Thursday, 13 August 2009

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Oorja Ladies Club celebrates Teej festival

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 09:42 PM PDT

PATIALA: Teej is an important festival of Punjab is most waited and celebrated by ladies in the month of sawan. The festival Teej brings enthusiasm and gives chance to young ladies for get together.

Sukhbir, Kay Pee greets people of Janmashtami

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 09:11 PM PDT

CHANDIGARH: Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister Punjab Thursday extended his warm greetings to the people of the State on the eve of Janmashtami.

Model code of conduct in the Jurisdiction of General, bye-elections of local bodies

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 09:06 PM PDT

CHANDIGARH: A spokesman of State Election Commission, Punjab informed that election code of conduct has been imposed in areas where general and bye-election of local bodies would be held on August 23.

Dr.Naresh selected for Maulana Altaf Husain Hali Award

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 09:02 PM PDT

CHANDIGARH: Dr. Naresh, former Fellow and Professor of Modern Literature at Panjab University, has been selected by the Haryana Wakf Board for its prestigious Maulana Altaf Husain Hali Award for his contribution to Urdu literature.

Punjab CM demands to exempt cooperative banks from Income Tax

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 08:58 PM PDT

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday urged the Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh to exempt the Cooperative Banks from the Income Tax and also advised the NABARD for revising its policy to raise the quantum of refinance and downsize the rate of interest on the refinance to the extent of 2.5% in the interest of the cooperative movement and ultimately to benefit the farmers of the state.

Punjab: Ten more luxury AC buses adsded in the PRTC fleet

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 08:54 PM PDT

CHANDIGARH: Ten new super luxury air conditioned buses of the PRTC were formally flagged of by Master Mohan Lal, Minister Transport Punjab from Punjab Bhawan Chandigarh on Thursday.

Punjabi, Hindi Journalism seats in Punjab varsity lying vacant

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 08:49 PM PDT

CHANDIGARH: Punjab University has informed that a few seats are lying vacant in the School of Communication Studies.

Kanwan Mandeep Singh is made Batala Market Committee Chief

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 08:44 PM PDT

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government Thursday nominated Kanwar Mandeep Singh as the Chairman and seven other members of the Market Committee Batala.

Punjab prepares fo counter swine Flu

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 08:37 PM PDT

Punjab Speaker stops Vidhan Sabha Committee meetings outside PunjabCHANDIGARH: Nirmal Singh Kahlon, Speaker, Punjab Vidhan Sabha has ordered to stop immediately all meetings of different Punjab Vidhan Sabha Committees scheduled to be held out of Punjab. The step has been taken with a view to Swine Flu danger.

Punjab Dy CM puts administrative reforms on fast track

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 08:31 PM PDT

CHANDIGARH: Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister Thursday put the implementation of Administrative Reforms on fast track, setting time limit for execution of these reforms on ground.

Dal Khalsa commemorates 31st anniversary

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 08:27 PM PDT

'No compromise on Khalistan ideology'AMRITSAR: The Dal Khalsa marked its 31st anniversary on Thursday with a public proclamation that there was no question of its compromising on ‘Khalistan ideology’ and the desire of Khalsa rule was as important to the Dal Khalsa as the Hindutva was for the Hindus.

Delhi police busts immigration racket, Punjab Police SI involved

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 03:39 PM PDT

NEW DELHI: The Delhi police is hunting for a sub-inspector posted with the Punjab Armed Police for allegedly arranging visas for four youths to illegally enter Canada.

Punjab govt launches various schemes for welfare of labour: Sood

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 04:00 AM PDT

LUDHIANA: Tikshan Sood Minister for Labor, Medical Education and Research and Forest Punjab said that the Punjab Government has launched various schemes for the welfare of Industry, Building and other construction workers, prominent of which are Janshree Bima Yojna and Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSVY).

Retired Haryana IAS officer joins Congress

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 03:55 AM PDT

CHANDIGARH: Impressed by the liberal policies of the Congress Party and developmental activities undertaken by Ch. Bhupinder Singh Hooda,led government Hem Chander Disodia a retired I.A.S officer of Haryana Cadre Wednesday joined the Congress Party.

Haryana issues orders to dealers to declare sugar stocks

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 03:51 AM PDT

CHANDIGARH: Sugar wholesalers and retailers of Haryana have to declare any stocks of sugar that are in excess of the minimum limit prescribed which is 250 quintals for dealers and 25 quintals for retailers.

Why Prakash Singh Badal is afraid of a referendum on the proposed HGPC?

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 03:48 AM PDT

CHANDIGARH: Qila Raipur MLA Jassi Khangura Wednesday queried why the Chief Minister was afraid of a referendum on the constitution of a separate SGPC in Haryana.

Kalia promises to strengthen emergency services in Ludhiana

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 03:44 AM PDT

LUDHIANA: Manoranjan Kalia, Local Government, Industry and Commerce Minister Punjab said that emergency services will be strengthened for the industrial city Ludhiana on top priority basis and provided Hydraulic ladder to save fire incidents in Muli- storied buildings very soon.

Samast Haryana Janhit Congress merges with Congress party

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 03:40 AM PDT

CHANDIGARH: The Samast Haryana Janhit Congress, led by former Ministers, Subhash Batra and r Krishan Murti Hooda, merged with the Congress party as they both announced the merger at a largely attended function held at the office of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee here Wednesday.

St John's face St Soldier's in final Chandigarh Jr Football

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 03:34 AM PDT

CHANDIGARH: Formidable St John's School, Sector 26 will cross swords with strong contenders and hosts St Soldier's International School, Sector 28 tomorrow in the final of the Chandigarh Sub-Junior Football Championship for St Soldier's Trophy. The kick off is at 10 a.m.

Indo-Nepal Friendship Cricket trials on Aug 14

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 03:31 AM PDT

CHANDIGARH: The first Indo-Nepal Friendship Cup Cricket for Under-17 will be organised in Kathmandu (Nepal) from August 26 to 30.

Ruling NC members join Opposition PDP over Shopian rape case

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 03:29 AM PDT

J and K Govt hands over rape case probe to CBIJAMMU: Though, the ruling party members usually support the government against the attack of Opposition members in Assembly but over the Shopian issue which rocked the entire Kashmir Valley following the recovery of the dead bodies of Neelofer and Asiya near Shopian town on May 30 this year, ruling National Conference (NC) members today joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and rocked the Assembly.

Akal Takht Jathedar condemns move for separate SGPC for Haryana

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 03:20 AM PDT

AMRITSAR: Jatehdar Akal Takht (highest Sikh Temporal seat) Gyani Gurbachan Singh condemned the Haryana Government for its proposal to set up separate Sikh Gurdwara Pharbandhak Committee to manage the Haryana based Gurdwaras.