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rRs.r26-crore Attari tourism project crawls, 10% funds utilised in 2 years

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- The Centre's Rs.25.91-crore plan to develop border tourism at Attari appears to be moving at a slow pace, with only Rs.2.59 crore-barely 10% of the sanctioned amount-authorised ... Read More


Punjab: Info commission orders disclosure of inquiries handled by retired judge

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- The Punjab State Information Commission (PSIC) has directed the state personnel department to disclose information regarding departmental inquiries handled by retired additional... Read More


Over 53k PMAY-U houses for urban poor remain unfinished in Punjab

Chandigarh, Aug. 9 -- More than 53,000 houses for urban poor under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) in Punjab have yet to be completed and handed over to beneficiaries even as the Centre ... Read More


AAP MLA questions minister over panchayat land auction in Ludhiana

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA on Friday questioned the rural development and panchayats minister over the alleged auction of gram panchayat land in Ludhiana's Maloud area, even of... Read More


Punjab's e-challans jump 28-fold, unpaid fines touch rRs.r159 crore

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- Even though Punjab has so far rolled out the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS)-based automatic e-challan system in only three cities-Mohali, Jalandhar and Ludhiana-the... Read More


Free power takes steam out of solar energy push in Punjab

Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- Punjab has been slow to embrace the green energy wave, with only 17,496 of the over 73 lakh domestic consumers in the state opting for Centre's flagship PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli... Read More


{Centre in Lok Sabha} Over 60L unorganised workers from Punjab registered on e-Shram portal

Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- More than 60 lakh unorganised workers from Punjab, including 22,272 gig and platform workers, have registered on the Centre's e-Shram portal, with the industrial hub of Ludhiana ... Read More


Despite dip, Punjab's joblessness rate far above national average, Centre tells Parl

Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- Punjab's youth unemployment rate has eased over the past three years, but the state continues to lag well behind the national average, with joblessness among educated youth also ... Read More


Punjab high on immigration frauds, low on prosecution

Chandigarh, Aug. 1 -- Despite Punjab recording a steady rise in immigration fraud complaints, not a single prosecution sanction has been issued against the accused in the past three years, according t... Read More


Punjab: Info panel smells rat in handling of teacher's disability certificate case

Chandigarh, July 30 -- Finding irregularities in the handling of disciplinary proceedings against a Punjabi teacher whose disability certificate came under scrutiny during a Vigilance Bureau inquiry i... Read More