610,000 tonne paddy procured in PunjabOctober 7th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Over 610,000 tonnes of paddy has been procured by public and private agencies in Punjab so far, food and supplies department officials said Wednesday. Nearly 94 percent of all paddy arrivals in the state has been procured by government agencies - five of the Punjab government as well as the central government's Food Corporation of India (FCI).
BJP supports Haryana-Punjab talks over water sharingOctober 7th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the controversial issue of sharing of water between Haryana and Punjab should be sorted out through talks. The water sharing has been a thorny issue between both states with Haryana seeking completion of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal and Punjab opposing the move.
Punjab to recruit 10,810 school teachersAugust 24th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - In a bid to improve the student-teacher ratio and to fill the vacant posts in Punjab schools, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has ordered officials to immediately start a recruitment drive and employ 10,810 teachers. Punjab government will employ 10,810 new teachers in secondary schools in the state within the next three months.
McCain: Raising taxes not needed to reduce ballooning deficit; gov't can cut spending insteadAugust 23rd, 2009 McCain refuses to consider taxes to reduce deficitWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain is refusing to consider raising taxes to reduce the ballooning deficit.
Borrowers owe Punjab government over Rs.26 bnJuly 30th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Scores of borrowers owe over Rs. 26.16 billion (Rs.2,616 crore) to the Punjab Financial Corporation (PFC), an agency of the Punjab government.
Heavy rainfall in Punjab, Haryana and ChandigarhJuly 28th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Heavy rains lashed Chandigarh and neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana Tuesday, ending days of dry weather in the region. "There has been heavy rainfall in different parts of Punjab and Haryana.
P.S. Gill takes over as Punjab Police chiefJuly 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Jammu and Kashmir cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Paramdeep Singh Gill Friday took over as the new director general of Punjab Police. The Punjab government amended rules to bring Gill, a 1974-batch officer, on deputation from Jammu and Kashmir.
After Punjab, Haryana too bans ACs in officesJune 28th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - After Punjab last week banned use of air-conditioners in government offices, the Haryana government too Sunday imposed a similar ban across the state to tide over the power crisis the heat wave conditions have caused in the region. "With a view to economise the use of power, the Haryana government has decided to ban the use of air conditioners in its offices and that of boards and corporations, universities and local bodies situated in the state with immediate effect," an official spokesman said here Sunday.
Punjab attains top spot in school infrastructure categoryJune 28th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Adding another feather to its cap, Punjab has emerged a leading state in the country in providing best infrastructure and facilities to primary and upper primary schools. Education Minister Upinderjit Kaur Sunday said Punjab has surpassed Delhi, which has now shifted to second position as far as the infrastructure index is concerned.
Chandigarh, neighbouring states continue to reel under scorching sunJune 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Residents of the union territory of Chandigarh and the states of Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under the scorching summer heat. However, weather officials promise some respite by Monday.
Punjab chief secretary to head state's information commissionJune 11th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Punjab's Chief Secretary Ramesh Inder Singh has resigned and he has been appointed as the state's chief information commissioner (CIC). Singh, a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Punjab cadre, will join the state information commission after his resignation from IAS is accepted by the central government.
Performance of Delhi government schools improvesMay 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely congratulated the students of government schools whose performance in the CBSE class 12th results, declared Friday, had improved compared to last year. The overall pass percentage of Delhi government schools has gone up by 1.44 percent.
Teachers' mass leave paralyses Punjab colleges, universitiesJanuary 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Academic activity was completely paralysed in colleges and universities across Punjab and Chandigarh Wednesday following a mass casual leave protest by teachers in the region. The Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers Organisation (PFUCTO) served a 10-day ultimatum to the Punjab government to notify the revised pay-scales for college and university teachers.
Over 10,000 teachers observe 2-hour strike in PunjabJanuary 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Over 10,000 teachers of various government and private colleges in Punjab and Chandigarh observed a strike for two hours Thursday to press for their pay hike demand. The teachers are demanding the Punjab government to implement the new by the University Grants Commission (UGC) pay scale approved by the government Dec 31 last year.
Bureaucrats to supervise mid-day meals in ChandigarhDecember 24th, 2008 CHANDIGARH - Middle-level bureaucrats in the union territory of Chandigarh will now supervise the preparation of mid-day meals for government school children in the city. The Chandigarh administration has ordered that all civil servants from Haryana and Punjab cadre on deputation with the administration will visit the cooking institutes and schools to monitor the quality and hygiene of cooked meals under the mid-day meal scheme, an administration spokesman said here Thursday.
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