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Chandigarh, July 26 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Becoming the first State in the country, the Punjab Government today launched the dedicated programme to identify cases of Hepatitis C in Central Jails. The State Government is also bearing the cost of test of Viral Load of Hepatitis C, for which patients were paying Rs. 881 earlier. It was disclosed on the occasion of …

Amritsar, July 24 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Dr. Narpinder Singh, Director Research and Head, Department of Food Science & Technology of the Guru Nanak Dev University has been awarded with the Fellow of American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC) International in recognition of his distinguished contributions in the field of Cereal Science & Technology.  Dr. Singh is working in the …

Chandigarh, July 24 (Punjab Post Bureau) –  The museums at the Gobindgarh Fort, Amritsar, will now have fixed rate entry tickets to meet their operational, maintenance and upkeep expenses. Children under five will, however, be exempted from the tickets. The decision was taken here on Wednesday at a meeting of the state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. …

Chandigarh, July 24 (Punjab Post Bureau) –  The Punjab Government, led by Captain Amarinder Singh, has decided to reduce the minimum land requirement for setting up private universities in the state from 35 to 25 acres.               The move is aimed at boosting investment in Higher Education, said an official spokesperson, after the state cabinet approved amendment to the Punjab …

 Brahm Mohindra Reviews the progress of E-Naksha Project  Chandigarh, July 23 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The Local Bodies department has in principal decided to put a cap on the fee charged by the architectures for drawing up a building plan. This move is aimed at providing monetary relief to the citizen of the state as they have been complaining that …

Urges Haryana to join hands to resolve flooding problem   Sangrur/Patiala, July 23: Blaming the Akalis for the control of Ghaggar river going to the Central Water Commission (CWC), Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said he will meet central government ministers and officials to press for reinforcement of the embankments of the river, which had breached to …

 Chandigarh, July 23 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Punjab Vigilance Bureau, today nabbed an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) posted at Dharmkot Police Station, Moga red handed while accepting bribe of Rs 5000/-. Disclosing this here an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said ASI Gurpreet Singh was nabbed red handed on the complaint of Sukhmander Singh of village Bhinder Kalan, Moga …

Chandigarh, July 23 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Dreams do not fade away with the age, to keep the dreams alive you have to keep faith and belief in yourself, and need determination and constant efforts. If anyone wants to see this coming true, he has to meet Balwant Singh, a nonagenarian resident of Tohana (Haryana), who hit the Jackpot of Punjab …

‘A Coffee Table book ‘ on historic city Amritsar and GNDU released Amritsar, July 22 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Honorable Minister of Higher Education, Sardar Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa said today, the society is facing big challenges, includes water scarcity, environment, drug addiction and mobile misuse. Any education institution plays an important role in the creation of a prosperous Society. Receiving …

Chandigarh, July 22 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The Cooperation Minister Punjab Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa today exhorted the newly appointed Cooperative Inspectors to work towards strengthening of the cooperative societies and create a robust cooperative movement. The minister aired these views while addressing the newly appointed inspectors at the auditorium of the Punjab Municipal Bhawan in Sector 35.             The minister …