Rs 39.69 Cr releases for Free Textbooks to SC Students: Dr. Baljit Kaur
Chandigarh, 28 August Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur has announced that the Punjab Government has released an amount of Rs. 39.69 crore for the provision of free textbooks to Scheduled Caste students across the state. Cabinet Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur highlighted that the Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister […]
Dr. Baljit Kaur Launches “Aarambh” Program for Early Childhood Education
Chandigarh, August 22: Dr. Baljit Kaur, Punjab’s Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development, today launched the “Aarambh” program, aimed at enhancing early childhood education. The program was launched in the presence of Social Security Woman and Child Development Special Chief Secretary Mrs. Raji P. Shrivastava and Director Dr. Shena Aggarwal. Speaking on the […]
The Supreme Court has strongly criticized the recent mayoral polls in Chandigarh, describing them as a “murder of democracy.”
5 February (Ozi News Desk ) The Supreme Court strongly criticized the Returning Officer for defacing the ballot papers in the Chandigarh mayoral polls, describing it as an “assault on democracy.” The court ordered that all records of the election be securely kept with the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and […]
BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar emerged victorious in the Chandigarh mayoral election, defeating the Congress candidate.
In today’s election for the position of Mayor in Chandigarh, BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar lost to Congress supporter Kuldeep Kumar. Sonkar received 16 votes, while Kumar received 12 votes. Eight votes were declared invalid. As soon as the results were announced, opposition parties AAP and Congress Councilors protested. In Delhi, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal accused […]
Punjab, Haryana report poor air quality day after Diwali
Several parts of Haryana reported air quality indices in the ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ categories on Monday, a day after Diwali, while it was mostly ‘poor’ in parts of neighbouring Punjab. The average air quality recorded in both states was in the ‘satisfactory’ or the ‘moderate’ category at 4 pm on Sunday, but it showed […]
Congress’s march to Punjab Raj Bhavan over SYL foiled, party leaders detained
Chandigarh, October 9 (Press Ki Taquat) In a bid to turn on the heat on the BJP-led Central Government, Punjab Congress leaders today tried to march towards Punjab Raj Bhavan here to submit a memorandum on SYL canal issue to the Governor but were taken into preventive custody. The leaders wanted the Governor to take […]
Fire breaks out at Chandigarh PGI’s Nehru Hospital
Chandigarh, October 10 (Press Ki Taquat) A fire broke out at Nehru Hospital in the PGI here around Monday midnight. The fire is suspected to have started following a short circuit in a computer room. Hospital residents, faculty, administrators and engineering personnel were deployed in evacuating the patients from the affected old building. Firefighters were on the […]
Sikh heritage comes alive at special screening of Punjabi film ‘Mastaney’ in Mumbai
Mumbai, September 9 (Press Ki Taquat) A special screening of the Punjabi film, ‘Mastaney’’ was held in Mumbai recently. Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and the team of talk show ‘Pehchaan’, in collaboration with the Young Progressive Sikh Forum, Patiala, came together to host the special screening. The event was attended by luminaries from the world of […]
Kanungos and patwaris to go on pen-down strike from Friday
Chandigarh, August 31 (Press Ki Taquat) The patwaris and kanungos in Punjab, under the aegis of The Revenue Patwar Union, have announced to proceed on a pen-down strike from Friday. The patwari and kanungos had threatened to go on strike from September 1 in their meeting held on Saturday. They were warned by the Chief […]
33 years on, committee yet to come up with strategy to tame Ghaggar
Chandigarh, July 27(Press Ki Taquat) Established on February 26, 1990, the Ghaggar Standing Committee has failed to come up with a workable plan to deal with floods in the 320-km seasonal river.Headed by a member of the river management wing in the Central Water Commission (CWC), the committee members include the Commissioner (Indus) of the […]