The Punjab Government today ordered fresh postings for three IAS and one PCS officers. B.R. Bajaj is the new principal secretary, programme implementation while D.P. Reddy becomes the director-cum-secretary, tourism, cultural affairs, archives, archaeology and museums and in addition M.D., PTDC. Narinderjit Singh has been posted secretary, welfare of SCs and BCs and in addition [...]

Hoshiarpur : Tikshan Sud, medical education and research minister, Punjab, today issued a strict warning to private ayurvedic and homoeopathic colleges in the state to upgrade the infrastructure in their respective institutions in accordance with the guidelines of their affiliating councils or be prepared to face strict disciplinary action. In a press note issued by [...]

Amritsar : Punjab minister for information and public relations Bikram Majithia here today said a farm science centre (Krishi Vigyan kendra) would be set up at Nagkalan village in Majitha constituency. Run by Punjab Agricultural University, the farm centre will aim at disseminating latest technology among farmers of the area to make agriculture remunerative.Majithia stated [...]

Chandigarh 30 : Chandigarh Judicial Academy would add another mile stone on December 7, with the successful completion of the first Batch of Judicial Officers from the State of Punjab. The successful Officers of the one year training programme would be awarded “Course Certificates” by the Hon’ble Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, [...]

Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra has come up with a very special plan, they have actually come up with a very specialised theme museum in the University campus. This is an excellent effort on the part of the management to preserve (keeping samples) of a typical Haryanvi House-hold. A little more details of this Museum are available [...]

NAHAN : 15 candidates including Assembly Speaker Gangu Ram Musafir, former Minister Kumari Shyama Sharma and BJP leader Amar Singh Chauhan filed their nominations with full pump and show. In the presence of their thousands of followers raising slogans and playing traditional musical instruments today eight candidates from Paonta and Shillai constituencies filed their nominations at [...]

Chandigarh: The Punjab government proposes to set up a fast track court to deal with the problems of NRIs. A request will be made to the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in this regard. A proposal to this effect was mooted by SAD working president Sukhbir Singh Badal, who said the [...]

UT Home Secretary, Mr. Krishna Mohan and Special Secretary Finance -cum- Director Higher Education, Ms. Raji P. Shrivastava going around the State Science Exhibition at State Institute of Education, Sector-32, Chandigarh on Thursday  

Chandigarh :  In an endeavour to improve the Monitorable Indicators of Reproductive and Child Health among the vulnerable population, Chandigarh Administration hasformed a strategy to relocate and establish health sub-centers in the slums, colonies and villages. As per the strategy, improvement in the Monitorable Indicators would be done by ensuring availability of quality Reproductive and [...]

Chandigarh :  The Chandigarh Administration has taken a giant leap in promotion of the use of renewable energy in the City Beautiful. Chndigarh Administration has framed an comprehensive action plan for promoting the use of renewable energy. The Action plan includes installation of Solar Water Heater System, Solar Photovoltaic Energy programme, Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant [...]

Haryana : Concerned over female foeticide leading to a sharp decline in sex ratio in the twin states of Haryana and Punjab, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday asked the youth and women to come forward and fight the menace.  “The women in Haryana are brave. We are proud of them. However, I feel sad [...]

Chandigarh : Indian Council for Child Welfare, President, Mrs. Jean Rodrigues gave away gifts to over 820 anganwadi, the under-privileged children at a function held at Manimajra, here today. She also inaugurated the Blood Donation camp in which over 100 volunteers donated blood units. The camp was organised in association with Rotary and Blood Bank [...]

Chandigarh : Chandigarh Administration has constituted a committee to examine the proposal of installation of a fountain in the centre of Sukhna Lake. The committee willbe examining various aspects concerning environment, preservation of Sukhna Lake and its ecology and engineering.The committee comprises Professor in Botany, PU, Prof. R.K. Kohli, Professor of Zoology, PU, Prof. M.S. [...]