To fulfil the power needs of the state, the Punjab Government has embarked on a two-pronged strategy - setting up of thermal power plants and tapping of renewable energy sources.

The move is expected to cut sand price by half

Sand may soon be available through open warehouses that too at half the market price. The government has decided to dig up river-beds for providing sand to consumers at controlled rates. The SAD-BJP Government has been drawing flak because of the exorbitant price of sand. There are also allegations that a sand mafia is functioning in the state.

Textile companies said they were keen to expand in the state

The new industrial policy announced by the Punjab government yesterday has not only been hailed by the various industry chambers, but also by some of the textile players who said they were keen to expand in the state.

Jalandhar, June 2: Concerned over the depleting water table in 110 of the total 138 blocks of the state, the Punjab Agriculture Department plans to encourage farmers to sow alternative crops and re

The Punjab Government today declared Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Gurdaspur and Fatehgarh Sahib as ‘tobacco-free’ districts.

To develop Mullanpur, now New Chandigarh, as a city of excellence, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has begun an exercise to modify its master plan.