CHANDIGARH (Punjab): The Punjab government on Monday issued a notification to regularise the services of 3,200 temporary employees in the public health department. In a statement, the government blamed the previous Congress regime for the delay in issuing this notification. The government claimed that it was committed to the welfare of employees ...

TARN TARAN: When it comes to paying electricity bills, government departments fare no better than other consumers. Electricity bills amounting to Rs 112.11 lakh are pending against 17 departments in Tarn Taran district alone. The public health department, which has not cleared bills to the tune of Rs 70.24 lakh, is ...

CHANDIGARH: The Government of India has provided an additional sum of Rs 100 crore to Haryana under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). An official spokesman said the funds had been diverted by the Central government from other non-performing states. The amount would enable the state to take up new ...