At around 12 noon, a 100-bed hospital in Sector 48 constructed at a cost of Rs 28 crore was inaugurated with great fanfare. Officials said the four-storey structure — equipped with OPD, labs, doctors’ room, chemist and paramedical facilities — was spread over 1.73 acres and would cater to the medical needs of the southern part of the city.

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is touring Ferozepur parliamentary constituency these days, expressed ignorance over councillors shifting to Congress.

The seven projects, to come up at a total cost of Rs 150.85 crore, also include a food street, a new library, one railway over bridge on the Jalandhar Cantonment-Hoshiarpur line, and a community centre, according to an official release.

Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh told The Indian Express, “I do not know anything about that meeting. I have not been invited or have communication from Government of India on the issue.”

Ghubaya, who was twice elected from Ferozepur parliamentary seat — first in 2009 and then in 2014 - said he wanted to complete his term as MP and “hence resigned from the SAD close to Lok Sabha” polls due later this year.

The Shakargarh sector of Pakistan Punjab falls opposite a small part of Indian Punjab and Kathua-Hiranagar sectors of Jammu and Kashmir. The area has held strategic significance in the 1965 and 1971 wars and has seen intense fighting between the two armies.

Sidhu tweeted: “Stop politicising the army for your political motives. Army is as sacred as the state! Stop deflecting the real issues, they will come back to haunt you Job loss Black money 1708 terrorist acts NPAs Farmer Suicides....All this gone, because your ‘so-called’ propaganda war is on..”

The Lok Sabha MP also said that they would examine the strength of JJP and their alliance partner on each and every seat before any such move.

“We asked the government to either accept our demands or send us to jail. They did not respond, so we decided to block rail traffic to push for our demands,” said Satnam Singh Pannu.

Chief Commissioner of Income Tax Department, Binay K Jha,(north-western region),  gives OVAIS DAR a lowdown on various initiatives taken by the department to inform the taxpayers and educate young minds.

Gulzar Singh Sandhu recalls how he wrote to Pritam when she won the Sahitya Natak Akademi Award, and got a prompt hand-written reply from her, asking him to meet her if he stayed in Delhi.

With the International Women’s Day round the corner, HINA ROHTAKI brings to you some homespun success stories from the Tricity. Check out these women who spell inspiration.

The rally was held over three days with the main stages happening from Saturday and ending on Sunday covering places like Baddi in Himachal Pradesh and Garshankar in Punjab.

The Adviser to the Administrator, Manoj Parida, said, “I am extremely happy that Chandigarh Administration has been successful in fulfilling the dream of having one’s own house. I urge all the allotees to keep it clean which would enable Chandigarh to maintain the status of model city.”

Gadkari, in the video message from Delhi, gave all credit to Kirron Kher. He said, “When the DPR (detailed project report) of this project was made, the estimated price was around Rs 1,000 crore and it was difficult to give such a huge amount so I requested the MP that work of around Rs 300 crore be done in the first phase."

“India went into Pakistan’s air space and attacked their terrorist camps. It happened because of the brave PM you chose and you need to give him another chance. Hence you need to choose your own people by voting for SAD-BJP.”

SCERT director Singh said, “We will not expel any student till class VIII even if he/she fails but it has been decided to reinstate the detention policy.”

Talking to The Indian Express, Iqbal Singh said that then Talwandi Sabo Jathedar Ginai Gurmukh Singh had played lead role in the editing of the letter.

The transfer comes a day after publication of Khemka’s interaction with The Indian Express on Aravallis land consolidation in which he had pointed out that “it will fuel the greed of land sharks”.

Amendment in the The Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA) by the Haryana Assembly has raised hackles of environmentalists and opposition leaders alike. SUKHBIR SIWACH explains the contentious aspects of the law.

Retd Justice B G Kolse-Patil, after declaring his intention to contest the Lok Sabha election from Aurangabad, tells The Indian Express that his fight is against communal forces and he is seeking the support of all parties, except the BJP and Shiv Sena.

Swabhimani Paksha leader MP Raju Shetti cites ‘preservation of Constitutional ethos’ as the reason for the likely alliance, some leaders of his party may not find it easy to put aside years of political and ideological differences to forge such a tie-up.

One the occasion, a public awareness program was carried out. The public was made aware of various pre and post natal causes of hearing loss.

Due to the bad condition of the road here, traffic jams have become a usual feature, thus, causing problems, especially for ambulances.