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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 [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of noted industrialist and a social activist Mr. Maharaj Krishan Khanna, the father of Editor-in-Chief Daily Uttam Hindu Mr. Irvin Khanna who died at Jalandhar last evening after a prolonged illness. He was 84 and is [...]

Shiromani Akali Dal President, MP, Sukhbir Singh Badal said here today that sports wings would train 2000 more players this year to promote sports at grass root level. Addressing players during 16th Kabbadi Cup at village Chauke of the district, Mr. Badal said that at present 3000 players were getting training, whereas 2400 players got [...]

Founder patron of `Nannhi Chhaan’ Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said that she will request Chief Minister S. Parkash Singh Badal to reward the village panchayats that will took initiatives to lower the difference in sex ratio and plant maximum trees for environmental protection by issuing special grants and announced that organization will also honor [...]

Confederation of Indian Industry has ever been striving to facilitate industries to achieve better results through various initiatives. Taking the step further the Third CII Punjab State Council Meeting, Chaired and Co Chaired by Mr J R Singal , Chairman CII Punjab State Council and Mr Akshay Bector , Chairman CII Ludhiana Zonal Council respectively [...]

In a bid to speed up the development process, the Punjab government today constituted District Level Planning Committees in 12 out of the 20 districts in the state. The orders to this effect were issued today under Punjab District Planning Committees Act 2005.
Giving details of the government’s decision, Mr. Harcharan Bains, Media Advisor to Chief [...]

Bharti Retail Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Enterprises has launched their first Easyday market. Easyday market will provide customers all that a great market offers, all under one roof. This will include items ranging from apparels for men, women and kids, home furnishings, home ware, cosmetics, a wide range of kids’ toys, small [...]

Pawam Kumar Tinu, a Law Graduate and an activitist of Shiromani Akali Dal today took over as the Chairman of the Pb. Sch. Castes Land Dev. & Finance Corporation here today. Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Member Parliament and President, Shiromani Akali Dal, was especially present to bless the newly appointed Chairman in his office.
Speaking on [...]

The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has ordered closure of 21 leather industries in Jalandhar, today.
A spokesman of the PPCB informed in a press release, here today, that these leather tanning units having wet process, operating in the non-designated area and are discharging their untreated trade effluent from dyeing/ fat lacquering of leather. He said [...]

Punjab Cooperative deparment has started a new initiative to have direct tie up with different companies to provide different consumer goods of daily use to the farmers and villagers at subsidized rates i.e. upto 30 percent less than the market price besides ensuring 3.5 percent commission to the concerned Cooperative Agriculture Service Society (CASS). Initiating [...]

Punjab Government has given approval to refund the fees of Agreement Deed to those applicants who applied for L.I.G. flats under Indra Puram Scheme of Town Improvement Trust Jalandhar.
Disclosing this here today an spokesman of Local Government department Punjab said that the agreement deed fees would be refunded after deducting 10% of total amount of [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal further stated that all the 141 blocks, 77 tehsils and 76 sub-tehsils would be revamped to ensure all around and balanced growth in the new model of rural development.  Mr. Badal announced that the state government had taken in principal decision to develop Attari in the border district of [...]

The Punjab Govt. has decided to include representatives duly elected and legitimately functioning journalists unions in the State and Distt. Level committees on Media Relations.
This was disclosed by  Chief Minister’s Media Advisor  Mr.Harcharan Bains at Nadala near Jalandhar  this morning.  Mr. Bains was talking to the Media persons after the Sangat Darshan Programme of the [...]

Six government agencies and millers procured over 122,71,399 tonnes of paddy on Tuesday .
An official spokesman today said that PUNGRAIN procured 33,80,459 tonnes of paddy (29.8%) whereas MARKFED procured 26,12,780 tonnes of paddy (23.0%). PUNSUP procured 25,51,212 tonnes of paddy (22.5%) whereas Punjab State Warehousing Corporation procured 14,15,967 tonnes of paddy (12.5%) besides 11,88,002 tonnes [...]

Six government agencies and millers procured over 117,79,484 tonnes of paddy on Sunday .
An official spokesman today said that PUNGRAIN procured 32,28,891 tonnes of paddy (29.6%) whereas MARKFED procured 25,24,133 tonnes of paddy (23.1%). PUNSUP procured 24,44,551 tonnes of paddy (22.4%) whereas Punjab State Warehousing Corporation procured 13,68,320 tonnes of paddy (12.5%) besides 11,56,980  tonnes [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Keeping in view to provide better Local Bus Services to commuters Punjab Government would launch Pilot project of city bus service from Jalandhar by mid-August.
Disclosing this here today Mr. Manoranjan Kalia, Local Government Minister Punjab said that the pilot project was being implemented under a sustainable public-private partnership (PPP). He said Jalandhar was all set [...]

Road infrastructure in Punjab is all set for a transformation through new express ways, state highways and modernization of existing key linkages along global standards. The ambitious initiative with an out lay of Rs 3000 crore was kick started with the laying of foundation stone of Ludhiana – Malerkotla- Sangrur 4 lane express way by [...]

Punjab Labour Department would organize a seminar on ‘Health of Newspaper Industry’ in the state of Punjab on Ist August, 2008 at 11.00 A.M. at Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar. The Labour Minister Sh. Tikshan Sood, would preside over the function.
According to an official spokesman besides the senior functionaries of the Labour Department, other expected participants [...]

The Punjab Government today constituted Governing Council of Centre for Training and Employment of Punjab Youth (C-PYTE)M, to exercise general control and give directions for the efficient and effective implementation of C-PYTE schemes in the State.
According to an official spokesman the committee headed by Chief Minister, Punjab would have Minister-in-charge of the Department of Employment [...]

The Punjab Government today decided to setup four water treatment plants to fight water pollution in the river Kalibein of great historic and religious importance, as a part of the on-going onslaught against environmental threats in the State. The four water treatment plants would setup in at Bholath, Begowal, Tanda and Dasuya towns along the [...]

Parag Jain has been appointed IG Computer and Telecommunications, while Ashish Chaudhary is SSP Bathinda.Naunihal Singh has been appointed as SSP Sangrur, while Naresh Kumar is SSP Batala. Shive Kumar Verma has been appointed as SSP Barnala. Pawan Kumar Rai is SSP Jalandhar, while Arpit Shukla is SP, Special Intelligence, Punjab.