Chandigarh, April 24 -- In a major investor-friendly initiative, the Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, on Wednesday approved third-party certification and self-certification for the approval of factory building plans.

A decision to this effect was made in the meeting of the Council of Ministers held under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister at his official residence.

At the very outset, the Punjab Cabinet, led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, on Wednesday paid tributes to the martyrs of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam (Jammu and Kashmir).

The Cabinet observed a two-minute silence to pay homage to the martyrs who attained martyrdom during the terrorist attack at Pahalgam. The Cabinet opined that th...