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Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today called for immediate ouster of Congress led UPA government at Centre in order to pave a way for installation of the BJP led National Democratic Alliance government for seeking justice and equity for the long pending demands and ensuring socio-economic development in the state. Addressing a [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today announced that the state government had posed an ambitious action plan to the World Bank to seek special grant to eradicate the problem of water logging effectively in the districts of Ferozepur, Muktsar, Faridkot and Bathinda.
Addressing massive public rallies at Balluana, Abohar and Fazilka as a part [...]

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed here today between the Government of Punjab and the Bharti Wal-Mart Pvt. Ltd (BWM) to jointly establish Bharti Wal-Mart Skill Centre for providing training on technical skills regarding modern retail and allied sectors like logistics, supply chain and other support services.   Principal Secretary Employment Generation & Training Mr. [...]

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 [...]

In another significant decision, the Cabinet also gave a green signal for establishing the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Police University at Ladhowal near Ludhiana for instruction, research and other academic activities in police related subjects.  Apart from this, the university would also impart training of police education programmes both to police personnel and non police persons.  [...]

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 [...]

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’s dream of having a full fledged passport office in the holy city of Amritsar became a reality with the Union Minister for External Affairs, Mr Pranab Mukherjee inaugurating the facility here this afternoon.
The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal who had been pressing for a Regional Passport Office, along with a visa centre [...]

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, [...]

Centre today gave its nod for upgrading railway infrastructure in Punjab through a chain of new tracks, construction of old and new over and under-bridges and improving railways communication network.
An assurance to this effect was given to the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal when he called on the Minister for Railways Mr. Lalu [...]

The State Election Commission, Punjab today postponed the election to the Panchayat Samiti Zone No.11 Pherurarian and Panchayat Samiti Muktsar Zone No.13 Thandewala for 26th May which were scheduled to be held on 12.05.2008.
Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the State Election Commission, Punjab said that on the directions of Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana [...]

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 [...]

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 Punjab government would establish a state-of-the-art State Institute of Automotive and Driving Skills (SIADS) in the state as a joint venture between TATA Motors and the Transport Department Punjab.
A spokesman of Punjab Government today said that this institute would be set up at village Mahuana, District Muktsar at a cost of Rs. 13 crore [...]

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 [...]

Mukul Joshi has been posted as Principal Secretary, Freedom Fighters. Earlier he was holding the post of secretary excise during the Amarinder Singh government when liquor baron Ponty Chadha had a free run. The new secretary excise is Shivinder Singh Brar, who is back from a stint under the Union government.
Darbara Singh Guru gets the [...]