SAD (Sanyukt) releases list of 12 candidates for Punjab pollsFormer Punjab finance minister and Dhindsa's son Parminder Singh will contest from the Lehragaga assembly seat, a party statement said.
21 Jan, 2022, 07.14 PM IST
Shiromani Akali Dal snapped ties with NDA 'out of compulsion': Sukhdev DhindsaSAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal had announced the decision to snap ties with the NDA, amid stepped up agitation by farmers in Punjab over the...
27 Sep, 2020, 12.33 PM IST
Shriromani Akali Dal’s rebel faction to approach EC for new political partyDhindsa along with his supporters had been “expelled” from SAD in February for “anti-party activities”. They had floated SAD (A) as a platf...
22 Sep, 2020, 12.05 AM IST
Punjab: Akalis field bureaucrats in big numbers, Congress and AAP not too far behindEx-DC TPS Sidhu fighting for SAD from Mohali; Moga DC KS Vaid contesting on Cong ticket from Gill in Ludhiana.
05 Jan, 2017, 11.58 PM IST
Punjab government wants banks to waive 25 per cent of Rs 20,000 crore loanThe central bank in February had ordered banks to classify the loans disbursed to Punjab government for procurement of foodgrains as bad lo...
19 May, 2016, 03.22 AM IST
29.17 lakh accounts opened under PMJDY in Punjab: Parminder Singh DhindsaPunjab Government has opened a record over 29.17 lakh accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) for which different banks or...
06 Nov, 2015, 10.47 PM IST
Ludhiana offers maximum employment: Economic SurveyLudhiana-the industrial hub of Punjab - offers the maximum employment across Punjab with a share of 19.1 per cent,as per latest Economic Su...
25 Aug, 2014, 08.13 PM IST
Former UPA regime contributed to Punjab's debt problem: Parminder Singh DhindsaDhindsa further said a sum of Rs 50 crore has been allocated to PSIDC for financing new industrial projects by way of either equity or loan.
22 Jul, 2014, 12.00 AM IST
Punjab govt pays Rs 12,574 cr made through e-payment systemPunjab Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa said here that the online system of payments is running successfully in the state.
10 Oct, 2013, 07.22 PM IST
- Punjab govt makes first online payment to beneficiaries
Punjab Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa today said government payment amounting to Rs 3,218 crore was disbursed to more than seven ...
23 May, 2013, 09.40 PM IST
Punjab's debt projected to cross 1 lakh cr mark in 2013-14Punjab's total outstanding debt is projected to cross whopping Rs 1 lakh crore mark in next fiscal.
20 Mar, 2013, 05.01 PM IST
Soft drinks, Cigarettes to cost more in PunjabSoft drinks and Cigarettes will cost more in Punjab effective April 1, with the state government hiking the Value Added Tax (VAT).
20 Mar, 2013, 02.33 PM IST
- Punjab governmet announces 7% dearness allowance hike
The Finance Minister said 7 per cent DA increase would put an additional liability of Rs 351.63 crore on the state exchequer.
12 Nov, 2012, 07.54 PM IST
- Welfare scheme funds to be released through e-transfer system in Punjab
The Punjab govt issued instructions for release of funds to panchayats & other beneficiaries through an e-transfer system.
03 Oct, 2012, 07.08 PM IST
- Punjab government employees 'awaiting' March salary
Punjab government has admitted that several state employees were yet to receive their salaries for the month of March.
11 Apr, 2012, 08.59 PM IST
- Punjab assembly unanimously passes vote-on-account
The Punjab assembly today unanimously passed the vote-on-account of Rs 14,245.95 crore for the first three months of the 2012-13 fiscal.
28 Mar, 2012, 03.02 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