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October 25, 2025, 03:21 PM - 2 min read
Under the Gazette Notification (Amendment) Act-2008, the Centre has classified the project as a “Special Railway Project.” About 53.84 hectares of land will be acquired in Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (SAS Nagar) districts for national infrastructure purposes.
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August 5, 2025, 05:00 PM - 5 min read
Flawed recruitment process must be fixed. But it’s also time the education authorities, across the nation, learnt that merely ordering re-examination or fresh recruitment does not undo the damage caused to aspirants or candidates.
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June 4, 2025, 10:40 PM - 2 min read
In a major step towards sustainable agriculture, the Punjab government on Wednesday announced a plan to diversify 12,000 hectares of paddy farmland to kharif maize this year under its crop diversification initiative.
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May 15, 2025, 08:11 PM - 3 min read
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that strong surface winds triggered by a high-pressure gradient over northwest India caused dust to spread across Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and north Rajasthan.
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May 14, 2025, 05:05 PM - 3 min read
The next hearing in the matter is scheduled for May 20.
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May 12, 2025, 04:20 PM - 2 min read
In a fresh twist to the ongoing water-sharing conflict, the Punjab government has filed a review petition in the High Court, challenging the May 6 order concerning the water release by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB).
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May 6, 2025, 07:39 PM - 4 min read
"We are doing this to our enemy country. Let us not do this within our states," the High Court asserted.
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May 5, 2025, 09:03 PM - 4 min read
The protest, planned for May 6, was called to oppose the Punjab government’s alleged use of force to evict farmers from protest sites at Shambhu and Khanauri border points in March.
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May 4, 2025, 06:43 PM - 2 min read
Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav on Sunday said Amritsar Rural Police arrested Palak Sher Masih and Suraj Masih on Saturday.
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May 3, 2025, 06:41 PM - 3 min read
The meeting, scheduled to be held at 5 pm, was called to discuss the BBMB’s recent directive to release an additional 4,500 cusecs of water to Haryana. However, Punjab declined to participate, citing preparations for a special session of the state Assembly on May 5, where the issue is slated for in-depth discussion.
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April 28, 2025, 05:42 PM - 1 min read
The instructions, issued by the state Personnel Department, emphasise that officers of the rank of Secretary and above must ensure their employees do not switch off their phones post-working hours. Employees are expected to be reachable, even on public holidays, for official and administrative purposes.
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April 8, 2025, 07:07 PM - 3 min read
Development works include the construction of smart classrooms, cluster rooms, boundary walls, toilet blocks and important repair works
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