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Election commission no to panchayat land auctions

Chandigarh, April 25 -- The election commission refused to give the Punjab rural development department the go-ahead for its plan to conduct an open auction on May 1 of land owned by Panchayati Raj In... Read More


Uncertainty looms over Cong sitting MPs Sadiq, Dimpa's candidature

Chandigarh, April 16 -- The Congress party's announcement of six tickets from Punjab for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls has brought forth an unexpected twist, with the names of two sitting MPs, Mohd Sad... Read More


Lodge FIR against DSP, 2 other cops for implicating PCS officer in graft case, ays Punjab home department

Chandigarh, April 1 -- Punjab home department has asked the director general of police (DGP) to lodge a first information report (FIR) against a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Harwinder Pal Sin... Read More


Four Punjab Cong MPs scotch speculation on BJP switch

Chandigarh, March 29 -- Four sitting Congress MPs in Punjab on Thursday scotched rumours that they are looking to jump the ship and join the BJP weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. "I have dedicated ... Read More


ED summons 3 Punjab officials over excise policy

Chandigarh, March 28 -- After the arrest of the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in an excise policy case, the enforcement directorate has redirected its gaze towards Punjab. The financial investi... Read More


Two years of AAP govt: Punjab's fight against corruption on course

Chandigarh, March 16 -- The vigilance bureau has arrested nearly 600 people, including 12 senior politicians and bureaucrats, since its anti-corruption drive was launched soon after the AAP government... Read More


Punjab VB probing PPAs sends teams to private thermal plants after government nudge

Chandigarh, March 12 -- Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), tasked with probing the alleged inflated power purchase agreements (PPAs), has started the physical assessment of constructions and equipment at t... Read More


40% of urban couples opting for IVF due to effects of pollution and environmental degradation, says health minister

Chandigarh, March 8 -- Punjab health minister Dr Balbir Singh on Thursday said that nearly 40% of urban young couples are taking the help of IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) to have children due to the ef... Read More


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