Latest Punjab Government news in Chandigarh

• Punjab to buy land along border to stop smuggling

  CHANDIGARH: An 11-feet-wide path running along the 540-kmlong Indian border with Pakistan will be acquired by the Punjab government following a central government directive that aims to check intrusion and cross-border smuggling. The issue has been ...
  Punjab to buy land along border to stop smuggling at "Chandigarh"

• Badals among 20 star campaigners for SAD

  Delhi is all set to get the taste of Punjab politics with the Badals and his team from the State all set to campaign for the SAD-BJP candidates ahead February 7 polls. Among those stars, who will soon be landing and those who have already landed in ...
  Badals among 20 star campaigners for SAD at "Chandigarh"

• Punjab offers to supply grains directly to Kerala

  A delegation of Punjab government would soon visit Kerala to work out modalities of the system BS Reporter | Chandigarh January 29, 2015 Last Updated at 20:26 IST The Punjab government on Thursday offered to supply grains, including wheat and rice, ...
  Punjab offers to supply grains directly to Kerala at "Chandigarh"

• Punjab ready to sell grains directly to Kerala

  NEW DELHI: Following the recommendations of a high-level panel on revamping the Food Corporation of India, the Punjab government has offered to sell wheat and rice directly to Kerala, bypassing the state-owned agency responsible for maintaining the ...
  Punjab ready to sell grains directly to Kerala at "Chandigarh"

• Deadline extended for regularization of illegal colonies

  CHANDIGARH: Punjab government has extended the deadline for regularization of illegal colonies, residential plots and commercial buildings, insisting that no further extension will be granted beyond this date. The decision was taken on Monday in a ...
  Deadline extended for regularization of illegal colonies at "Chandigarh"

• Issue orders on panchayat resolutions for closing vends in villages, HC tells E&T commissioner

  CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday directed the excise and taxation commissioner of Punjab to issue orders on resolutions passed by gram panchayats, seeking to close down liquor vends in the villages. Hearing a public ...
  Issue orders on panchayat resolutions for closing vends in villages, HC tells E&T commissioner at "Chandigarh"

• Punjab starts mining operations in 9 quarries

  vide sand and gravel at reasonable rates to common people, the Punjab Government has initiated mining operations at nine quarries in full swing. The nine quarries includes Adraman (Moga), Bassia (Moga), Sanghera (Moga), Pawat (Ludhiana), Gujjarwal ...
  Punjab starts mining operations in 9 quarries at "Chandigarh"

• Hearing on 'Messenger of God' deferred to Feb 4

  Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday deferred till February 4 hearing on a petition seeking a stay on the screening of the controversial movie 'Messenger of God' starring Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim. The petition ...

• Punjab to set up biogas CNG projects in every district

  Renewable Energy Minister Bikram Singh Majithia said it will also generate income for farmers by selling cattle waste BS Reporter | Chandigarh January 27, 2015 Last Updated at 20:29 IST The Punjab government plans to set up a biogas compressed ...

• Punjab plans biogas CNG project

  Chandigarh, Jan 27 (PTI) Punjab government today said it will harness biogas CNG potential in the state by setting up one pilot plant in each district of the state. "Punjab is moving towards the next level by fixing a target of setting up of at ...

• 'Allot skill devpt project to Punjab institutes'

  CHANDIGARH: Punjab Unaided Technical Institutions' Association (PUTIA), Mohali, has objected to the decision of Punjab government to hire services of private agencies from outside the state to provide skill development training to the poor children.

• House meet runs into rough terrain over potholed roads

  CHANDIGARH: Plight of roads was the major issue in the monthly house meeting of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation on Friday. Councillors of most wards expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of roads. They pointed out that roads that ...

• Faujis included in golf range draw of lots

  CHANDIGARH: Following outrage in the defence community over reports in TOI on exclusion of Lt Cols and wing commanders from being eligible for membership to the Mohali Golf Range due to low grade pay, the Punjab government directed the GMADA to ...

• With e-Sewa centres to bring all govt services under one roof

  CHANDIGARH: Punjab will soon have a network of 2,174 'e-Sewa Kendras' in rural, as well as, urban areas by July 2015, to provide as many as 249 citizen-centric services under one roof. A spokesman of the Punjab government said that construction work ...

• MSG row: Protests become shriller as the film gears up ...

  Chandigarh: As the date for the release of the film MSG:The Messenger of God starring Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan draws closer, the demand for its ban has gone shriller. The Appellate Tribunal of the Censor Board has cleared ...

• Punjab Congress leaders allege govt creating hurdles ahead of 'Lalkar' rally

  State Congress leadership has blamed Punjab government for allegedly creating hurdles in the arrangements for 'Lalkar' rally scheduled to be held here on Saturday.

• Sukha Murder: Punjab Govt Transfers 2 Senior Police Officials

  CHANDIGARH: Punjab government today took a serious note of the killing of Sukha Kahlwan while in police custody and ordered transfer of two top police officials of Kapurthala and Phagwara districts. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh ...

• NSS work at PU to give you edge in admissions

  CHANDIGARH: Students from Panjab University (PU) participating in National Service Scheme (NSS) camps and social activities will be able to earn credits to gain additional marks in admissions or jobs from the coming academic session of 2015-16 The ...

• HC to hear plea against movie "Messenger of God"

  CHANDIGARH: A petition seeking directions to ban the screening of movie, "Messenger of God" (MSG) in the states of Punjab and Haryana was filed before the Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday. The petition filed by, Mohali based Sikh body -- ...

• SC panel raps Punjab govt.

  Comment · print · T T T+· T- The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on Tuesday expressed serious reservations over the failure of the Punjab government to implement the provisions of the Prevention of Atrocities against ...

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