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Amritsar, March 16 (Punjab Post Bureau)- Swami Dayanand Study Centre of BBK DAV College for Women and Shaheed Chandra Shekhar Azad Organization organized a seminar to mark the Martyodom Day of Shaheed Chandra Shekhar Azad. Principal Dr. Pushpinder Walia was the Chief Guest and Dr. Rajneesh Arora, Former Vice chancellor, Punjab Technical University was the Keynote Speaker for the event. …

 New Delhi,  March 15 (Punjab Post Bureau)  -The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2017. It has increased by 2% over the existing rate of 2% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price …

New Delhi, March 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has saluted the consumer urging him to embrace digital transactions on World Consumer Rights Day. “On World Consumer Rights Day we salute the consumer, on whose purchasing power the growth of our economy rests. Government of India is at the forefront of several initiatives that protect the …

New Delhi, March 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti introduced Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Lok Sabha today. Introducing the Bill the Minister called it a “Revolutionary step” towards the resolution of Inter- State River Water Disputes.  Giving details of the Bill the Minister said …

New Delhi, March 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) – This Ministry  of Social Justice & Empowerment implements a “Central Sector Scheme of Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse” under which financial assistance is provided to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) etc for, inter-alia, running and maintenance of Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts …

New Delhi, March 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Shri Arun Jaitley took over additional charge as Defence Minister, here today. On his arrival at the Ministry of Defence in South Block, Shri Jaitley was received by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre, Defence Secretary Shri G Mohan Kumar and other senior officials.

New Delhi, March 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has issued advisory to all the State Governments/UTs to sensitize the companies, hotels and restaurants in the state regarding the relevant provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 on unfair trade practices. It also aims to advise the hotels/restaurants to disseminate information through …

New Delhi, March 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) – As per the Working Group Report on Foodgrains-Balancing Demand & Supply During 12th FYP of Niti Aayog the projected demand for pulses during 2016-17 is estimated to be around 24.61 million tonnes while the estimated production of pulses is 22.14 million tonnes, thereby implying higher demand than domestic production. The Government has …

New Delhi, March 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya, while giving a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, said that the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA), under Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, has directed hospitals to issue detailed bills to the …

Amritsar, March 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) –  A two-day outreach programme at Ranian village was organized  by the Department of Education of the  Guru Nanak Dev University. A large number of students and research scholars of the department participated in this programme. The village Ranian has been adopted by the University for its upliftment and development as per the instruction …