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More power to Sanjeev Arora, gets local bodies charge ahead of MC polls

Chandigarh, Jan. 9 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday effected a significant reshuffle in his cabinet, handing the important local government portfolio to cabinet minister Sanjeev Aror... Read More


Ensure girls' toilets in all schools before March 8: Centre to states

Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to chief secretaries about the availability of girls' toilets in schools, the Centre has asked the state governments and Union terri... Read More


Cash-strapped Punjab to seek Rs.12k cr from RBI

Chandigarh, Jan. 4 -- Amid growing fiscal challenges, the Punjab government is likely to borrow Rs.12,006 crore in the last quarter of the 2025-26 financial year. The state government has indicated it... Read More


Amid no NPS corpus refund, Punjab govt in a fix over OPS

Chandigarh, Dec. 27 -- The Punjab government is caught in a Catch-22 over restoring the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for its employees, following the Centre's refusal to refund the accumulated New Pension... Read More


Centre asks states to host nationwide events

Chandigarh, Dec. 25 -- Amid calls from several MPs, the Akal Takht, and Sikh scholars for a change in nomenclature, the Centre has written to state governments and Union territories directing them to ... Read More


conduct Veer Bal Diwas events in schools: centre

Chandigarh, Dec. 25 -- The Centre has written to state governments and union territories, directing them to organise activities and competitions in all schools on the occasion of Veer Bal Diwas on Fri... Read More


Rethinking connectivity through managed Wi-Fi for enterprises

India, Dec. 21 -- In the past decade, enterprise Wi-Fi has evolved from a basic utility into a mission-critical foundation for business operations. Amid this transformation, Managed Wi-Fi has emerged ... Read More


6 yrs on, 30% works to upgrade school infra fail to take off

Chandigarh, Dec. 13 -- About 30% of works sanctioned over thepast six years to improve government school infrastructure in Punjab under Centre's flagship education sector programme Samagra Shiksha are... Read More


Centre sanctions Rs.106 cr for digital push in schools

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- After withholding approval for a similar proposal earlier, the Centre has sanctioned Rs.106 crore to Punjab for digital initiatives such as computer laboratories and smart classr... Read More


Punjab sees 36% decline in capex from Apr-Sept

Chandigarh, Dec. 2 -- Punjab has reported a 36% decline in capital expenditure (capex) during the first half of the 2025-26 financial year, as compared to last year. The state government spent Rs 1,76... Read More