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CHANDIGARH NEWS: No Clue Why Centre Gave Rs 800 Cr – Govt
CHANDIGARH: It was on March 31 that the Punjab government received Rs 800 crore from the Centre, apparently to compensate the farmers who faced drought-like conditions last year. Five months on – even as the money has not been disbursed among the farmers the state government has a queer explanation: It does not... »
CHANDIGARH NEWS: Demand For Revised Pension
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government College Retired Teachers Welfare Association has demanded revised pension in accordance with the Fifth Pay Commission recommendations for the pre-2006 retirees. In a statement here, association general secretary S.S. Jaspal said while the government had granted revised pension to all other categories of pre-2006 retired employees as per Para 4.2... »
Haryana IPS Cadre Strength Increased
Of 137 posts, 96 will be filled through recruitment, 41 by promotion CHANDIGARH: The Union government has increased the cadre strength of Indian Police Services (IPS) in the Haryana cadre from 117 to 137. A police department spokesman said that of the 137 posts, 96 will be filled through direct recruitment and 41 by... »
CHANDIGARH News: Addl Solicitor General Gets Charge Of Central Litigation
CHANDIGARH: Additional Solicitor General of India Mohan Jain, a Chandigarh-based lawyer, has been assigned the additional responsibility as in-charge of Central government litigation in the Punjab and Haryana, Himachal and Jammu and Kashmir High Courts. The Department of Legal Affairs, Union Ministry of Law and Justice, said in an order dated August 20 that... »
AMBALA NEWS: Vij Attacks Centre On Relief
AMBALA: The Opposition leaders in Ambala have questioned the efficacy of flood relief. Anil Vij, legislator from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Sunday mounted pressure on New Delhi on this issue. “The floods are the worst in recent times but even after six weeks, the Union Government has announced no relief for the... »
CHANDIGARH NEWS: Govt Says No To Deputation For Chief Secy
CHANDIGARH: Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has officially declined to send state Chief Secretary Subodh Chandra Agrawal on a Central deputation, it is learnt. A top government source said Badal took the decision formally on Wednesday, setting at rest reports about the possibility of the chief secretary going to the Centre, where he stands... »
CHANDIGARH NEWS: HC Notice On Sehajdhari Sikhs
CHANDIGARH: Taking up a petition seeking directions to allow Sehajdhari Sikhs as voters in the SGPC elections, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Gurdwara Election Commission, Union government and the Punjab government among others. The petitioner has challenged amendments to Section 49 and Section 92 of the Sikh... »
JALANDHAR NEWS: Scheme Finds Little Honour In State
JALANDHAR: Contrary to the concerns of the Union government on the rising number of honour killings – primarily due to inter-caste marriages in Punjab – the state government has not even bothered to implement a Centre-sponsored scheme to extend financial assistance to inter-caste marriages. Aimed at removing “untouchability“, the Centre had launched an “encouragement... »
FATEHGARH SAHIB NEWS: Court Acquits Blacklist NRI
FATEHGARH SAHIB: At 40 years, over two decades after he was put on the blacklist drawn up by the Union Government in 1984, Sukhwinder Singh has been acquitted of charges brought against him. He was all of 16 at the time. Three of his friends, he claims, were shot in a “fake encounter”. He... »
LEHRA NEWS: Bhattal – Cong Will Restore Free Power
LEHRA (SANGRUR): Opposition leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal on Tuesday came down hard on the chief minister and his deputy’s “frequent foreign visits” and blamed it for the worsening state of law and order in Punjab. “The two are least concerned about public interest,” she alleged. Bhattal, who was talking to reporters on her home... »
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