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
Need to promote use of face masks to check spread of COVID: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal"Till there is a medicine for corona, face masks are the medicine. These are the biggest protection against COVID-19 infection. We need to ...
06 Nov, 2020, 02.10 PM IST
Punjab extends curfew till May 1; task force to decide on exit strategyCiting the grim projections about the spread of the pandemic in the coming weeks, the Chief Minister said the curfew restrictions were esse...
10 Apr, 2020, 06.10 PM IST
Highways across country turn into local roads to 'dodge' Supreme Court's liquor banHundreds of kilometres of national & state highways in states have turned into local or district roads, just a few days after liquor ban al...
09 Apr, 2017, 09.04 PM IST
Birender Singh reviews progress of PMGSY for Punjab, Haryana, Himachal PradeshState-wise projects related to PMGSY must be thoroughly assessed by each state and sent to the Ministry on or before March 31, 2016, he sai...
19 Mar, 2016, 05.30 AM IST
Chennai rains: Delay in release of water from Chembarambakkam reservoir caused floodsThe Chennai floods was not a natural disaster, but one caused by the state bureaucracy's failure to regulate release of water from Chembara...
09 Dec, 2015, 11.55 AM IST
Manish Sisodia elevated to give more room to Arvind Kejriwal: AAP leaderSisodia as deputy chief minister in the new government will give more room to party chief Arvind Kejriwal to campaign extensively in other ...
13 Feb, 2015, 12.22 AM IST
Punjab to initiate techno-social audit of infrastructure projectsPunjab government will carry out "techno-social audit" of all infrastructure projects in state to rectify deficiencies in implementation pr...
20 Aug, 2014, 06.27 PM IST
Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal asks depts to draw funds of Rs 500 crore under RIDF projectsParkash Singh Badal asked all departments and implementing agencies to fully draw funds to the tune of Rs 500 crore by NABARD.
07 Jul, 2014, 05.09 PM IST
Parkash Singh Badal allots new portfolios, reshuffles portfolios of others"Sohan Singh Thandal has been given the charge of Jails, Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Archives and Museums and Printing and Stationary."
11 Jun, 2014, 07.35 PM IST
No compromise on Golden Temple beautification: Sukhbir Singh BadalPunjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal said that the state govt would not compromise on anything regarding the beautification of the Darbar S...
07 Dec, 2013, 09.07 PM IST
- Five-Star hotel to come up on Government circuit house land
Government circuit house and PWD Rest house sprawling in two acres of land in the city will be demolished to make way for a Five-Star Hotel.
25 Mar, 2013, 09.23 PM IST
- Infrastructure firm IVRCL bags contracts worth Rs 4,081 crore
Both the highway projects have to be constructed within 30 months from the appointed date and the concession period for the two projects is...
02 Apr, 2012, 08.01 PM IST
- Average age of Punjab Cabinet is 60 years
With 85-yr-old Badal at the helm, it's mostly the old faces that stand out in the newly sworn Punjab Cabinet, whose average age comes to 60...
14 Mar, 2012, 02.25 PM IST
- Punjab Cong defends Reliance mega agri project
The leaders of Punjab unit of Congress on Thursday defended state government's approval to Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries Ltd's prop...
29 Jun, 2006, 07.50 PM IST