SAD to contest under own, BJP symbols

Thursday 30 October '08

Punjab’s ruling party, the Shrimoni Akali Dal, and the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party appear to have resolved differences that cropped up after the SAD insisted on contesting the Delhi Assembly elections under its own party symbol.

Akalis, BJP bury the hatchet

Thursday 30 October '08

The ruling Akali Dal in Punjab and the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party appear to have resolved the logjam that was created with the SAD insisting to contest the ensuing Delhi Assembly elections on its own party symbol.

State officials to meet software giants today

Friday 24 October '08

The Punjab government will hold talks with top software companies, including Wipro, Infosys, Satyam, TCS and Microsoft, tomorrow to attract investment in the IT sector.

Nod for dedicated power supply to IT units

Tuesday 21 October '08

In a bid to woo investments in the state, the Punjab government has decided to provide dedicated power supply to IT companies setting up projects here.

Govt sets pace for IT, industry corridors

Saturday 18 October '08

The state government has initiated the process of identifying new industrial and information technology corridors in a bid to woo investment in Punjab.

Finance, animal husbandry depts lock horns over Rs 4-crore revenue

Saturday 4 October '08

The Punjab Finance Department and the Department of Animal Husbandry have locked horns over the issue of Rs 4-crore revenue generated by way of user charges for artificial insemination.

Report lifts state’s spirits amid FICCI’s dampener

Thursday 2 October '08

For Punjab, this could salvage some lost pride. With FICCI downgrading the prospects of investment in the state as “pessimistic”, the state government...

State loosens purse strings for private schools, tightens fist for govt institutions

Thursday 25 September '08

The state government's "largesse" in disbursing funds to private schools and colleges in Punjab comes in stark contrast to the aid that the government institutions got in the last one year.

Somnath for ‘right to recall’ MLAs and MPs

Monday 22 September '08

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee advocated the introduction of “right to recall” system to deal...

ChaTtbir Zoo A den of problems

Sunday 21 September '08

The sight of a solitary lion lounging in one corner of the 18-acre Lion Safari at Chattbir Zoo, located on the outskirts of Chandigarh, sums up the state of affairs inside.

BJP’s ‘silence’ on Capt’s expulsion does all the talking

Friday 19 September '08

Denials apart, the ruling Akali Dal’s alliance partner BJP has been conspicuous by its silence all through the episode on Amarinder Singh’s expulsion from the state Assembly.

17 corporates give assent

Thursday 18 September '08

After a slow start, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's pet project of Adarsh Schools in Punjab has taken a leap forward.

House of Badals vs Patiala Royals

Saturday 13 September '08

The war was declared long ago, but the most recent battle between the Badals and the Patiala Royals has a clear loser...

Poll near, Akali Govt revives Punjabiyat

Thursday 4 September '08

Something unusual - though not entirely unexpected - is happening to Akali politics.

Punjab SGPC versus Haryana SGPC: PM brokers peace

Saturday 30 August '08

The likely confrontation over the demand for an alternative to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee to manage Sikh shrines in Haryana...

Capt back in action, Bhattal loses PPCC chief’s post

Thursday 7 August '08

The uncertainty over the affairs of the Punjab unit of the Congress was put to an end on Wednesday with Leader of Opposition Rajinder Kaur Bhattal...

SAD undecided on n-deal stand

Friday 4 July '08

The Shiromani Akali Dal, which is part of the BJP-led NDA, is still undecided on whether to support the Congress-led UPA on the issue of the civilian nuclear deal stand-off.

After attack on Punjab MLA, BJP sends SAD a warning

Tuesday 13 May '08

After Sunday’s violent clash at Tarn Taran in which its local MLA Anil Joshi was attacked, the BJP on Monday lashed out...

From UK to Pinjore, a name comes flying for vulture chick

Saturday 10 May '08

Royal Society for Protection of Birds holds auction to raise 20,000 pounds, names bird Phoenix

On a new growth route

Monday 21 April '08

With agriculture becoming increasingly unsustainable and a plunging economy showing little signs of revival...

First vulture chick born in captivity crosses 55 days

Thursday 27 March '08

In good news for the endangered vulture, a chick bred in captivity at the Vulture Breeding and Conservation...

Locked in tussle with power regulator, Punjab to move SC

Saturday 23 February '08

As the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s ultimatum for a power tariff hike in the state draws near...

10 corporate houses in race to set up pvt varsities in Punjab

Thursday 7 February '08

With an increasing number of corporate houses showing interest in Punjab’s education sector...

Hitting the PPP road for core facelift

Thursday 20 December '07

For its cash-starved economy, the Punjab Government is increasingly taking recourse...

SGPC to get corporate makeover for efficiency

Friday 23 November '07

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the cash-rich mini Parliament of the Sikhs, is all set for a corporate makeover...