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Interview | Punjab needs to focus on value-driven growth, making farming profitable, says Rajinder Gupta

Chandigarh, Nov. 10 -- Rajinder Gupta (66) wears many hats - entrepreneur, policy adviser, philanthropist, cricket administrator, and now a politician. One of India's leading industrialists, Gupta, ch... Read More


150gm milk, 1 banana: Punjab mulls serving breakfast in govt schools

Chandigarh, Nov. 6 -- Taking a cue from Tamil Nadu, the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is mulling a proposal to provide milk and bananas for breakfast to more than 18 lak... Read More


Voter mapping: 55% of Punjab voters match previous rolls ahead of SIR

Chandigarh, Oct. 31 -- A voter mapping exercise conducted ahead of the forthcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Punjab has revealed that the names of 55% of the state's 2.14 ... Read More


Centre mulling five more years of Samagra Shiksha

Chandigarh, Oct. 24 -- The Union ministry of education is considering extending its flagship school education programme, Samagra Shiksha, under which Punjab has received more than Rs.3,500 crore from ... Read More


Punjab govt to take rRs.r5,093-crore loan during Oct-Dec quarter

Chandigarh, Oct. 6 -- Amid rising fiscal challenges, the Punjab government plans to raise a loan of Rs.5,093 crore during the October-December period (third quarter) of the current financial year. Th... Read More


Punjab govt resolution slams Centre's 'token' package, silence on rRs.r20K cr demand

Chandigarh, Sept. 27 -- The Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Friday moved a resolution in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha condemning the BJP-led Union government for its "lack of response... Read More


Passing on GST rate cut benefits to Punjab consumer a big challenge, says Harpal Cheema

Chandigarh, Sept. 25 -- The Punjab government is bracing for challenges arising from the recent cut in the goods and services tax (GST) rates, particularly passing on the benefits to consumers and man... Read More


Complaints pour in against private schools in Punjab for flouting RTE norms

Chandigarh, Sept. 18 -- Days after the Punjab government issued admission guidelines under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, complaints have been filed with the s... Read More


rRs.r12k crore in state's disaster kitty: Punjab govt's claim deflated by CAG report

Chandigarh, Sept. 13 -- Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged Rs.12,000 crore as already available in the state's kitty for disaster relief, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday dismissed ... Read More


{ rRs.r12k in state's disaster kitty} Govt's claim deflated by CAG report

Chandigarh, Sept. 12 -- Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged Rs.12,000 crore as already available in the state's kitty for disaster relief, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday dismissed ... Read More