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To realize its ambition of a world free of malnutrition and hunger, IIMSAM joined hands with Hash Biotech Labs Private Limited from the Republic of India. Hash Biotech Labs Private Limited which has been declared as an Official Working Partner and Technology Facilitator by the IIMSAM, shall help the organization carry and secure its mandate [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Amarjit Singh Sahi, BJP MLA from Dasuya and Mohinder Pal Mann have been nominated as chairman and member of the district planning committee, Hoshiarpur. Ashwani Sharma has been appointed chairman of district planning committee Gurdaspur while Jatinder Atwal has been appointed member of the Gurdaspur District Planning Committee.

The Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Microalgae Spirulina Against Malnutrition (IIMSAM) is exploring avenues to promote spirulina in The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal in order to tackle malnutrition. H.E. Ambassador Manish Uprety, Special Envoy to South Asia, who is a special emissary of H.E. Ambassador Remigio Maradona, Director General-IIMSAM met with the Ambassador [...]

The Punjab Government today nominated 15 members of the District Level Planning Committees of Ludhiana, Kapurthala, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur, Moga and Ropar.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesman of the Punjab government said that Mr. Santa Singh Umaidpur, Mr.Jagdev Singh Gohalwaria, Mr. Jagjit Singh Talwandi, Mr.Harpreet Singh Garcha and Mr. Jiwan Dhawan had been appointed as [...]

Minister for Tourism & Culture Smt. Ambika Soni today inaugurated a tourism project for development of Village Khurali, Tehsil Garhshankar in District Hoshiarpur. Shri Hira Singh Gabria, Minister of Tourism, Govt. of Punjab presided over the function. Speaking on the occasion, Smt. Soni recalled the selfless service of Guru Ravidass for the upliftment of the [...]

The Punjab Forest Department has decided to give a big push to agro-forestry in the State and would distribute 10 lac seedlings of fast-growing and economically important tree species such as Eucalyptus, Shisham and Drek.
Disclosing this here today Mr. Tikshan Sud, Forest Minister said that Punjab Forest Department in order  achieve the target of 15% [...]

To ensure procurement of paddy on a war footing Punjab has been divided into different zones under the direct supervision of top ranking bureaucrats till the entire process of procurement is complete.
The Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today reviewed the arrangements of paddy procurement throughout the state at a high level meeting held here [...]

On the directions of the Chief Minister S Parkash Singh Badal , Mr. RI Singh the Chief Secretary Punjab has deputed seniors from the state headquarters to supervise the ongoing procurement operations in Punjab .
Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the Punjab Government said that districts have been assigned to individual officers for this [...]

Mahilpur (Hoshiarpur) 6 October: Punjab and Mizoram played pulsating soccer, worthy of a title clash, before the host bowled out in style by a solitary first half goal in the 31st Mir Iqbal Hussein Sub Jr. National Football Championship at the Govt. Sr. Secondary School Ground [...]

Local Government Department Punjab today promoted 16 class-3 Executive Officers working in different Nagar councils and Nagar Panchayat as Executive Officer Class-2 with pay scale of Rs. 7220-10980.
Disclosing this here today Mr. Manoranjan Kalia said that officers and officials of the Department, whose promotions are due would also be promoted, in due course of time.
Executive [...]

Punjab Government has announced the programme for unfurling the National Flag and taking salute on the Independence Day the 15th August, 2008.
Punjab Chief Minister S. Parkash Singh Badal  will unfurl National Flag in a state level function at Ludhiana on 15th August, 2008.
Whereas Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha S. Nirmal Singh Kahlon will unfurl the National [...]

Punjab Legal Services Authority has issued schedule of Quarterly Lok Adalats and Special Lok Adalats to be held in all over Punjab for the period from July to September, 2008.
Stating this here today, a spokesman of the Punjab Government said that Lok Adalats would be held at Mansa, Sardulgarh, Budhlada on 26.7.2008; Hoshiarpur, Garshankar, Dasuya, [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today reiterated his firm commitment to impart hi-tech quality education to the students of Punjab at par excellence with the renowned educational institutions across the globe.
Presiding over a function to launch the scholarship scheme to the meritorious students of the Continental Institute of International Studies (CIIS) here at [...]

Celebrated global social service organisation, Sulabh International, today firmed up a strategic tie-up with the Punjab government for a statewide hygiene programme. The Sulabh would join up the state government initially for the construction of public & private hygiene units, including improvised, low flush toilets for the rural and the urban poor in three districts, [...]

The Punjab Government’s Empowered Committee on Mega Projects today cleared 11 new projects worth Rs.11170 crore. These include six projects in the industrial and five in the agro-industrial sectors. While the projects in the industrial sector would have a capital outlay of Rs.9920 crore, those in the agro sector would entail an investment of Rs. [...]

An eight-lane  super-express highway connecting Pathankot with Ajmer via Jalandhar, a luxury train encircling the entire religious artery of the State and covering  Mohali, Patiala, Amritsar, Kangra and Anandpur Sahib, sprawling eight-lane ring-roads around Ludhiana, Amritsar and Jalandhar, an IT Tower at Mohali to turn Punjab into the World’s new Silicon valley, radio cabs in [...]

The State Election Commission, Punjab today postponed the elections of the two zones of two Zila Parishads and four Panchayat Samitis to 26th May which were scheduled to be held on 12th May 2008 in the state.
Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the State Election Commission, Punjab said that on the directions of Hon’ble [...]

Punjab today crossed the mark of 100 lakh Metric Tonnes of wheat procurement despite many hurdles faced due to delayed and shortest procurement season this year.
Mr. Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Information Technology in a statement said that Punjab government had very smoothly and successfully almost completed the wheat [...]

Indian Hockey found a new hope today with the mercurial SAD president and MP, Sukhbir Singh Badal declaring ” his own, his party’s and the Punjab government’s unstinted support to the new administrative dispensation for the rejuvenation of the sport.
Mr. Badal declared that hockey was ‘my personal agenda’ and said that he had already successfully [...]

Principal Secretary Transport and Public Relations, Mr. D S Jaspal, today visited Mandis in Hoshiarpur district and accessed the pace of procurement, lifting and payment to the farmers.
Mr. Jaspal said that 1,92,701 MT of wheat was arrived in the mandis of Hoshiarpur district which was 20 percent more than the  previous year. He said the [...]

State Election Commission Punjab has appointed 21 IAS and 7 PCS officers as observers to conduct free and fair general elections of Zila Parishads and Panchayat Samities going to be held on 12.5.2008, for which appointment letters have been issued on 30.4.2008. Appointed observers would immediately took charge of their duty as observer in their [...]

The [tag]Punjab[/tag] State today achieved a major breakthrough in the field of renewable [tag]energy[/tag] as the multi-national company M/s. [tag]Suzlon[/tag] Gujarat Wind Park Ltd signed two MoUs with Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) for the setting up of two Wind Power Projects of 50MW each (total 100 MW) in Distt. [tag]Hoshiarpur[/tag] and Distt. [tag]Mukatsar[/tag] at [...]

Tikshan Sood, Medical Education & Research Minister Punjab while participating in the Ninth Conference of Central Council of Health & Family Welfare today pleaded to sanctioning Rs. 10 crore for establishment of New Ayurveda (AYUSH) University at Distt Hoshiarpur in Punjab. In the pattern of sanctioning of Rs.5 crore for the said purpose in Rajasthan [...]