CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has ordered the dismissal of two PPS officers DSPs Parminder Singh and Bhupinder Singh after their convictions by special judge Hoshiarpur on September 19, 2011, and Faridkot district and sessions judge on September 30, 2009, respectively. SOURCE-HT

CHANDIGARH: Campaigning in the election-bound Punjab, union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday pitched for FDI in multi-brand retail, emphasizing once again that India needs massive investments to build agri-infrastructure. Pointing out that the SAD­ led Punjab government had initially welcomed the FDI policy but took a U-turn later; Mukherjee described ...

NADALA (KAPURTHALA): Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday lambasted Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal for rendering Punjab a backward state during the SAD­ BJP's five-year rule. Attacking the SAD-BJP government, Hooda alleged that Punjab government misused the central government funds meant for the poor. Addressing an impressive rally ...

BATHINDA: The state government of the Shiromani Akali Dal failed to use 70% money from the Centre, Vijay Inder Singla, Member of Parliament from Sangrur, has claimed. Blaming the state government for the increasing influence and supply of drugs in Punjab, the MP said its promises of employment to the youth ...

CHANDIGARH: On a public interest litigation seeking directions to the Punjab government to provide night shelters for the poor in all cities/towns of the state and to see that no one dies of cold, the Punjab and Haryana high court has issued notice of motion to the state. The petition filed ...

CHANDIGARH: On the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), 14 officers of the labour department and 19 from the co­ operation department have been transferred. Among those shifted are three officers of the rank of assistant director ill the horticulture department and three soil conservation officers. Also, Praveen Sabharwal ...

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government on Sunday issued postings and transfer orders of two IPS officers with immediate effect, deputing Kuldeep Singh as ACP West Amritsar against a vacant post and Neelanbari Jagadale Vijay as ACP West Jalandhar.  SOURCE-HT

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government on Wednesday issued the posting orders of six PCS officers, who were transferred on Tuesday Jasdeep Singh Aulakh has been posted as deputy director, colonization, and secretary, subordinate services selection board. Kamal Kumar will be the estate officer of housing and urban development, GMADA; while Parwinder ...

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government on Thursday issued the transfer and posting orders for four PPS officers, appointing three of them as superintendent of police (SP) in the chief minister's security. These SPs are Jaspal Singh, Swarandeep Singh and Ranbir Singh. Another PPS officer, Malwinder Singh, has been posted as zonal SP/crime ...

CHANDIGARH: The high court issued a notice to, the Punjab government on Tuesday on a public interest litigation (PIL) regarding the appointment of Dr Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia as vice-chancellor of Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib. The petition, filed by Kuljit Singh Nagra before a division bench comprising chief ...

GURDASPUR: The Punjab government has appointed four Christians as Christian marriage registrars for Jalandhar, Amritsar, Mohali and Gurdaspur. SOURCE-HT

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government on Friday invited applications for the recruitment of state information commissioners. This was decided at a meeting of the search committee, held under the chairmanship of chief secretary SC Agrawal. All applications should be addressed to the principal secretary, information technology, information technology, civil secretariat, Chandigarh, ...

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government on Friday issued orders for the transfer and postings of an IPS and nine PPS officers. Rahul S has been appointed assistant commissioner of police, traffic, at Jalandhar. The PPS officers with fresh postings are Kehar Singh (DSP, intelligence), rattan Singh (DSP, detective, Fatehgarh Sahib) Amarjit Singh ...