Tag: Punjab Government
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Drive to seize spurious milk products continues
A day after huge quantities of spurious milk and milk products were seized in Patiala, Moga and Sangrur, Punjab government’s Food Safety team on Friday continued to seize huge amount of spurious products with seizure of over three quintals of paneer (cheese) in Ludhiana. This was after working on a tip off, Food Safety Team …
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August 18, 2018 -
Punjab asks Centre to redress grievances of border area residents
Punjab government has demanded the Centre to redress grievances of the people living in the state’s area bordering Pakistan. In memorandum submitted to Union Defence minister Nirmala Sitaraman during her visit to the Hussainiwala on Sunday, Punjab minister, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, demanded that the compensation amount to the farmers having land outside the barbed …
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August 14, 2018 -
Punjab to offer one-time settlement to sick units
Three logistics parks to come up in Ludhiana to stimulate industrial growth.
August 3, 2018 -
Online building plan approval system roll-out on 15 August
Punjab government is set to roll out the Online Building Plan Approval System (OBPAS) from 15 August. The local government minister, Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said the OBPAS would be a purely online platform. Terming it as the revolutionary project with the potential to change both the face and fate of Punjab. It is …
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July 31, 2018 -
Punjab government claims increase in investments
An official spokesperson said Punjab's industrial investments have received a massive boost in the first quarter of the current fiscal.
July 21, 2018 -
Punjab reports drop in stubble burning cases
Punjab government on Friday reported 45 per cent drop in stubble burning cases in Punjab during the 2017 paddy harvesting season as compared to the 2016 figures. This fact came to light at a high-level meeting under the chairmanship of the Union environment secretary, CK Mishra. During the meeting, senior officers of the Agriculture andEnvironment …
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July 21, 2018 -
Punjab to modernise sports infrastructure
The Punjab government intends to modernise the sports infrastructure throughout the state so as to ensure that Punjab regains its top spot in the sporting annals of the country. Disclosing this on Sunday, the sports minister RanaGurmit Singh Sodhi said that as part of modernising the sports related infrastructure the revamping and sprucing up of …
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July 16, 2018 -
Punjab government to promote indigenous breeds of animals
To meet the shortage of milk, Punjab government would promote the animal of indigenous breeds of cows, buffalos, goats and chicken. Disclosing this on Wednesday, Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, Balbir Singh Sidhu said under this initiative, indigenous breeds of cows, Sahiwal and Gir cows, Murrah and Nili Ravi buffalos, Beetal goats …
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July 12, 2018 -
Punjab makes food safety display boards mandatory
The Punjab government said that under the existing provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011, it is mandatory to display the true copy of the license.
July 1, 2018 -
Amarinder govt forms EDP for action against drug abuse
In a bid to eradicate drug abuse and illicit trafficking, Punjab government on Monday made a three-pronged strategy based on enforcement, de-addiction and prevention (EDP) for comprehensive action against use of drugs. The move is being implemented meticulously at the ground level by the Special Task Force (STF) in association with concerned state departments and …
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June 27, 2018 -
Punjab govt plans to increase green cover at slum and urban areas
The Punjab government has decided to take steps to increase the green cover of slum and urban areas in the state on Friday. Under the state government’s flagship programme ‘Mission Tandrust Punjab’, the state Forest Department has targeted to launch a campaign where around Two Crore saplings will be done. In a Press statement issued …
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June 23, 2018 -
Punjab takes steps to stop malafied weighing of consumer items
Following the various complaints about the malafied weighing of consumer items across the state, the Punjab government has decided to take steps to resolve the issue. The officials at Food and Civil Supply Department in Punjab said, they have been receiving a large number of complaints related to improper weighing during wholesale or retail of …
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June 21, 2018 -
Punjab govt to aware residents about nutritious values of food items
The Punjab government has decided to train state’s residents about the nutritious values of food items by conducting simple tests at home. Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister, Brahm Mohindra on Wednesday said that residents will also get to know about the adulteration in food items. He said that a comprehensive plan to train the …
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June 21, 2018 -
Over 30 places in Punjab to be transformed as tourism sites
Over 30 places in Punjab will get a facelift as the state government has decided to transform and develop potential places inside the state as the tourism and cultural hubs. Punjab, Cultural Affairs and Tourism minister, Navjot Singh Sidhu presided over a meeting on Monday. Sidhu said that a sum of Rs 590.97 crore would …
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June 11, 2018 -
WB offers to sponsor Punjab projects for long-term solutions
The World Bank (WB) on Wednesday offered to sponsor the Punjab government’s projects for finding comprehensive long-term solutions in critical areas like agriculture, water and power. Punjab was the only state that was talking about an integrated solutions-based approach to the problems relating to water, agriculture and power, said WB’s country director India, Junaid Ahmad, …
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June 7, 2018 -
Punjab govt approves Rs 888 lakh for 314 farmer suicide cases
The Punjab government has approved financial assistance of Rs 888 Lakh in 314 cases of farmer suicide cases across the state. Disclosing this on Monday, the state Revenue minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria said that the State Level Committee (SLC) constituted in this regard has sanctioned the relief in ten meetings held till date starting from …
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May 29, 2018 -
Punjab seeks help from pvt companies to curb stubble burning
Already awaiting funds from the Union government to deal with straw management in the state, the cash-strapped Punjab government has sought help from private companies to solve the problem crop residue burning under their Social Corporate Responsibility (CSR). Interestingly, as many as 15 such companies from the state and outside have shown their interest to …
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May 15, 2018