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Amritsar, Sept. 30 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The Federation National Gold Cup of Volleyball tournament today commenced at the multipurpose gymnasium of Guru Nanak Dev University here. This tournament is being organized by the Sports Department Punjab and the Volleyball Federation in commemoration of the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. The Additional Chief Secretary Sports Sanjay Kumar inaugurated the …

 Ludhiana, Sept. 30 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Joining the global climate strike, hundreds of youngsters, school students, along with their teachers and parents, social activists from various organisations gathered for a peaceful demonstration to highlight the crisis of rising air pollution and spread awareness among masses.            The youngsters carrying banners like ‘Help me, I can’t breathe’ raised slogans; Punjab …

Amritsar, Sept. 30 (Punjab Post Bureau) -A team from US Embassy comprising Ms Catherine Fischer, North India Public Diplomacy Officer, Robin Bansal Cultural Affairs Specialist, Thomas Santoro, Political Officer of the embassy and Ms Kavleen Chatwal Economic and Political Specialist visited Guru Nanak Dev University.  US officials were welcomed by Vice-Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Jaspal Singh Sandhu along with other senior …

Amritsar, Sept. 30 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Guru Nanak Dev University celebrated World Tourism here today. On this occasion, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Jaspal Singh Sandhu was the Chief guest. He said that Sustainable Tourism and guide students to focus on practical learning.  He also emphasized on the employment opportunities in the Tourism and Hospitality industry which …

Noted Historian Dr. Irfan Habib adresses Seminar at Khalsa College  Amritsar, Sept. 29 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Renowned historian Dr. Syed Irfan Habib today said that the philosophy of the legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was most relevant in the present circumstances. He said we know Bhagat Singh just as a revolutionary but his ideology was beyond the times he …

Chandigarh, Sept. 27 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The Punjab Government today signed a memorandum with CSIR-National Environment Engineering & Research Institution (NEERI) with a view to address various environmental issues of the state.                The MoU was exchanged by Principal Secretary Science, Technology and Environment Rakesh Verma on behalf of Punjab Government and Senior Most Scientist of CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur Dr. Hamant …

Chandigarh, Sept. 27 (Punjab Post Bureau) – According to an official spokesman of the Chief Electoral Officer Punjab, five candidates have filed nomination papers for the By-poll of Dakha and Jalalabad assembly constituencies on the fifth day of the filing of the nominations. September 30, 2019 is last day to file nomination papers for by-poll 2019.            Divulging further, the …

Writes to Modi to keep out of Free Trade Agreement in farmers’ interest  Chandigarh, Sept. 27 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that dairy products are kept out of the purview of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations.           Amid apprehensions of inclusion of such products in …

Vows not to allow Badals to prevent case from returning to State Chandigarh September 27 (Punjab Post Bureau) –  Asserting that the state had no faith in the CBI in the matter of the Bargari sacrilege case probe, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday declared that his government would not, at any cost, allow the Badals to prevent …

Chandigarh September 27 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has sought immediate release, from the central government, of the first tranche of the funds for the projects approved under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme a year ago.           The Chief Minister has sent a letter to Union Minister of State for Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel in this …