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Punjab unveils new awards policy for docs

Chandigarh, Sept. 25 -- The Punjab government on Wednesday introduced a policy to honour doctors for outstanding services. Announcing this, health and family welfare minister Dr Balbir Singh said this... Read More


Passing on GST rate cut benefits to consumer a challenge: 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


SAD dispatches 500 fogging machines for flood-hit areas

Chandigarh, Sept. 25 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday flagged off a cavalcade of vehicles containing 500 fogging machines for the flood-affected people in Punjab... Read More


High court restrains Punjab from seeking property sureties

Patiala, Sept. 25 -- In a major relief to MBBS aspirants, the high court has restrained the Punjab government from insisting on property sureties from students seeking admission in MBBS courses in gov... Read More


Panipat, Hisar to get 800 MW thermal units

Chandigarh, Sept. 25 -- The Haryana government will establish two 800 MW ultra-supercritical thermal units in Panipat and Hisar, said energy minister Anil Vij. Once operational, these projects will si... Read More


2 police officials, aides 'abduct' three Noida bizmen for 'extortion', booked

Ludhiana, Sept. 25 -- Two police personnel and their accomplices have been accused of abducting three businessmen from Noida while accusing them of having being indulged in illegal activities and brin... Read More


College head molests 17 students, on the run: Cops

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- A chairman of a Delhi management college has been on the run for a month after being booked for allegedly molesting more than 17 students on campus in Vasant Kunj, police said o... Read More


Nod to prosecute ex-minister Dharamsot in bribery case

India, Sept. 25 -- The cabinet gave prosecution sanction against former forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot in a corruption case registered by the vigilance bureau in 2022. This paves the way for VB... Read More


Bypolls to 4 Rajya Sabha seats in J&K, 1 in Punjab on Oct 24

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu & Kashmir, vacant since February 2021, will finally go to polls on October 24, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced Wednesday, addi... Read More


Cabinet nod to OTS scheme to recover pre-GST arrears

Chandigarh, Sept. 25 -- The Punjab cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the One-Time Settlement Scheme for the recovery of outstanding dues in multiple pre-GST acts cases for trade and industry to enh... Read More