A team of police personnel from Canada on Tuesday held talks with the top brass of Chandigarh police and CBI here in connection with the bombing of Air India flight ‘Kanishka’ in 1985.
The five-member team is on a visit to Chandigarh and Punjab to probe a few leads in connection with the incident in which […]
The Punjab government today hailed the Centre’s decision to release the balance amount of Rs. 46.33 crore out of its contribution of Rs. 48.33 crore for the completion of prestigious ‘Khalsa Heritage Project’ at Anandpur Sahib. Expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said the project would provide a fascinating […]
Growing up in my hometown in Indian Punjab, I often heard people remarking to my father, “You are very fortunate.â€? It seemed a reasonable statement: In the hothouse of the Indian middle class, obsessed with academic performance, were we five siblings, each intent on surpassing the excellent scholarship of the others. How much better could […]
Ranbaxy Laboratory (Q, N,C,F)* Ltd and other pharmaceutical companies are likely to reach an agreement by next month that will allow them to set up units within the `product-specific` pharmaceutical SEZ at Mohali, reports Business Standard. The pharma SEZ, spread over 80 acres in Mohali`s Industrial Estate in sector […]
Chandigarh -based software solutions provider Second Foundation is expanding with an investment of Rs 20 crore. The company has acquired a 1.5 acre plot in Rajiv Gandhi Technology Park, Chandigarh, and construction will start next month. Second Foundation provides software solutions to high-end customers in the UK, the US, and Europe and […]
Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today released the book - “Aseem Bharti Virsa Gurbat taun Khushali Da Safar”, the Punjabi version of “India Unbound” authored by Gurcharan Das, an eminent writer, columnist and a venture capitalist here.
Speaking on the occasion, Singh said Das deserved all appreciation for his commendable work in which he had […]
JALANDHAR clinched the men’s trophy with 54 points while in women’s section the Regional Office (RO), Chandigarh reigned supreme with 53 points on the concluding day of the 4th Inter-District Food Corporation of India meet at the Sector 46 Sports Complex on Thursday. Surjit Singh from Patiala and Vipin from Jalandhar were declared […]
Punjab Governor Gen S F Rodrigues (retd), today administered the oath of office to Justice Daljit Singh Dhaliwal, retired judge of the Patna High Court as Lokpal of Punjab at the Raj Bhavan here today.
Mrs Jean Rodrigues, wife of Governor, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Ministers including Surinder Singla, Amarjit Singh Samra, Malkiat Singh Birmi, Advisor […]
Punjab National Bank (Q, N,C,F)* has hiked interest rates on Foreign Currency Non-Resident Bank deposits in US dollar, Pound, Euro, Australian Dollar and Canadian dollar with effect from March 29. Interest rate on US dollar has been hiked to 5.15 per cent (from 4.9) for 1-2 years and to 5.13 per […]
The 39-seater Nankana Sahib-Amritsar bus that ferried 35 passengers to India, left for Pakistan on Thursday with just two on board. The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation bus from Nankana Sahib in Pakistan to Amritsar had entered Indian soil on Wednesday with 35 passengers. According to Punjab Roadways General Manager Lakhwinder Singh Dharowali, […]