Punjab first state to offer 66 percent subsidy to SCs on Solar inverters

CHANDIGARH: The Green Energy State Punjab today took a novel and innovative step of making every SC family part of Solar Power revolution by offering solar inverter to them at 66% subsidy.According to an official spokesman the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has offered a subsidised Power Pack to the scheduled castes in the state […]

Amidst controversy, Harcharan Singh takes over SGPC chief secretary

AMRITSAR: Amidst controversy over appointment of Chief Secretary in the Shriomani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), the new incumbent Harcharan Singh today took over the charge here immediately after the SGPC President Avtar Singh Makkar handed over the appointment letter to him.Harcharn Singh took over the charge in the presence of senior SGPC functionaries.SGPC also known […]

Major boost to Punjab’s economy with Nerolac and IOC committing Rs 365 crore investment adjacent to international border

Chandigarh, August 25 – Punjab, which has already garnered an investment of Rs 15000 crore, today witnessed a Rs 365 crore investment, adjacent to the international border, with Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal handing over Letters of allotment and pre-feasible clearances to Kansai Nerolac Paints and Indian Oil Corporation (IoC) for setting up […]

Sikh population in India declines, stands at 2.08 crores, 1.7 percent of national head count

CHANDIGARH: The popilation of Sikhs in India has declined by 0.2 percent while other main minority community Muslim population has increased by 14.2 percent. This was revelaed in report of Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India today released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011. The distribution is total population by six major […]