Punjab transport tax to be rationalised to ‘stop loot by private lobby’

Chandigarh : While bringing out the new transport policy in the next two weeks, the Punjab Government will review the inter-state reciprocal agreement with Chandigarh under which integral luxury coaches–of the Badal family transport companies–run between the state headquarters and different parts of Punjab. The government also decided to review the tax structure of the […]

All pension arrears till March 31 to be cleared, says Amarinder

Chandigarh : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday directed the Social Security Department to clear all pension arrears of the existing 19.08 lakh beneficiaries till March 31, while announcing that a new mechanism for verification and amendments in the eligibility criteria for beneficiaries would be enforced from April 1. The announcements followed a […]

No change for now, Sampla to remain state BJP chief

Chandigarh : BJP national president Amit Shah has asked Vijay Sampla to continue as the president of the state unit till further orders, while turning down his offer to resign due to the party’s poor performance in the state Assembly elections. The party won just three of the 23 seats it contested. Confirming the development, […]

Tragedy averted as fire breaks out at Jalandhar’s PSPTL scrap yard

Jalandhar : A major tragedy was averted on Monday as fire broke out at the Punjab State Power Transmission Limited (PSPTL) scrap yard adjoining the Indian Oil dump here. No loss of life was reported.Transformers filled with highly-inflammable transformer oil exploded. Army and Air Force officials were roped in to douse the fire. The transformers […]