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Punjab records uptick in FDIflows amid investor outreach

Chandigarh, Feb. 21 -- Punjab has improved its ranking in attracting foreign direct investment, recording inflows of Rs.2,711 crore (US $310 million) during the first half of the 2025-26 financial yea... Read More


HC bars Punjab govt from selling PSPCL properties

Chandigarh, Feb. 21 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday restrained the Punjab government from selling properties of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), including 50 acres of... Read More


ED files prosecution complaint against four

Jalandhar, Feb. 21 -- The Enforcement Directorate filed a prosecution complaint (chargesheet) against four persons in Jalandhar's special PMLA court on Friday in the money laundering case linked to th... Read More


Procurement expenses: Punjab flags Rs.5,400-crore arrears with Centre

Chandigarh, Feb. 21 -- The Punjab government on Thursday sought over Rs.5,400 crore towards pending incidental expenses - including mandi labour charges, interest differential and gunny bag costs - in... Read More


2,000 govt schools inspected : Bains

Chandigarh, Feb. 21 -- Education minister Harjot Singh Bains on Friday conducted a surprise inspection at Government Senior Secondary School, Jhita Kalan, as part of a drive to strengthen the state's ... Read More


Sabotage suspected in Bathinda MC office fire

BATHINDA, Feb. 21 -- Three weeks after a fire broke out at the Bathinda municipal corporation (MC) office, an investigation suggests that it was a case of sabotage. A first information report (FIR) wa... Read More


Haryana 8th in power regulatory rankings

Chandigarh, Feb. 21 -- Haryana secured 'A' grade with 88.5 marks out of 100 in the National Regulatory Performance Rankings of states and UTs for power sector. As per a spokesperson of Haryana Electri... Read More


Block sensitive info that may harm int'l relations: Canadian govt to court

Toronto, Feb. 21 -- As the trial related to the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar is expected to begin later this year, the Canadian government has sought to block some details from... Read More


On way to meet son, Hoshiarpur man dies on flight to Italy

Hoshiarpur, Feb. 21 -- A 66-year-old man from Hoshiarpur's Moonak Khurd village died of a heart attack while travelling on an international flight. Deceased Pargan Singh and his wife were going to Ita... Read More


HSVP took land from owners without giving compensation: CAG report

Chandigarh, Feb. 21 -- The comptroller and auditor general (CAG) report, tabled in the Haryana Assembly on Friday, has found that the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) used a piece of privately ... Read More