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• How can there be tax on religious and community service, asks SGPC

  Chandigarh: Questioning the logic of the central government and the GST Council imposing a tax on religious and social service done for common people, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), which manages Sikh shrines in Punjab and runs a "langar" ...

• After red beacons, govt bars MLAs, local leaders from inaugurating projects

  After scrapping off the use of red beacon atop all government vehicles, Captain Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government has now barred all its MLAs and local leaders from laying foundation stones of any projects across the state. The government has also ...

• Chandigarh to China: Schools to teach Mandarin

  Chinese is to be introduced as one of the four optional languages for students of senior secondary in Punjab’s government schools. It will be optional along with French, German and Italian in Class 11th. It is for the first time that foreign languages, ...

• SYL issue: INLD accuses Centre of trying to delay SC's order 1067 6933

  As the Supreme Court today told the governments of Punjab and Haryana to first build the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal before bringing their respective points of view and challenges on the vexed issue before it, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) alleged ...

• GST shadow on world's largest community kitchen

  Chandigarh : It is known as the world's largest community kitchen -- feeding freshly cooked food to an estimated 50,000 devotees on weekdays and over 100,000 on weekends and festivals. But the newly-introduced GST is going to put an extra burden of over Rs 10 ...

• SC allows states to denotify National Highways in city limits

  States can denotify the National Highways if those roads fall within the city limit, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud refused to interfere with the Punjab governments move to denotify the ...

• Punjab releases 121 names of proposed new 154 law officers

  The Captain Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government found itself in the dock after the names of relatives of several politicians and those of former judges and advocates were part of the list of 121 new law officers released by the state government. The list ...

• Liquor rules: HC puts Punjab govt on notice

  The Punjab and Haryana High Court has put Punjab government on notice for circumventing the Supreme Court order on ban on sale of liquor near highways. The state government had passed the Punjab Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2017 on June 23, allowing hotels, pubs ...

• In Rs 1.8L cr budget, Punjab marks Rs 1500 crore loan waiver

  Laying thrust on agriculture and education, Captain Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government announced its maiden budget of Rs 1.18 lakh crore, setting aside Rs 1,500 crore for providing loan waiver to small and marginal waivers. "We need to focus not on the top ...

• Cong, SAD spar: It's white paper vs white paper in Pb Assembly

  Chandigarh: As the Punjab government tabled the white paper on state finances and governance in the Assembly today, it highlighted the “fiscal mess” left behind by the previous Akali regime. In a full-blown attack at the Opposition, the state ...

• 50% quota for women in Punjab's local bodies

  After announcing 33 per cent reservation for women in government jobs, Punjab government has cleared the deck for increasing the reservation of women from 33 to 50 per cent in Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local bodies. The decision was taken in the ...

• Pb govt to hold job fests to fulfil 'Har Ghar Rozgaar' pledge

  The Punjab government has decided to organise job fests to provide employment to the youth, state minister Charanjit Singh Channi said here today. These job fests will be held at various colleges in tehsils and districts under the state government's 'Har Ghar ...

• Punjab, UK join hands to promote skill development

  Chandigarh:- The Punjab government and the United Kingdom today decided to join hands for imparting skill training and technical education to the youths of the state in order to provide them better employment opportunities abroad. Punjab technical education ...

• War on drugs: Punjab govt to team up with United Nations

  Chandigarh:- The Punjab government is all set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations as part of its efforts to intensify its war against drugs. The decision was taken at a meeting between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and UNODC ...

• Arvind Kejriwal in Amritsar: AAP is getting back on its feet in Punjab

  After its defeat in the Punjab Assembly elections three months ago and the turmoil in the party that followed, the Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP ) is getting back on its feet in the state. The central leadership has decided to give autonomy to the state unit and ...

• Pb to release Rs 250 crore for rural development

  Chandigarh:- Punjab government today said it has decided in principle to release Rs 250 crore of outstanding payments under various rural development schemes. It was disclosed by the Rural Development & Panchayat Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa after ...

• SYL canal issue: Haryana CM Khattar pins hopes on SC

  [India], May 19 (ANI): Raising the burning issue of the SYL (Satluj Yamuna Link) canal, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday asserted that petition has already been filed and expressed hope for better results from Supreme Court. "The SYL issue ...

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