Punjab Police on high alert Monday after shutdown callCHANDIGARH - Authorities in Punjab remained on high alert Monday following a state-wide shutdown called by radical Sikh organisations to protest against Saturday’s violence in Ludhiana. Haryana seeks quick sanction of nuclear power plantCHANDIGARH - With a high-level delegation of the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) of India, concluding its visit to Haryana Friday, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has urged it for fast-tracking 2,800 (4×700) MW nuclear power plant so that it could be set up in the state soon. Chandigarh gets weekly train to DibrugarhCHANDIGARH - In a bid to meet the increasing passenger rush to Assam, the union territory has got a weekly train to Dibrugarh. Punjab to give priority to border areas developmentCHANDIGARH - The Punjab government Thursday said it would give top priority to villages in the border districts while deploying teachers and doctors to give the much-needed boost to the health and education sector. ‘Haryana n-plant completely safe’CHANDIGARH - The proposed nuclear plant in Haryana’s Fatehabad district will be “completely safe”, company officials said Thursday. With shopping festival, fair, Haryana gears up for GamesCHANDIGARH - A fair on the lines of the Surajkund Mela and a shopping festival will take off in Haryana, coinciding with the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in New Delhi in October that is expected to pull in thousands of tourists. Akali Dal seeks nuclear power plant for PunjabCHANDIGARH - Despite opposing the India-US nuclear deal in July last year, the Akali Dal — now in power in Punjab — has requested the central government to approve a nuclear power plant in the state. Haryana buffalo sets recordCHANDIGARH - A Murrah-breed buffalo belonging to Haryana’s Faridabad district has set a new record by yielding 31.320 kg of milk in a day, officials said here Tuesday. Nearly 2,500 recruitments soon: BadalCHANDIGARH - Punjab will make recruitments to fill nearly 2,500 vacant posts in various government departments in the coming months, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said here Monday. Haryana hopes to double agricultural yield by 2020CHANDIGARH - Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday said his government has set a target of doubling agricultural production by 2020, and urged scientists to develop better technology to help farmers. Win vegetables at Jaspal Bhatti’s inflation stallCHANDIGARH - Even as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was delivering a lecture here Saturday on the revival of the Indian economy, Punjabi comedian Jaspal Bhatti was poking fun at the government’s failure to control inflation. Chandigarh carnival begins with colourful paradeCHANDIGARH - The two-day annual Chandigarh carnival got off to a bright start Saturday as a parade comprising folk dancers from Punjab, drummers and colourful tableaux snaked its way through the city’s roads. Organisers are expecting around 300,000 visitors to the carnival at which several foreign countries are participating as well. Domestic demand will help India grow faster: MukherjeeCHANDIGARH - The Indian economy has been able to face up to the recent global economic slowdown and will grow faster backed by strong domestic demand and a young population, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Saturday. Haryana paddy arrival crosses last year’s markCHANDIGARH - Paddy arrival in Haryana this season so far has surpassed the total arrival last year. Haryana power companies offer disclosure schemesCHANDIGARH - Haryana power distribution corporations, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Friday announced a new voluntary disclosure scheme for consumers to get their illegal connections regularised. Punjab surpasses 140 lakh tonnes paddy targetCHANDIGARH - Punjab has surpassed the 140-lakh-tonne paddy procurement target this year despite adverse weather conditions, food and supplies department officials said here Thursday. Punjab starts 24-hour toll-free helpline to fight water woesCHANDIGARH - Punjab Wednesday started a 24-hour toll-free line for registration of complaints regarding supply of potable water in the rural areas. ADB to fund Rs.315-cr tourism project in PunjabCHANDIGARH - The Asian Development Bank has sanctioned a Rs.315-crore ($68 million) project for tourism infrastructure development in Punjab. Reliance Infrastructure awarded Rs.780-cr Haryana projectCHANDIGARH - The Haryana government has awarded a Rs.780-crore contract to Reliance Infrastructure for four-laning the Gurgaon-Faridabad road, state officials said here Monday. Haryana seeks central intervention in river projectsCHANDIGARH - Haryana Saturday sought the intervention of the central government in river projects and urged Union Water Resource Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal to take up the issue. Chandigarh cyber cafes raided, many found flouting rulesCHANDIGARH - The Chandigarh police Friday conducted surprise raids at various cyber cafes in this union territory and found over a dozen cafes were not keeping proper records of the customers. Haryana’s exports touch Rs.35,000 croreCHANDIGARH - Despite the global slowdown, Haryana’s exports crossed the Rs.35,000-crore mark in 2008-09, a top government official said here Thursday. Punjab farmers get Rs.12,800 crore for bumper paddy cropCHANDIGARH - At a time when the central government says its national target for paddy procurement may not me met, Punjab farmers have not only managed a bumper crop but received payments of some Rs.12,800 crore (Rs.128 billion/$260 million) in less than 50 days of the current procurement season. Chandigarh promotes honey with ‘Honey Week’CHANDIGARH - With the aim of popularising honey and increasing its consumption among masses, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)-Punjab launched various awareness activities in this union territory, as part the ‘Honey Week’ which began Tuesday. Protests delay Chandigarh Shatabdi by over 3 hoursCHANDIGARH - The arrival of the New Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi here Tuesday was delayed by over three hours due to passengers of a local train blocking the tracks in Haryana’s Sonepat town, officials said. Haryana tells oil firms to shift depots from residential areasCHANDIGARH - Concerned over the devastation caused by the recent oil depot fire near Jaipur, the Haryana government has asked leading public sector oil companies to review and shift their depots located near residential areas in the state. Punjab, Haryana cross 175 lakh tonnes paddy procurementCHANDIGARH - Despite less than favourable weather conditions this year, the agrarian states of Punjab and Haryana have crossed 175 lakh tonnes of paddy procurement this season, food and supplies officials from both states said Monday. |
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