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RTI panel issues bailable warrants against Ludhiana SHO for skipping three hearings

Chandigarh, Oct. 17 -- Punjab State Information Commission has issued bailable warrants against Jitender Kumar, station house officer (SHO) of Daba police station in Ludhiana, for repeatedly skipping ... Read More


24,000 old-age pension applications pending in Punjab

Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- Punjab's social security delivery system has come under scrutiny after the Punjab Transparency and Accountability Commission flagged 26,000 applications pending beyond the presc... Read More


Alliance overtures: BJP's 'silence' keeps SAD (Punar Surjit) guessing

Chandigarh, Oct. 14 -- With the state assembly polls drawing closer, the Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) is struggling to firm up its political strategy, as its alliance overtures to the BJP have y... Read More


CBI FIR flags transfer-posting interference in 20 Punjab depts

Chandigarh, Oct. 10 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR into alleged influence over government decisions in Punjab has flagged 21 instances of suspected interference in transfers and post... Read More


Punjab: 13 RTOs get show-cause notices over delayed driving licences

Chandigarh, Oct. 6 -- The Punjab Transparency and Accountability Commission (PTAC) has issued show-cause notices to 13 PCS officers serving as regional transport officers (RTOs) throughout Punjab. Thi... Read More


Punjab sets ball rolling on rRs.r760-crore Japan-backed biodiversity project

Chandigarh, Oct. 4 -- Punjab has set in motion the process to implement the Rs.760-crore biodiversity and natural resource conservation project, backed by a Japanese government agency, with the govern... Read More


PPCB launches legal action against Amritsar MC over waste violations

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- Stepping up action against the Amritsar Municipal Corporation over alleged waste management violations at the Chabal Road landfill, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has ... Read More


No green light for Punjab's eco-housing policy

Chandigarh, Sept. 29 -- In a setback to the Punjab government's implementation of its Low Impact Green Housing (LIGH) policy, 2025, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has extended the restraint on acti... Read More


Building-plan applications pending: Kharar MC EO, predecessor fined rRs.r1 lakh each

Chandigarh, Sept. 28 -- The Punjab Transparency and Accountability Commission (PTAC) has imposed Rs.1 lakh penalties each on Ashok Pathria, executive officer (EO) of the Kharar Municipal Council, and ... Read More


Punjab: Info panel orders action against 3 officials of higher education dept

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- In a move that opens Punjab's 136 privately managed government-aided colleges to statewide scrutiny, the Punjab State Information Commission (PSIC) has directed the higher educ... Read More