Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday told the Assembly that the state government will ensure that the finance ministry releases money for its flagship Shagun Scheme under which financial assistance of Rs 15,000 is given to girls from economically weaker sections for their marriages a month in advance so that it can reach the beneficiaries on time.
Crushers allowed to clear stocks,new quarries to stabilise prices by Aug 15
Having opposed a memorial on the 1984 Operation Bluestar within the Golden Temple complex,state Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that the party was in favour of setting up a peace memorial in memory of all those who lost their lives during the dark days of terror in Punjab.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal,during Question Hour in the Assembly on Tuesday,said Punjab Pollution Control Board will test water samples across the state since presence of metals has been detected in water.
Revenue deficit fell by half in one month as additional resources mobilisation figure doubled
The prayers of the family of Sarabjit Singh,a Indian prisoner on death row in Pakistan,were finally answered on Tuesday after the Pakistan President decided to commute his death sentence,paving the way for his repatriation to India






