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Chandigarh, July 11: In an ambitious bid to boost Agro-Forestry in the state, the Punjab Government had succeeded in getting the approval of Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to issue licenses to 5651 units of Wood Based Industries in the State. More...

Chandigarh, Jul 11: In order to keep a strict check on tax evasion, the Punjab Government is considering on adopting Gujarat pattern to plug loopholes in the collection of road and entry taxes in the state. More...

By Savinder Singh, Amritsar, July 11 : While a summer camp would mean mountaineering, camping in woods, crash courses in foreign languages or other hobby classes, for children in Amritsar a different kind of camp was organised this summer to teach them about the philosophy of Sikhism. More...

Chandigarh, July 10: The Punjab Government today decided to involve premiere consultancy agencies, including the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (ILFS), for resource mobilisation and implementation of project works in the state. More...

New Delhi, July 10: In a unique environmental success story, the near extinct river Kali Bein in Punjab, the holy place where Gurunanak received enlightenment, has been rejuvenated with the voluntary effort of the masses. More...

By Karan Kapoor, Ludhiana, July 10 : Unlike most beauty pageants, where the contestants are budding chic girls in their teens and early twenties, Ludhiana recently played host to its maiden 'Mrs. Punjab' contest, featuring married aspirants from across the state. More...

Ludhiana, July 10 : Pest infestation has led to major crop destruction in Punjab, causing immense loss to the farmers. Infestation by Mealy bug, a white fuzzy insect that sucks plant juice, has led to major damage of cotton crop in Punjab's Muktsar District. More...

Chandigarh, JULY 9: Punjab Transport Minister Mohan Lal today announced that the State Government would set up a driving training school at Kapurthala District in collaboration with Ashok Leyland. More...

Amritsar, Jul 8: The Sikh clergy, which met today at the Akal Takht to discuss the Dera Sacha Sauda controversy, catagorically said while the law would take its own course, the highest temporal seat of Sikhism would deal with the issue on ''purely religious terms.'' More...

Patiala, July 7: Acting president of SAD Sukhbir Badal, MP, today asserted that it was premature to declare the UPA government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ''friendly'' to the SAD-BJP Government in Punjab. More...

Chandigarh, July 7: Punjab Chief Minster Parkash Singh Badal today declared that his Government would soon announce a Media Policy incorporating the clause regarding medical and group insurance, housing societies and old age pension for journalists in the state. More...

New Delhi, July 6: Punjab Cooperation Minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh met Union Minister of State (Independent charge) Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahai here today and sought central assistance for setting up a Mega Food Park either in Ludhiana or Jalanadhar. More...

By Ravinder Singh Robin, Washington D.C., July 4 : US Congressman Mike Honda has assured the Sikh community in the United States that he would take up the issue of ban on turbans with the French Government. More...

New Delhi, July 4: Punjab Water Supply Minister Bikram Singh Majithia today sought financial and technical assistance from the Centre to improve the water supply schemes in the state's rural areas, especially the canal-based ones that faced the problems of inadequate and polluted water. More...

New Delhi, July 4: The Supreme Court has quashed the acquisition of about 9,354 acres of land in 29 villages of district Ropar of Punjab by the state government for setting up a new township of Anandgarh. More...

Chandigarh, July 3: Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) N P S Aulakh today held a meeting with Haryana DGP R S Dalal to chalk out a common strategy to deal with the situation arising out of the conflict between Dera Sacha Sauda followers and Sikh activists. More...

Chandigarh, July 3: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday ordered the setting up of five citrus estates this year, bringing 18,000 acres in 400 villages under citrus cultivation. More...

New York, July 3: A Sikh religious flag displayed at a soon-to-be-opened gurdwara in California is at the centre of a controversy, with some residents saying the American flag should also be put up there. More...

New Delhi, July 2: The Centre today gave its clearance for a Rs. 400 crore package for setting up of a cluster of premier techonolgy institutes- a world class National Institute of Bio-technology for Agri-foods and a Rs 150 crore National Institute for Nanotechnology- in Punjab. More...

Chandigarh, July 2: For the planned development of urban areas of Punjab, the state Government today decided in principle to implement Land Pooling Technique in the state on Gujrat Pattern. More...