Union Cabinet clears Rs 4,406-cr border roads development plan in Punjab and Rajasthan. The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared a Rs 4,406 crore project to develop 2,280 kilometres of roads in border areas in the states of Punjab and Rajasthan. The project would look to improve connectivity between border villages and … Read more
New Ministers Inducted into Punjab Cabinet. The Punjab government has welcomed four new ministers into its cabinet, including Barinder Kumar Goyal, Tarunpreet Singh Sondh, Hardeep Singh Mundian, and Dr. Ravjot Singh, as part of a major reshuffle. The Punjab Government further have shuffled the departments in ministers. Barinder Kumar GoyalA 65-year-old seasoned lawyer and three-time … Read more
Sukhraj Singh, a Sikh leader who recently announced his candidature for the Gidderbaha Assembly bypoll, today confirmed that he had been summoned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and that he was not sure what the summons was about. Singh’s father was killed in 2015 police firing at Behbal Kalan village in Punjab. NIA Summons … Read more
MP Sanjeev Arora seeks Nitin Gadkari for emergency healthcare at all Toll plazas. Rajya Sabha MP from Ludhiana, Sanjeev Arora has made a formal plea to the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari, to establish emergency health care and trauma services at all toll plazas across the country. Arora, in a letter … Read more
Doctors at PGI Set Up ‘Open OPD’ Amid Protest Over Kolkata Doctor’s Death. As doctors at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research continued their agitation against the alleged sexual assault and killing of a resident doctor in Kolkata, they opened an ‘Open OPD’ at the protest site – a unique form of … Read more
Dr. Balbir Singh orders constitution of District Health Boards to conduct security audit of State Health Institutes Also asked HoDs to implement Institutional level SoPs within 48 hours Punjab Health Minister Demands Speedy Justice, ₹10-CR Ex-Gratia For Kolkata Victim’s Parents. Standing firmly with the Doctor fraternity agitating against the shocking rape and murder case in … Read more
The PGI Chandigarh Faculty Association announced that all OPD services at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research will remain closed on August 17, though emergency and critical care services will continue. Chd Docs on road demanding Justice for Moumita, the kolkata rape case victim who has succumbed to this horror. The out-patient … Read more
Punjab Governor and UT Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria took swift action after NHAI officials were attacked during their review of ongoing projects in Punjab. The Governor convened an urgent meeting with senior officials from the National Highway Authority, Railway Authority, Airport Authority, and BSNL at Punjab Raj Bhavan to address the situation. Governor intervenes … Read more
In a giant step to help the global Punjabi Diaspora, Punjab CM endows grand gesture for NRIs; unveils “Punjab Help Centre” at IGI Airport, New Delhi. The Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann called the inauguration exercise a red-letter day in the annals of the state’s history and asserted that Punjab is now the first state … Read more
In the past 5-6 years, there has been a disturbing trend acknowledging incidents of violence involving Nihang Sikhs as attackers over the other community. Nihangs attacks on other community raising tension in Punjab. On July 5th, 58-year-old Sandeep Thapar, known as Gora and the chief of the Shiv Sena in Punjab, was viciously attacked with … Read more