Chandigarh : Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal today urged the Union Finance Ministry to release the cash credit limit (CCL) worth Rs20,900 crore for wheat procurement, which begins tomorrow. Manpreet, who held a meeting with Union Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa in New Delhi this afternoon, said the latter had promised to get the CCL released […]
Mohali, April 1 : Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday said that as Punjab economy is at its rock bottom, from here it could only go up. The Chief Minister was here to appoint Lal Singh as chairman of the Punjab Mandi Board. Meanwhile, KK Sharma was appointed the PRTC Chairman on Saturday.
Chandigarh : Punjab Health Minister Brahm Mohindra today ordered probe into irregularities in the functioning of de-addiction and rehabilitation centres in the state as pointed out in the CAG report. Mohindra said the Health Secretary has been directed to submit the report within a week.
Chandigarh : The Water Supply and Sanitation Department has issued pending bills in the range of Rs 30,000 to Rs 60,000 to a majority of consumers in 139 towns of the state, leaving them in shock. In several cases, the bills are pending for three to five years. This is so because the department did […]
Sangrur : Two people were killed as a gas cylinder exploded in a cold storage in Dhuri town of this district on Friday.The administration has started rescue operation as many people are feared trapped inside the building. Senior officials have reached the spot.People from adjoining villages have been helping the administration in the rescue operation. […]