Monthly Archives: FEBRUARY 2018

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has flayed attempts to politicise the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) case with unsubstantiated charges against his son-in-law, who is a minority shareholder with a mere 12.5% share in Sambhauli Sugars, and was being unnecessarily dragged into the ...

Chandigarh: A High-Powered Committee, headed by Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, on Thursday recommended six names to Governor, V. P. Singh Badnore, for appointment as members of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC). The Committee also recommended two names for appointment as Information Commissioners ...

NO ONE EXPECTED these two Punjabi speaking creatures to fall in love on Valentine’s Day, but the sheer intensity of their mutual hatred evoked a feeling of déjà vu.

An ugly public all out war has broken out between two of the region's leading Punjabi language ...

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has decided to hive Mining and Geology from the Department of Industries and Commerce and set it up as a separate unit to ensure sustainable development of the sector, which is witnessing fast-paced development and has emerged as a major contributor to ...

CHANDIGARH, February 14: In a legal twist that is likely to be seen as a boost for Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh as well as a vindication for his hand-picked senior bureaucrat Suresh Kumar, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on ...

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed the state health minister to explore with the central government the possibility of shifting the proposed medical college in Mohali to border areas, possibly Sangrur, and to plan all future heath projects in areas that lack ...

CHANDIGARH: Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has welcomed the categorical denial by Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan of taking a pro-Khalistani stance, and congratulated Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for creating the necessary environment against secessionist forces believed to be operating from his country.

Sajjan’s statement, ...

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has categorically rejected any violation of the rules or conflict of interest in his Mohali land deal, accusing the opposition of unnecessarily creating a controversy to promote their vested political interests.

Is the Chief Minister not allowed to purchase ...

CHANDIGARH: Dismissing it as non-visionary and anti-farmer, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has described the Union Budget as ‘disappointing’ for the state, with the Union Finance Minister having failed to address most of the issues raised by Punjab at the pre-budget meeting and also ...