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The Punjab Government today filed a civil suit in the Supreme Court to keep its control over the waters of rivers Ravi, Beas and Sutlej. The petition, filed under Article 131 of the Constitution, challenges the distribution of the river water to Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu &...

Chandigarh, July 23: Punjab and Haryana High Court judge, Justice Uma Nath Singh today directed that B I S Chahal, former media advisor to exchief minister Amarinder Singh, be produced in the court here tomorrow in connection with his allegation about torture in custody by police. More...

CHANDIGARH, INDIA: All government schools in Punjab will go hi-tech by mid-2008, according to the director, public instructions for schools, S K Setia. More...

Fatehgarh Sahib, July 21: Punjab BJP president Rajinder Bhandari today said there was no dispute between the Election Commission (EC) of Punjab and the state government over the conduct of Municipal Corporation elections in the state. More...

Chandigarh, July 20: Punjab Government has transferred five senior officers, including three IAS officers and two PCS officers. According to an official release, Basant Garg (IAS) has been now posted as SDM Muktsar relieving Mr Amarjeet Singh. More...

Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal has got down to some serious cost-cutting business for government officers. To begin with, their official cars will be replaced with cabs. Badal said the official transport fleet will be outsourced to private players to bring down the daily...

Punjab Minister for Livestock and Dairy Development Syed Haroon Ahmad Sultan has said that Rs. 1200 million (US$19.9 million) will be spent on 23 development schemes in the livestock sector during the current fiscal year. More...

Livestock Punjab Minister for Livestock and Dairy Development Syed Haroon Ahmad Sultan has said that Rs. 1200 million (US$19.9 million) will be spent on 23 development schemes in the livestock sector during the current fiscal year. More...

Chandigarh, JULY 9: Punjab Transport Minister Mohan Lal today announced that the State Government would set up a driving training school at Kapurthala District in collaboration with Ashok Leyland. More...

Chandigarh, July 7: Punjab Chief Minster Parkash Singh Badal today declared that his Government would soon announce a Media Policy incorporating the clause regarding medical and group insurance, housing societies and old age pension for journalists in the state. More...

The Dera Sacha Sauda has accused the Punjab government of unleashing a reign of terror against its followers in the state for supporting the Congress in the 2007 assembly elections. More...

To check cases of people seeking overseas jobs being taken for a ride by dubious employment agents, the Punjab Government plans to set up a foreign training and employment bureau which will assist, guide and train state youths who wish to work abroad. The proposed bureau will be placed under the...

Chandigarh, July 2: For the planned development of urban areas of Punjab, the state Government today decided in principle to implement Land Pooling Technique in the state on Gujrat Pattern. More...

Chandigarh, June 29 (IANS) Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Friday accused the Akali Dal government in Punjab of violating his fundamental rights as the ongoing controversy between the sect and Sikhs reached the Punjab and Haryana high court. More...

Mohali: The Punjab Government would add 300 more new buses in the existing fleet of 1482 buses of PUNBUS, Punjab Roadways and PRTC in the next three months. More...

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Friday accused the Akali Dal government in Punjab of violating his fundamental rights as the ongoing controversy between the sect and Sikhs reached the Punjab and Haryana high court. More...

DERA ROW: TENSION IN SIRSA... The Punjab and Haryana HCs grant him interim bail till August 6 but asks sect chief to submit his passport with it. More...

Keeping in view the rising input cost and declining profitability, Punjab government has asked the Commission for Agricultural Cost and Prices (CACP) to fix Minimum Support Price for wheat at Rs 1015 per quintal for the next rabi season. More...

The Punjab government has given a go ahead to the police to arrest Dera Sacha Sauda chief even after he apologised. More...

The Punjab government has given a go ahead to the police to arrest Dera Sacha Sauda chief even after he apologised. More...