Punjab

Punjab NRI Commission on Wednesday issued notice to the Jalandhar Commissioner of Police and sought a report within three weeks on a complaint filed by an NRI woman against her husband.

The four laning project of Zirakpur-Patiala and Patiala-Bathinda roads will begin from September 15 this year.

The Punjab Government on Wednesday promoted eight IPS officers to the post of inspector general of police.

A prisoner lodged in Faridkot jail here allegedly attempted suicide by ramming his head into iron bars of the barrack where he was lodged, police said on Wednesday.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has called a party meeting on May 21 to discuss the strategy for Municipal Corporation and Municipal Council elections due in June.

Banks in Punjab and Haryana have been advised to extend education loans only to "meritorious" students as defaults are increasing.

For proper implementation of its urban development policies, the Punjab government on Tuesday issued guidelines to strengthen the Town and Country Planning Department.

Debt Swap Scheme, designed to free farmers from the clutches of money lenders, has failed to pick up in Punjab and Haryana, with banks failing to extend targeted amount of advances to debt-ridden farmers in these agrarian states.

Haryana Janhit Congress and Bhartiya Janata Party’s joint co-ordination committee in a meeting has decided to hold state-wide protest on May 23rd against the policies of state government. On the same day, the alliance leaders have also decided to send a memorandum to the state governor through deputy commissioner.

Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered on Monday to complete the probe into former cabinet minister Avatar Henry’s nationality in a month. Although, Punjab government had sought six months additional time to complete the inquiry but bench comprising acting Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice Alok Singh has given only a month’s time. Bench has said that the matter is related to nationality so government should take the investigation seriously.