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EC summons Punjab DGP on November 25

Chandigarh, Nov. 19 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has summoned Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav on November 25 in connection with complaints regarding police conduct during t... Read More


Tarn Taran byelection complaints: EC summons Punjab DGP on November 25

India, Nov. 18 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has summoned Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav on November 25 in connection with complaints received against the police conduct du... Read More


Centre to review PM SHRI schools' functioning

Chandigarh, Nov. 18 -- The Centre has decided to review the functioning of schools being upgraded across the country under the Prime Minister Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme. The Union minis... Read More


Sixth bypoll win shot in the arm for AAP leadership

Chandigarh, Nov. 15 -- The AAP extended its winning run in Punjab on Friday, retaining the Tarn Taran assembly seat by an impressive margin of 12,091 votes in the fiercely contested byelection. The ru... Read More


'Focus on value-driven growth, making farming profitable

Chandigarh, Nov. 10 -- Rajinder Gupta (66) wears many hats - entrepreneur, policy adviser, philanthropist, cricket administrator, and now a politician. One of India's leading industrialists, Gupta, ch... Read More


Punjab looks to give schools a nutritious twist

Chandigarh, Nov. 7 -- Taking a cue from Tamil Nadu, the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government in Punjab is mulling a proposal to provide milk and bananas for breakfast to more than 18 lakh children in gove... Read More


150gm milk, 1 banana: Punjab looks to give school mornings a nutritious twist

Chandigarh, Nov. 6 -- Taking a cue from Tamil Nadu, the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government in Punjab is mulling a proposal to provide milk and bananas for breakfast to more than 18 lakh children in gove... Read More


55% of state voters match previous rolls ahead of SIR

Chandigarh, Oct. 31 -- A voter mapping exercise conducted ahead of the forthcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Punjab has revealed that the names of 55% of the state's 2.14 ... Read More


Centre mulling five more years of Samagra Shiksha

Chandigarh, Oct. 24 -- The Union ministry of education is considering extending its flagship school education programme, Samagra Shiksha, under which Punjab has received more than Rs.3,500 crore from ... Read More


Punjab to take Rs.5,093-cr loan in Oct-Dec quarter

Chandigarh, Oct. 6 -- Amid rising fiscal challenges, the Punjab government plans to raise a loan of Rs.5,093 crore during the October-December period (third quarter) of the current financial year. The... Read More