Chandigarh, Jan. 20 -- Punjab's non-tax revenue collections have witnessed a massive surge in financial year 2025-26, with the state achieving its full-year target within the first three quarters itse... Read More
Chandigarh, Jan. 16 -- Over 1,500 private unaided schools have registered on the online portal of the Punjab government to begin the admission process for children from weaker and disadvantaged groups... Read More
Chandigarh, Jan. 9 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday effected a significant reshuffle in his cabinet, handing the important local government portfolio to cabinet minister Sanjeev Aror... Read More
Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to chief secretaries about the availability of girls' toilets in schools, the Centre has asked the state governments and Union terri... Read More
Chandigarh, Jan. 4 -- Amid growing fiscal challenges, the Punjab government is likely to borrow Rs.12,006 crore in the last quarter of the 2025-26 financial year. The state government has indicated it... Read More
Chandigarh, Dec. 27 -- The Punjab government is caught in a Catch-22 over restoring the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for its employees, following the Centre's refusal to refund the accumulated New Pension... Read More
Chandigarh, Dec. 25 -- Amid calls from several MPs, the Akal Takht and Sikh scholars for a change in nomenclature, the Centre has written to state governments and union territories directing them to o... Read More
Chandigarh, Dec. 13 -- About 30% of works sanctioned over the past six years to improve government school infrastructure in Punjab under Centre's flagship education sector programme Samagra Shiksha ar... Read More
Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- After withholding approval for a similar proposal earlier, the Centre has sanctioned Rs.106 crore to Punjab for digital initiatives such as computer laboratories and smart classr... Read More
Chandigarh, Dec. 2 -- Punjab has reported a 36% decline in capital expenditure (capex) during the first half of the 2025-26 financial year, as compared to last year. The state government spent Rs.1,7... Read More