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88th Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan begins in Ghumaan, Punjab

88th Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (All India Marathi Sahitya Sammelan) on 3 April 2015 began in Ghumaan village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab. It was inaugurated by...

April 4, 2015

Punjab Government launches Padho Punjab- Khedo Punjab Mission

Punjab Government has launched ‘Padho Punjab- Khedo Punjab Mission’ i.e. Learn Punjab- Play Punjab Mission. It is a special mission launched to provide school students a separate period...

April 1, 2015

Prof Kaptan Singh Solanki sworn-in as governor of Punjab

Haryana governor Prof Kaptan Singh Solanki took over the additional charge of Governor of Punjab. He will be 34th governor of Punjab. He was administered the oath of...

January 22, 2015

Punjab government launches e-stamping project

Punjab government has launched e-stamping project in the state. It was launched by state Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. This project seeks to computarise revenue departments of...

January 21, 2015

Punjab bans sale of loose cigarettes and tobacco

Punjab has become first state in India, to completely ban the sale of loose cigarettes (even as single sticks) and loose tobacco. State government had banned the sale...

January 7, 2015

Shaheedi Jor Mela begins in Punjab on 26 December

The three-day annual Shaheedi Jor Mela began at Gurduwara Fateh Garh Sahib, in Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab. It is organized to pay homage to martyrdom of Zorawar...

December 27, 2014

Punjab’s first Mega International Food Park inaugurated at Dabwala Kalan

Punjab’s first Mega International Food Park was inaugurated at Dabwala Kalan, in Fazilka District Punjab under the aegis of Mega Food Park Scheme. It was inaugurated by Union...

December 14, 2014

Copper and brass crafts of Punjab’s ‘Thatheras’ on UNESCO heritage list

The traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab is being inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural...

December 3, 2014

Punjab government bans flavored tobacco and e-cigarettes

Punjab government has banned the sale of flavoured tobacco and e-cigarettes with immediate effect throughout the state. This decision was taken in at a state-level coordination committee held...

November 28, 2014

Railway Ministry launches trial run of e-catering service

The Minister of Railways has launched a trial run of its e-catering service on six trains without pantries that run in the Delhi-Amritsar section. The trial run will...

September 26, 2014

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