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Sericulture push: After Pathankot, Hoshiarpur's Kandi gets ready to weave a new silk story

CHANDIGARH, Sept. 15 -- With demand for silk products rising, the Punjab forest department has expanded its sericulture initiative to Hoshiarpur after Pathankot, launching a project in the Dasuya fore... Read More


Free ride, empty coffers: PRTC reels under rRs.r284-cr cash crunch

CHANDIGARH, Sept. 2 -- The Punjab government's free women travel scheme has left the PEPSU Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) facing a severe cash crunch, with the state-owned undertaking spending arou... Read More


Can't penalise NHAI for felling trees on land acquired by it: Punjab to NGT

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 28 -- The Punjab forest department has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has no jurisdiction to regulate or penalise the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for c... Read More


Punjab wraps up water reforms assessment, awaits budget inputs

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 23 -- Punjab has completed its assessment against the Centre's newly introduced State Water Reforms Framework (SWRF) and is now awaiting budgetary inputs from a few departments before... Read More


Five GMADA officials face notices over 96 pending service applications

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 22 -- The Punjab transparency and accountability commission has issued show-cause notices to five officials of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) over the pendency ... Read More


National green tribunal issues notice to Punjab pollution board over rRs.r149 crore unrecovered green fines

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 21 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and other environmental regulators over the alleged failure to recover and util... Read More


PM-RAHAT report in LS | Treatment of road crash victims Centre's cashless scheme fails to take off in Punjab

CHANDIGARH, July 31 -- Punjab has emerged among the poorest performers in implementing the Centre's PM-RAHAT (Road Accident Victims' Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment) Scheme for crash victims in ... Read More