Punjab General News
SAD, BJP ministers spar as Punjab Cabinet gives go-ahead to new mining policy
Wednesday, 03/09/2014
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Chandigarh : Punjab Agriculture Minister Tota Singh (SAD) and Industries Minister Madan Mohan Mittal (BJP) were reportedly at daggers drawn while the new mining policy was being discussed during the Cabinet meeting today.
Lt Gen Gill sworn in PPSC chairman
Wednesday, 03/09/2014
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Chandigarh : Lieutenant General (retd) Tejwant Singh Gill was on Tuesday sworn in as chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) by Punjab Governor Shivraj Vishwanath Patil at a brief ceremony held at Punjab Raj Bhavan here.
Jaitley in ‘rape’ remark row
Saturday, 23/08/2014
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New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on Friday at the centre of a row over his “small rape incident” remark with attack being mounted on him from various quarters even as he said he had not referred to any particular case and that he had no intention of trivialising any crime.
Targets not met, PSPCL slapped Rs 107.27 cr fine
Saturday, 23/08/2014
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Chandigarh : The PSERC has slapped a fine of Rs 107.27 crore on the PSPCL for failing to achieve its targets. In its order, the PSERC said that the PSPCL failed to implement various directives, which impacted consumer services as well as performance of the utility.
Power tariff goes up by 2.74 pc - Second lowest hike in SAD-BJP regime; to come into effect retrospectively from April 1
Saturday, 23/08/2014
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Chandigarh : Power consumers in Punjab will now have to pay an additional 11-13 paisa per unit on electricity they consume. The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) today announced the revised power tariff for the current financial year.
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