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Power employees’ body threatens stir if electricity Bill passed in haste
June 18, 2022 04:25 IST
V K Gupta, a spokesperson of AIPEF, said that they oppose the announcement made by Union Power Minister R K Singh to pass the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021 in the monsoon session of Parliament.
Punjab: New instructions for sale deeds, plots in illegal coloniesSubscriber Only
June 17, 2022 04:28 IST
The instructions were issued by a committee formed by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and which includes Additional Chief Secretary cum Financial Commissioner Revenue (ACS cum FCR), principal secretary of housing and urban development and principal secretary of the local government.
Punjab: Bhagwant Mann, Arvind Kejriwal flag off govt Volvo bus service from Jalandhar to IGI airportSubscriber Only
June 16, 2022 11:58 IST
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said that passengers can get the online booking done three months in advance, while tickets can also be booked at the bus stand counters six months ahead of the journey.
Arvind Kejriwal in Jalandhar today to flag off luxury buses to DelhiSubscriber Only
June 15, 2022 03:34 IST
With AAP government managing to get the permit, AAP chief Kejriwal will be landing in Punjab to flag off the buses from Jalandhar on Wednesday.
Punjab: Rs 2,366 crore power bills pending against govt departments, on top electricity bill defaulter listSubscriber Only
June 14, 2022 09:41 IST
Subsidy bills of Rs 9,000 crore are also pending against the Punjab government as of date, the Punjab State Electricity Board Engineers' Association said.
As Punjab starts listening labs, schools see dip in English failure ratesSubscriber Only
June 14, 2022 08:56 IST
“After listening to each word carefully, revising and bringing them in daily conversations, now I can prepare my speeches in English on various topics like the importance of listening labs,” Sneha, one of the students, added.
PSPCL introduces scheme to regularise higher load tubewell motors without penalty fee
June 12, 2022 09:41 IST
The scheme - it will be applicable for all existing consumers from June 10 onwards - will regularise higher power loads and allow farmers to extend their tubewells.
All’s not well in Jalandhar Diocese, Pope’s envoy toldSubscriber Only
June 12, 2022 08:59 IST
This is what the Catholic Union, senior citizens and members of the Diocesan Pastoral Council (DPC) of the Diocese of Jalandhar told Vatican's representative to India Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, who is on a three-day visit to Punjab.
Will launch stir if govt doesn’t start buying maize, corn: Farm unions
June 12, 2022 02:15 IST
The unions said that farmers were facing harassment at the hands of private players in mandis due to non-procurement of corn and maize by the government.
Vatican rep’s Jalandhar visit marked by protests
June 11, 2022 04:42 IST
His visit was marked by protests by some Sikh and dalit organisations which fear that the hidden aim of his visit is to convert people of other religions to Christianity.
Punjab: As cotton sowing season ends, 18 per cent less area under cotton than last yearSubscriber Only
June 10, 2022 10:54 IST
Punjab's Mansa district recorded 45,000 hectares under cotton, a 7,000-hectare decrease from the 52,000 hectares recorded last year. A target of 64,000 hectares was set for the district.
Punjab: Wanted in multi-crore Jagdish Bhola drug case, Canada-based NRI dies of cardiac arrestSubscriber Only
June 10, 2022 08:23 IST
In February 2018 when Canadian Prime Minister Justine Trudeau visited India, the then Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh had met with him in Amritsar and handed over a list of names of 11 Canadian NRIs, accused in the multi-crore drug smuggling case, to him.
MSP rate hike less compared to projected inflation rate, say farmer union leadersSubscriber Only
June 9, 2022 08:19 IST
“MSP for paddy has been increased by 5.15% per cent, which is almost at par with maize and cotton - alternative crops for paddy - whose MSP have been hiked by 4.91 and 6.18 per cent respectively."
Kabaddi player’s murder: Five more arrested, including ex-serviceman with 21 cases
June 6, 2022 02:26 IST
International kabaddi player Sandeep Singh Nangal Ambian was shot dead by unidentified assailants during a kabaddi match in Jalandhar’s Malian village on March 14 this year.
Illegal sand mining case: Kudratdeep Singh nabbed, sent to judicial remandSubscriber Only
June 5, 2022 01:22 IST
Police said Kudratdeep was presented in the court of District Session Judge, Rupinderjit Chahal, which sent him to judicial remand. The next date of hearing in the case is on June 7.
Police constable shoots self dead at AAP MLA’s house
June 2, 2022 20:08 IST
Thursday's shooting was the second such incident of a policeman taking his life in the last three days, with an ASI — attached as a driver of the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) North Jalandhar — having shot himself dead on Monday.
AIPEF urges Centre to scrap amended rules for Bhakra board membersSubscriber Only
June 1, 2022 14:33 IST
AIPEF spokesperson VK Gupta said that the post of member of Irrigation is lying vacant for the past 20 months, since the incumbent was repatriated back to Haryana.
Denied 6th pay panel salaries, agri technocrats mull moving high courtSubscriber Only
June 1, 2022 13:37 IST
Most of the retired officials said that they are getting Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 less pension per month and dues of lakhs of rupees in the form of gratuity and other funds are not cleared by the government.
Forcible conversion of Sikhs: Panel fixes next hearing on June 16
May 30, 2022 21:11 IST
This was stated by National Commission for Minorities chairperson Iqbal Singh Lalpura while talking to mediapersons at Kapurthala on Monday after presiding over a meeting of minorities in the district administration complex.
NAS results: Teachers say govt sidelining them, giving preference to NGOsSubscriber Only
May 28, 2022 07:23 IST
The teachers argued that they have started several innovative techniques to improve the learning abilities of students.
After Cheema’s invitation to discuss demands, ‘chakka jam’ postponed
May 26, 2022 06:51 IST
The farmer organisations of Punjab have postponed their ‘chakka jam’ programme for one day after getting an invitation for a meeting with Punjab Cooperative Minister Harpal Singh Cheema to discuss their demands mainly the pending dues of Rs 900 of farmers towards the Sugarmills. The meeting will took place in Jalandhar’s circuit House at 4:30 […]
Sacked Punjab minister Vijay Singla is now under ED lensSubscriber Only
May 26, 2022 06:09 IST
An audio clip, which is recorded during the sting operation in which Vijay Singla’s officer on special duty (OSD) was heard seeking “Shukrana” (commission) on the sanctioned government contracts, is crucial evidence.
Boy dies in borewell: Police book owner for suicide abetment, rash driving
May 24, 2022 01:03 IST
Police have identified the boy as Hritik and said that a autopsy of the body had been conducted, and the cremation of the child will take place on Tuesday after relatives of the family reach Jalandhar from Uttar Pradesh.
Six-year-old boy falls down 95 feet, loses life after struggling for 9 hrsSubscriber Only
May 23, 2022 04:07 IST
Nine hours at a depth of 95 feet — that is what it took to snuff out the life of a six-year-old boy who fell into a borewell around 9 am on Sunday. The incident happened at Khosla Balanda village under Dasuya sub-division of Hoshiarpur district. The victim, Hritik, was playing in a field. Suddenly, […]
Punjab: Six-year-old boy who fell into 100-feet-deep borewell dies
May 22, 2022 21:44 IST
The National Disaster Response Force conducted the rescue operation. The district administration had also called an Army unit to the spot.
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