CHANDIGARH: A three member High Level Committee constituted by the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to address the objections raised by the farmers regarding the acquisition of land for the Delhi-Katra Expressway Project, on Friday, met under the chairmanship of Public Works Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla and interacted with the farmers of about 15 districts in a very cordial atmosphere.

CHANDIGARH: Even as he slammed the Akalis and AAP for spreading lies over the Farm Laws and dubbed the Centre’s refusal to repeal them as ‘inhuman’, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday announced jobs for one member of each of the families of the state’s farmers who had lost their lives in the agitation against the black laws.

NAWANSHAHR: The Punjab Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh has been working day and night to provide urban amenities to the villages of the state and no stone is being left unturned in the overall development of the villages. This revelation was made by Lok Sabha member and former Union Minister Manish Tewari in the presence of  M.L. A. Nawanshahr Angad Singh, Pawan Dewan, Chairman, Punjab Large Scale Industrial Development Board, on the occasion of launching grants of Rs. 2.15 Crores.

LUCKNOW: Rarely ever in history has the enigma of a leader lived on for more than half a century after his demise.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose may have "died" in an air crash in August 1945, but for those who believe in him, he lives on and on as the ellusive "Gumnami Baba".
Gumnami, in Hindi, means anonymity.

NAKODAR: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had completed conservation and restoration work at Dakhni Sarai, a famous 17 the century Mughal structure. Situated on old G.T.Road connecting Agra with Lahore,Dakhni Sarai is among 30 listed monuments and archaeological sites of national importance in the state of Punjab.

NEW DELHI/ CHANDIGARH: The Republic Day Tableau of Punjab for 2021 reflects the theme of unparalleled and supreme sacrifice of Ninth Sikh Guru Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, who laid down his life to uphold the eternal values of humanity, religious co-existence and freedom of faith.

MUMBAI: The shadow of Sidharth Shukla simply looms large in the house of Bigg Boss 14, long after his departure. Whenever, whoever needs to add extra spice to their action, they invoke his name in an argument to grab the audience by the eyeballs.

NEW DELHI: Singer Daler Mehndi says that raising one's voice is good, but a solution for the ongoing farmers protest can only be given by leaders and not necessarily by celebrity appearances.

NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways has awarded a contract of Rs 2,211 crore to design and manufacture propulsion, control and other equipment of 44 Vande Bharat-type train sets to Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives Pvt Ltd, a Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.

MOGA:  senior Congress leader and writer Dr Tara Singh Sandhu who was sick for the last few months passed away at a hospital in Ludhiana on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Razia Sultana today under took the review of projects of Department of Water Supply and Sanitation and directed the officers to complete all the ongoing projects on time for ensuring supply of clean and potable drinking water to the residents of villages.

NEW DELHI: The 11th round of talks between the protesting farmer unions and three Union Ministers got underway here on Friday to break the over-a-month long deadlock on the new agricultural laws.

CHANDIGARH: Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday directed the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) to expedite all developmental works in the state at a meeting of its Board, which gave ex-post-facto approval to Rs 27.16 cores worth of urban environment improvement projects, along with development, upgradation and maintenance of various historic sites, including the Patiala Qila Mubarak.

CHANDIASRH: Punjab’s first entertainment channel Zee Punjabi is letting no stone unturned to entertain the audience with putting their best foot forward in all the genres. After announcing shows like ‘Maavan Thandian Chaavan’ and a chat celeb show ‘Dil Diyan Gallan with Sonam Bajwa’, Zee Punjabi is all set to launch India’s one of the favourite musical game ‘Antakshari’ in Punjabi for the first time by associating with Singers Master Saleem and Mannat Noor. The show to go on air from 23rd January 2021 every Sat-Sun 7:00 PM.

NEW DELHI: The farmers stir against the three contentious farm laws is expected to reach its zenith with the #FarmersParade alongside the Republic Day parade on January 26 when they wish to showcase the might of the "kisan" along with the "jawans". For this they have been lining up tractors here sent from Punjab and other states in huge trolleys.

CHANDIGARH: Prominent farmer leader of Punjab, President of Chandigarh State Unit of All India Jatt Mahasabha and National Delegate of Mahasabha S. Rajinder Singh Badheri has said that the present Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi is working to implement the hidden agenda of not only the BJP but also the RSS and Jana Sangh in the country. Their main task now seems to be to separate Sikhs and Muslims from India but Sikhs and Muslims will not allow such moves to succeed.

