Attack on Govt: Cong needs to get leaders on same page
The Congress had launched an attack on the Narendra Modi Government way before it started propagating the achievements of its first year in power. But it seems that the Congress has not given any direction to its leaders regarding the line and length of the criticism. That is the reason...
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Revisiting Varanasi
31 May 2015 | Pramod Pathak -
Auditors are a serious lot, not so their reports
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Modi's knockout foreign policy pulls no punches
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Nehru's China obsession
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RTI reveals no record of Independence war heroes
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Woman dies of dehydration while on hunger strike
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B-town celebrities brought to court for promoting Maggi
31 May 2015 | Pioneer News Service
Teachers to CM: Allocate land for ayurveda college
A delegation of Ayurveda teachers called on Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday at his official residence and handed over a memorandum to him requesting allocation of land in Koni village for second Government Ayurveda College opened by State Government in Bilaspur. They also requested Singh to take necessary initiative for...
MlA administers oath to villagers to construct toilets in houses
Mahasamund MlA Vimal Chopra, at a conference held at Sirpur, administered oath to all the heads of the villages for constructing toilets in all houses. Village heads consented to form teams of youths, women and elderly persons and initiate attempts to make use of toilets in the villages. On this occasion,...
Sukhbir okays projects worth `6,000 crore
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday finalised `6,000 crore projects regarding water supply, sewerage, street lights, roads, STPs to ensure availability of all basic amenities in all areas of the State. Meeting the Chief Executive Officers, vice-presidents and representatives of various companies working in the field of civic...
Punjab Govt forms district panels for land acquisition
With the issue of land acquisition becoming a political hot potato in the country, Punjab Government on Saturday tried to assuage the sentiments of the farmers by constituting district-wise committees for the acquisition or purchase of land. This committee would negotiate with the private land owners regarding price of land. A...
Punjab, Haryana sizzle; rain likely in next 24 hrs
The mercury continued to remain high in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, with temperatures two to six degrees above average. But rain and thundershowers are likely in the next 24 hours. The temperature in most places ranged between 42 and 44 degrees, a Met official said here. Haryana’s Hisar recorded a...
Power stealing case: CM Badal orders probe
Taking serious cognizance of high-handedness of the SDM and Tehsildar of Dera Baba Nanak Sub-Division for allegedly stealing power for their offices, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday directed the Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur, to hold an enquiry to look into all aspects to get to the bottom of...
Solar power plant installed at Indo-Pak border
Writing a new chapter in renewable energy, Punjab on Saturday decided to fruitfully utilise abundant land on Indo-Pak border adjoining fencing with setting up of 2.10 MW solar power plant costing `16.40 crore in village Chhina Bidhi Chand. This initiative is expected to pave the way for large scale investment in...
