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RDF withheld: Punjab banks on centrally sponsored schemes for rural devp

Chandigarh, March 6 -- With nearly Rs.5,500 crore Rural Development Fund (RDF) stuck in a legal wrangle, Punjab will be banking on Centrally Sponsored Schemes, such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Em... Read More


10% of Punjab budget to go towards power subsidies

Chandigarh, March 6 -- With power subsidies accounting for 10% of the total budgetary allocation of Punjab for the financial year (2024-25), it seems that political compulsions and populist promises w... Read More


Faulty district survey reports delayed environmental clearance for mining, says Punjab mining department report

Chandigarh, Feb. 27 -- The mining department has blamed faulty district survey reports (DSRs), prepared by a private consultant, for the delay in obtaining environmental clearance for gravel and sand ... Read More


Eyeing poll dividends AAP government in Punjab goes soft on farmers

Chandigarh, Feb. 15 -- Much like Capt Amarinder Singh-led Congress government in 2020, the present Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) regime has adopted a similar tactic of going soft on protesting farmers and ens... Read More