Chandigarh : Taking forward the bilateral relations on to the next stage, Punjab-born Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will be travelling to New Delhi and Punjab later this month. Sajjan is scheduled to arrive on April 17 for an interaction with Defence Minister Arun Jaitley as both countries look to increase engagement in the sector. […]
Chandigarh : The state government has approached some former IAS officers, including those who have served in the Union Agriculture Ministry, to head the committee to be set up to deal with farm debt. The Congress had promised that it would waive the debt of farmers. The BJP, which had made a similar promise in […]
Amritsar : With the flow of the Beas towards the Ferozepur and Rajasthan feeder halted on March 27 for repair works, rare aquatic species at the Harike wetland are feared to have died for want of water. Efforts are now on to rescue the Indus dolphin, say sources. Normally 30,000 cusecs of water flows into […]
Chandigarh : Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and Leader of the Opposition HS Phoolka has been offered a house (No 500) in Sector 16 that the Congress had rejected during the Akali-BJP government’s tenure, saying that the residence was “demeaning” to the stature of the top Opposition leader. Phoolka, who stays at Punjab Bhawan […]
Chandigarh : With an aim to ending the monopoly of the Badal family-owned transport companies, the Punjab Government today announced to come out with a new draft transport policy in two weeks. The government will review the existing permits and the inter-state reciprocal agreement with Chandigarh. To be framed by May 15, as directed by […]