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Amritsar MC sitting on legacy waste despite Rs.8-cr penalty

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- The Amritsar Municipal Corporation has failed to clear around 1.5 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste dumped across 11 acres at the Chabhal Road site despite repeated directions,... Read More


Can't penalise NHAI for felling treeson land acquired by it: Punjab to NGT

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 28 -- The Punjab forest department has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has no jurisdiction to regulate or penalise the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for c... Read More


ED summons GMADA chief engineer, ex-official over Rs.40-cr waiver to realtor

Chandigarh, Aug. 27 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Delhi, has summoned Greater Mohali Area Development Authority's (GMADA) chief engineer Ajay Garg and former chief engineer Sunil Kansal for Thu... Read More


Punjab received over Rs.8k cr in capital aid in five years: Centre

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 25 -- Punjab has received Rs.8,379 crore till July 2026 in financial assistance under the Centre's Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure/Investment (SASCI) o... Read More


Punjab wraps up water reforms assessment, awaits budget inputs

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 23 -- Punjab has completed its assessment against the Centre's newly introduced State Water Reforms Framework (SWRF) and is now awaiting budgetary inputs from a few departments before... Read More


6 GMADA officials put on notice for delay in service

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 22 -- The Punjab transparency and accountability commission has issued show-cause notices to five officials of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) over the pendency ... Read More


Rs.149 cr in green fines unrecovered, NGT slaps notice on PPCB

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 21 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and other environmental regulators over the alleged failure to recover and util... Read More


BSP eyes alliance with Waris Punjab De

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- With an eye on regaining lost political ground ahead of the Punjab assembly elections, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is exploring an alliance with Akali Dal Waris Punjab De even as ... Read More


Process underway for GI tag for Amritsar shawls: Centre in LS

Chandigarh, Aug. 20 -- The Centre has initiated the process to secure Geographical Indication (GI) registration for the traditional Amritsar shawl, offering the city's Rs.1,700-crore shawl industry a ... Read More


Info panel brings all pvt varsities in Punjab under RTI umbrella

Chandigarh, Aug. 18 -- In a decision that has brought all 18 private universities in Punjab under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, the Punjab State Information Commission has rul... Read More