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In order to keep a strict vigil upon tax evasion in the state, the Punjab government is deliberating to adopt the Gujarat pattern to plug loopholes in the collection of road tax and entry tax. Transport Minister Master Mohan Lal, along with senior officers of the department, is on a special...

Two Punjab Police constables have been placed under suspension on Wednesday, two days after the Punjab and Haryana High Court sought report from the Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, on putting a 17-year-old undertrial in chains to his bed at PGI. The suspended policemen include Angerj...

Amidst speculation of early municipal polls in the state, Punjab's Minister for Local Bodies Manoranjan Kalia today said the state government would soon inform the Election Commission for notifying an early date. This would happen once the revision of Jalandhar MC's voters' list completes on...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notices to State of Punjab over the anticipatory bail application filed by Daljit Singh Bittu, vice-president, SAD (Amritsar). Bittu, who was booked by the Punjab Police on charges of sedition, had filed the anticipatory bail apprehending arrest. He...

On September 27, 2006, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) at Mohali. In his speech he had said it was his "earnest hope" that the institute would take Punjab to "a new horizon in science teaching and...

Jathedar Vedanti says dera magazine distorting Gurbani Sikh high priests today issued fresh appeal to the community to make the July 11 Sikh congregation at Ratia a mega success. Continuing with their tirade against Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, they reiterated that the...

This is the matrimonial bio-data of the most eligible bachelor of Punjab. Bikram Singh Majithia, Minister for Information and Public Relations, Water Supply, Sewerage, Science, Technology and Non-conventional Energy, is looking for a "suitable" match. And, needless to say, he is under tremendous...

Punjab Government today announced a cash incentive of Rs one crore for the sportspersons from the state winning a gold medal at the Olympics. This step of the state government is under the new sports cash incentive policy formulated by the Punjab Government for the sportspersons who represent...

Any proud and self-respecting Indian would share the prime minister's anguish and loss of sleep over the arrest of some Indian Muslims for suspected Al-Qaeda links. Similarly, you'd also understand his statement that, being a Sikh, he particularly understands the implications of a community...

Even as the Punjab Government prepares to launch its most populist atta-daal scheme through the public distribution system (PDS), a Tata Economic Consultancy Service report revealed that a whopping 69 per cent of PDS wheat supplied to the state is diverted back to the market triggering a major...

Punjab and Haryana have a long and contentious history when it comes to sharing river waters. The water war between the states seems all set to intensify with the Badal Government deciding to mount a legal challenge to the construction of the Rs 260-crore Hansi-Bhutana Branch Multipurpose Canal...

The Punjab chapter of Indian Media Centre (IMC) will be launched at Hotel Le Baron near Punjab Agricultural University on July 7. According to IMC Punjab chapter general secretary Dr Harjinder Singh Lall, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will be the chief guest at the launching ceremony. Lall...

Rechristen it as Attari border, Govt makes a plea to Centre The Punjab government has written to the Union government to rename the international Wagha border, which is the only road route to Pakistan apart from Jammu and Kashmir. The state government has proposed that it should be called Attari...

To check cases of people seeking overseas jobs being taken for a ride by dubious employment agents, the Punjab Government plans to set up a foreign training and employment bureau which will assist, guide and train state youths who wish to work abroad. The proposed bureau will be placed under the...

Punjab asks college for blueprint of model jail They have designed the Chandigarh War Memorial, several properties for the Haryana Tourism and a beautification plan for Nanda Devi, a major pilgrimage centre in Himachal Pradesh. But even by this lofty standard, designing a jail would be a...

The Union government today gave its clearance for a Rs 400-crore package for setting up of a cluster of premier technology institutes, including National Institute of Bio-technology for Agri-foods and Rs 150-crore National Institute for Nanotechnology in Punjab. In addition, the Centre has...

Even prisons outsourced in US, argues Finance Minister Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's missive to the corporate sector to aim at inclusive growth is what Punjab intends to bank upon. In what could be seen as a prelude to the days ahead, corporate houses such as Tatas have pitched in with funds...

Amway India, one of the leading FMCG companies, celebrated seven successful years of APSA-80 in the Punjab region. APSA 80, All-Purpose Spray Adjuvant Concentrate, is an agro-speciality product from the popular product stable of Amway. The occasion was marked by a mega celebration-cum-seminar...

Punjab Medical Council (PMC), the apex state level body of doctors, has served a notice to Dr Narotam Dewan, the owner of Dewan Hospital and the vice-president of the Ludhiana unit of Indian Medical Association (IMA). He has been issued notice for giving unethical advertisements, holding...

Punjab Basketball Annual league for men and women would be held at Kapurthala from July 5 to 8 in which 12 teams of boys and girls respectively, will compete for the title. This was informed by Teja Singh Dhaliwal , general secretary, Punjab Basketball Association in a press release issued...