
October 21, 2012 02:25 IST
In a few days from now,the city will become Indias first to witness the construction of a 10-storey insta-building or pre-fab skyscraper in 48 hours.
Sun, Oct 21, 2012
October 19, 2012 00:01 IST
In two months,he took on a mining baron,a minister and several bureaucrats
Fri, Oct 19, 2012October 18, 2012 02:11 IST
The latest being the officers 42nd transfer in 21 years of service.
Thu, Oct 18, 2012October 17, 2012 03:20 IST
Even as it is busy shredding to pieces a study,which Congress general secretary quoted while saying that seven out of 10 youth in Punjab do drugs,another report based on a survey done on behalf of the state government in 2009 had also found that drug addiction in the state could be as high as 70 per cent.
Thu, Apr 17, 2014October 16, 2012 07:06 IST
Less than a week after Congress president Sonia Gandhi visited Jind in Haryana to visit the family of a rape victim,30 MPs will be in Jind and Kaithal on October 17 to meet the families of Dalit rape victims.
Tue, Oct 16, 2012October 16, 2012 03:51 IST
Less than a week after Congress president Sonia Gandhi visited Jind in Haryana to visit the family of a rape victim,30 MPs will be in Jind and Kaithal on October 17 to meet the families of Dalit rape victims
Tue, Oct 16, 2012October 06, 2012 06:34 IST
Two weeks after the Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered a CBI inquiry into allegations that a person paid cash to several people,including police officials,the investigation agency on Friday registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) into the case.
Sat, Oct 06, 2012October 05, 2012 04:32 IST
A day after the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Protection of Interests of Depositors in Financial Establishments Act-2004 by the Pondicherry Assembly,the Punjab cabinet cleared the decks to bring about a similar act to protest the interest of investors against fraud by financial establishments.
Fri, Oct 05, 2012October 04, 2012 01:58 IST
Seventeen years after it was passed by the Assembly,the Punjab Rent Control Act-1995,which is now going to be finally implemented,brings no cheer to those looking forward to it the most.
Thu, Oct 04, 2012October 03, 2012 02:37 IST
Over two thousand years ago,Gautam Buddha is believed to have journeyed for years across the Indian sub-continent.
Wed, Oct 03, 2012October 02, 2012 06:03 IST
To involve the civil society in running municipal affairs in the cities and towns of Punjab,the government is bringing in the Punjab Municipal Citizens Participation Act-2012,which will lead to the creation of ward committees comprising ordinary citizens of the ward.
Tue, Oct 02, 2012October 02, 2012 05:45 IST
More than five years after its legislation,the Punjab government has finally defined the rules for the implementation of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act-2007.
Tue, Oct 02, 2012September 30, 2012 03:10 IST
For a state,which is in a revenue collection overdrive,heres a dampener.
Sun, Sep 30, 2012September 30, 2012 03:04 IST
If things fall in line,the US-based Cleveland Clinic,considered the worlds best cardiac care hospital,may set up a centre in Punjab.
Sun, Sep 30, 2012September 29, 2012 02:06 IST
Badal,who was on a visit to the US was reportedly served summons on August 8,issued by a district court in Wisconsin for human rights violations and torture of Sikhs in Punjab.
Sat, Sep 29, 2012September 28, 2012 04:28 IST
After a wait of over two years,Haryana is finally going to get its new transport policy.
Fri, Sep 28, 2012September 27, 2012 04:58 IST
Two days after the Union cabinet committee on economic affairs approved the discom restructuring package for state electricity boards (SEBs),Punjab and Haryana governments have discovered that they do not stand to benefit much from the package thanks to the enormous riders that come with it.
Thu, Sep 27, 2012September 25, 2012 06:34 IST
Panchayat and government officials allegedly involved in land grabbing.
Tue, Sep 25, 2012September 25, 2012 02:19 IST
The policy gives the option to private bodies to manage schools,appoint staff,carry out day-to-day activities with existing infrastructure and students.
Tue, Sep 25, 2012
September 25, 2012 02:12 IST
Haryana,Punjab amended laws and effectively made it possible for anyone to reclaim land
Tue, Sep 25, 2012September 23, 2012 05:43 IST
After struggling more than an year over disbursal of social security pensions to 21 lakh beneficiaries through banks,the Haryana government has now given a quiet burial to its much hyped project and is back to the old system of manual distribution of pensions.
Sun, Sep 23, 2012September 21, 2012 06:07 IST
The Punjab and Haryana governments have landed themselves in the soup by amending their respective land ceiling laws.
Fri, Sep 21, 2012
September 21, 2012 02:16 IST
Chairman of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) R N Prashar will have to finally give up his palatial home in Sector 4,Mansa Devi Complex,Panchkula,following dismissal of his review petition against an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court cancelling the allotment of this plot to the former IAS officer.
Fri, Sep 21, 2012September 20, 2012 08:19 IST
THE Punjab government has mooted a fresh policy for the allotment of industrial plots in the state.
Thu, Sep 20, 2012September 20, 2012 03:15 IST
Over the last two years,several members of government regulatory councils for professional and technical institutions have been arrested for alleged bribery,the latest last month. Chitleen K Sethi takes stock
Thu, Sep 20, 2012



