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Rs.26-cr 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


Attari tourism project: 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


Over 53k 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 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 offering to resign f... Read More


Punjab's e-challans rise 28-fold, unpaid fines touch Rs.159 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


60L 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


Punjab joblessness rate dips, but still above nat'l average: Centre in LS

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


Centre's cashless scheme for crash victims 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 on ... Read More


Info panel smells rat in teacher's disability certificate case probe

Chandigarh, July 31 -- 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