CHANDIGARH: The High Commissioner of Australia to India, Mr. Barry O’Farrell AO kicked off his maiden visit to Punjab with a meeting with Captain Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister Punjab on 20th January, 2021. The two leaders discussed ways to revitalize economies post COVID-19, enhance long-term economic cooperation between Punjab and Australia in agriculture, water, education, and strengthen trade & diaspora ties between the two regions.

CHANDIGARH: Denmark based packaging company Hartmann has invested in Punjab by acquiring Mohan Fibres with an initial investment amount of Rs. 125 crore. Mr. Ernesto, President South America & Asia Hartmann Group called upon Ms. Vini Mahajan, Chief Secretary, Govt of Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab school education department has re-issued instructions to make the schools and educational institutions completely tobacco free.

CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday announced the office bearers of the state's Legal Cell and SC Wing. In a joint statement issued from the party headquarters, AAP's state incharge and MLA from Delhi, Jarnail Singh and state president and Member of Parliament, Bhagwant Mann, said that Justice Jora Singh (retd.) was appointed as the president of the state's Legal Cell, while advocate Kashmir Singh Malhi was appointed as its secretary.

CHANDIGARH: Taking serious note of the incident in which SMO Dr. Chetna and Medical Officers in Civil Hospital, Gurdaspur allegedly refused to examine the rape victim, the Health Minister Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu on Thursday directed the Civil Surgeon, Gurdaspur to submit the report in 3 days.

PATIALA:  Preneet Kaur MP from Patiala conveyed her condolences through a video call to the family members of farmer Dhanna Singh (65) of village Tungan in Nabha Sub Division who died of heart attack during the farmers' struggle in Delhi.  

CHANDIGARH: After the intervention of the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes, an employee of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) got the benefit of promotion from deem date.

CHANDIGARH: The SGPC elections are being inordinately delayed because of the enigmatic understanding between Badal Family and Capt. Amarinder Singh. Their vested mammon interests including their intense Epicurus  greed are best served if the SGPC elections are not allowed to happen, under one pretext or the other.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab School Education Department has released a schedule for study of the children through the Edusat program.

CHANDIGARH: With an RTI response exposing the lie of the Centre’s claim on the Farm Laws having been approved by the high-powered committee on agricultural reforms, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said it was now obvious that the Akalis and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had been spreading a carnage of lies at the behest of the BJP-led Government of India, with whom the two parties were working in collusion to damage the interests of the farmers.

CHANDIGARH:  Lashing out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his double speak on contentious farm laws, Punjab Cabinet Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot on Wednesday said that everyone was fully aware of hypocritical character of Kejriwal as his sayings and actual facts were always poles asunder.

CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) targeted Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh over the ongoing mining mafia in Punjab, stating that it was only under the patronage of Captain that the mining mafia was plundering Punjab's wealth and filling its coffers; while the former sitting in his royal farmhouse, was busy spending time with foreign friends. In a joint statement issued from the party headquarters, senior leader of the party and the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Punjab Legislative Assembly Harpal Singh Cheema and advocate Dinesh Chadha said that instead of declining, the mining mafia in Punjab was growing rapidly.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab school education minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla, on Wednesday, said that following the persistent demand of parents, the state government has decided to reopen all schools for primary classes from January 27.

NEW DELHI: The 10th round of dialogue between the government and farmers' representatives began on Wednesday here in the national capital amid expectations of a solution to end the deadlock as the protest by the farmers on the Delhi borders continued for the 56th day.

CHANDIGARH: Sikh farmer leader and All India Jatt Mahasabha's Chandigarh state president and national delegate S. Rajinder Singh Badheri has warned the Union Government to refrain from unnecessarily harassing Sikh farmers and Sikh youth to suppress the peasant movement.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Sports and Youth Services Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, on Tuesday, termed the action taken by Shimla Police to arrest the youngsters of Punjab who were peacefully raising their voices in favour of agitating farmers as an attack on their constitutional rights and democratic fabric of the country. He said that the arrest was made at the behest of BJP Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, who wants to appease their political bosses.

SHIMLA: Three people, believed to be farmers from Punjab, were arrested here on Tuesday on charges of holding a protest meeting against the three contentious Central farm laws at the historic Ridge in violation of prohibitory orders.