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Free power takes steam out of solar energy push in Punjab

Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- Punjab has been slow to embrace the green energy wave, with only 17,496 of the over 73 lakh domestic consumers in the state opting for Centre's flagship PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli... Read More


60L workers from Punjab registered on e-Shram portal

Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- More than 60 lakh unorganised workers from Punjab, including 22,272 gig and platform workers, have registered on the Centre's e-Shram portal, with the industrial hub of Ludhiana ... Read More


Punjab joblessness rate dips, but still above nat'l average: Centre in LS

Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- Punjab's youth unemployment rate has eased over the past three years, but the state continues to lag well behind the national average, with joblessness among educated youth also ... Read More


Centre's cashless scheme for crash victims fails to take off in Punjab

CHANDIGARH, July 31 -- Punjab has emerged among the poorest performers in implementing the Centre's PM-RAHAT (Road Accident Victims' Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment) Scheme for crash victims on ... Read More


Info panel smells rat in teacher's disability certificate case probe

Chandigarh, July 31 -- Finding irregularities in the handling of disciplinary proceedings against a Punjabi teacher whose disability certificate came under scrutiny during a Vigilance Bureau inquiry i... Read More


Punjab's floodplain survey remains unfinished

CHANDIGARH, July 30 -- Repeatedly battered by monsoon floods that have claimed lives and caused thousands of crores in damage, Punjab is still without scientifically demarcated floodplains, with the s... Read More


Central capital goods scheme: Punjab secures just rRs.r4.28 cr over past 2 fiscals

India, July 29 -- CHANDIGARH Despite the Centre's push to scale up India's domestic manufacturing powerhouse, Punjab has secured a mere Rs.4.28 crore over the last two fiscal years under the ministry... Read More


Punjab gets just Rs.4.2 crore over 2 yrs

CHANDIGARH, July 29 -- Despite the Centre's push to scale up India's domestic manufacturing powerhouse, Punjab has secured a mere Rs.4.28 crore over the last two fiscal years under the ministry of hea... Read More


Punjab got Rs.13L under PM minority welfare scheme in '25-26

Chandigarh, July 28 -- Punjab received a mere Rs.13 lakh under the Centre's flagship Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) in 2025-26, a steep fall from Rs.104.58 crore released in 2022-23, accor... Read More


Govt to NGT: PLPA land demarcation lags in SBS Nagar, Hoshiarpur

Chandigarh, July 26 -- The Punjab government has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that differential global positioning system (DGPS)-based demarcation of land delisted under the Punjab Land ... Read More