Punjab Newspaper

“The SGPC will launch a strong drug de-addiction campaign from April 1 next to save the younger generation from falling a prey to the obnoxious malady and help the existing victims to come out of it. The Committee has reserved Rs one crore for the purpose. It will also spend Rs one crore to organise [...]

‘We all envisage making Chandigarh one of the best cities in the world in terms of quality of life, social infrastructure, civic sense, green and clean environment along with world class health care and educational facilities. But it is equally important to maintain the uniqueness of the Chandigarh, for which it is known for, while [...]

A three-day conference on Labour Economics began at Punjabi University today with a call from eminent economists to expand Indian government’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGA) for making it commensurate with the citizens’ Right to Employment. In his presidential address, Dr Arjun Sengupta, MP and former chairman of the National Commission for Enterprises in [...]

While drawing a perspective on the ever-increasing problem of multi-layered social, ethnic and cultural groups, Prof S.K. Thorat, Chairman of the University Grants Commission, called upon the policy makers to ensure economic empowerment without discrimination, especially in the monopolistic markets. While delving on the issue of social exclusion, group and individual specific demands, he advocated [...]

Deliberations on the opening day of the 13th annual conference of the Indian Political Economy Association (IPEA), that began at the Punjabi University’s Senate Hall here today, centered around global financial crisis and its impact on Indian socio-economic and political system.

In his presidential address, noted political scientist and Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, Dr Jaspal Singh [...]

A UGC-sponsored Women’s Studies Centre was today inaugurated at the University campus here with Vice Chancellor Dr Jaspal Singh calling for an active participation of women in all spheres of life to ensure gender equality on political, economic and social fronts.

In his presidential speech, Dr Singh said the Centre should create a ‘pressure group’ [...]

Punjabi University’s Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology organised a lecture on the “Current Global Crisis” by Dr Pritam Singh, Director, Postgraduate Programme in International Management and International Relations at Oxford Brookes University, U.K.

Dubbing the current economic crisis as a crisis of global capitalism, he linked it with capitalist production system and the rampant use [...]

In the wake of rehearsals for the forthcoming lok sabha elections, Punjabi University, Patiala, has postponed examinations of the following classes to be held from April 15 onwards, with centres and time schedules remaining the same as mentioned earlier: B.A. Part I, II and III; B.Sc. Part II; B.Com. Part I, II and III; B.Sc. [...]

The octogenarian poet, famous for his unusual sting as a hallmark of his satirical comedy, Mr Hari Singh Dilbar of Sirsa in Haryana will ultimately get a chance to see himself on small screen. His latent, though long-cherished desire will get materialised with Punjabi University’s Vice-Chancellor, Dr Jaspal Singh making a formal announcement to make [...]

The Congress today ridiculed the Shiromani Akali Dal charge of its role in the revolt by Jasjit Singh Bunny, the son of deceased Cooperative Minister, Capt Kanwaljit Singh. An official release of the party said here today, the Akalis’ frustration is too understandable as they were too shocked and stunned. They are now trying to [...]

In its march towards achieving the title of “potential for excellence”, Punjabi University, Patiala, has achieved another milestone with University Grants Commission having sanctioned Rs 1.25 crore for setting up of an Academic Staff College (ASC) on its campus.

Giving this information, Dr Jaspal Singh, Vice-Chancellor, said that the major function of the ASC, to be [...]

Pithy comment of Dr Jaspal Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, Patiala, that the Indian media had blossomed as a powerful entity, warranting a matching accountability, generated a heated debate among eminent media personalities on how the presentation of news in the print and electronic media could be made unadulterated and objective?

Presiding over the valedictory session [...]

Dr Jaspal Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University announced the holding of Punjabi Folk Games Festival every year on a much larger scale to project and promote the rich cultural heritage of Punjab. He was speaking on the occasion of Punjabi Folk Games Festival, organised by the directorate of youth festival on the University campus here [...]

Despite producing of 22 per cent wheat , 12 per cent rice and 13 per cent cotton of the country’s total , the Punjab agriculture is in serious crisis that have pushed 90 per cent farm households under debt, mounting to whooping Rs 26,000 crore said Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) Vice Chancellor MS Kang. [...]

“Punjabi University will start Punjabi Film Festival as its annual feature from the current year on the lines of Aligarh Muslim University, which conducts Urdu Film Festivals on regular basis. It will also properly document Punjabi folk art forms in textual and audio-visual formats and patronize any kind of effort with the objective of promoting [...]

Biotechnology is a sensitive and critical scientific tool which has to be used most judiciously as it could prove a boon or bane for humanity, environment and over ecology of the planet Earth, said Vice Chancellor Dr Jaspal Singh. Presiding over a two-day symposium on Biotech-2009: Present and Future Perspective” at the university campus, [...]

Punjabi University’s Department of Psychology organised a free psychological testing and counselling camp, “Psychofest”, aimed at developing a positive personality and an attitude of wellbeing towards life in its department here today. Workshops on emotional intelligence, interview skills and behaviour modification attracted a large number of visitors to interact with the experts to get valuable [...]

“The biggest challenge in front of all the policy makers was food security. Food is vital for India’s prosperity and the state Punjab being the harbinger of green revolution has an important role to play in it. Export Inspection and Accreditation has facilitated acceptability of Produce of Indian origin in foreign markets. This along with [...]

The ruling Congress party granted the Chandigarh ticket to Pawan Kumar Bansal, the Union Minister of State for Finance. Bansal, the sitting MP from Chandigarh was widely expected to get the ticket. Born in Sunam in district Sangrur of Punjab, Bansal is an alumni of department of laws from Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Bansal has been [...]

Problems of the day like terrorism , climate warming and emerging political-economic upheavals are assuming monstrous proportion as the religious morality– the groundswell of spiritualism –has failed to keep pace with advancement of science and technology, said Dr Jaspal Singh, Vice -Chancellor, Punjabi University , Patiala. Speaking at the two-day national symposium on ” [...]

The Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, Dr Jaspal Singh has sanctioned Rs five lakhs to the Department of Punjab Historical Studies for the creation of a “Library and Archival Museum” for the proper preservation of the rare pictures, books, and documents related to the history of Punjab. While inaugurating the newly created Library and Archival Museum [...]

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has decided to field former Punjab governor Lt Gen (Retd.) B K N Chhibber from Amritsar constituency. Chhibber was earlier associated with the Congress.
The BSP, which is headed by Mayawati has announced 12 candidates so far in Punjab. Punjab, which has the highest percentage of dalit population in India gave [...]

The Ludhiana District Congress Committee has alleged violation of the code of conduct by the district administration at the behest of the ruling government in Punjab. The district unit alleged that the akali dal – bjp combine was distributing blue ration cards among the people with a clear motive to influence them for votes in [...]

On the call of Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers Organization (PFUCTO), the teachers of Punjabi University, Patiala organized a protest in front of the office of Vice Chancellor, from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm today. The teachers have demanded the immediate implementation of the UGC New Pay Scales. The teachers expressed the surprise [...]

Punjab will witness two phase elections with four seats witnessing parliamentary elections on May 7, while the other nine seats going to polls on May 13. Chandigarh, the capital city of Punjab will also go to polls on May 13.
The four seats which go to polls on May 7 are
Ferozepur
Bathinda
Sangrur
Patiala
The nine seats which go to [...]