Fatehgarh Sahib : Former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday said the Congress government was backtracking on its poll promises, including waiver of farm loans and cheap meals. Talking to the media, Sukhbir said he was surprised that instead of providing grants for development the government was taking back the grants issued to […]
Chandigarh : The Capt Amarinder Singh government, which has been quite vocal about the legacy of debt, is set to inherit from the previous Akali-BJP government a fleet of new cars, including a luxury SUV — something it won’t mind. These vehicles were ordered by the SAD-BJP government for the then Chief Minister Parkash Singh […]
Chandigarh : It’s easier for a lawyer to become a judge than find a place in the Punjab Advocate-General’s office. For the much-awaited bill on appointment of law officers in state’s Advocate-General’s office, passed by the Assembly on Wednesday, provides tougher procedure and criteria for selection and engagement of lawyers as law officers. A lawyer […]
Chandigarh : The last five years of the SAD-BJP government saw public debt increase by almost Rs10,000 crore every year. This was the time when then Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal made claims about ‘Progressive Punjab’. The outcome of the financial mess is that Punjab is now under debt of more than Rs1 lakh […]
Faridkot, March 30 : The Medical Council of India (MCI) has allotted 46 more postgraduate (PG) seats to Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, the highest ever to a medical college in the region in one go. The MCI has allotted a total of 51 new PG seats to Punjab as five seats […]