Tag: punjab
Delhi, Punjab, Kerala & Puducherry spend more on day-to-day expenses rather than investing in capex: RBI report
Populist schemes such as free electricity, free transport, and monetary assistance programs are impacting the financial health of States and reducing their ability to invest…
In SC, Punjab blames centre; Haryana lists rewards, fines to curb farm fires
Punjab and Haryana are said to have taken contrasting positions on the issue of stubble burning in their latest affidavits to the Supreme Court, which…
bsf: Cabinet okays Rs 4,406 cr plan to develop 2,280 km border roads in Punjab, Rajasthan villages
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a ₹4,406 crore plan to develop 2,280 km roads in the border areas to connect the villages of Punjab…
Farmers to get Rs 17,500/hectare for switching from paddy to other crops: Punjab Minister
Chandigarh: Farmers in Punjab will get an incentive of Rs 17,500 per hectare for shifting from the water-guzzling paddy crop to alternative crops under the…
Arm severed, dumped by employer, Punjabi man dies in Italy
ROME: A 31-year-old casual worker from Punjab in Italy has died after he was dumped on the road without medical assistance by his employer after…
Indian-origin man shoots Punjab woman dead in US, injures another
An Indian-origin man opened fire on two women from Punjab in Roosevelt Avenue in Cartaret, New Jersey. The shooting occurred outside a residence on Wednesday…
Cricketer Monty Panesar hopes to oust Virendra Sharma in UK election with George Galloway’s party
LONDON: Former England international cricketer Monty Panesar has announced he is standing for left-wing firebrand George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain in the UK general…
Scotland’s first Muslim first minister resigns after 13 months in role
LONDON: British Pakistani Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf was overwhelmed with emotion as he announced his resignation on Monday ahead of two no-confidence votes tabled…
On this day, 76 years ago, a man who never visited India drew Radcliffe Line that divided India and Pakistan
The Radcliffe Line refers to the boundary line demarcated by British lawyer Sir Cyril Radcliffe during the partition of British India in 1947. This line…
Over 200 Imran Khan supporters arrested from Pakistan’s Punjab since his arrest: Police
LAHORE: More than 200 supporters of Imran Khan, including those who resisted the former prime minister’s arrest in a corruption case, have been arrested across…