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Punjab's rural sector has 'lowest' credit deposit ratio: Report

Along with decline in the overall Credit Deposit (CD) ratio of banks in Punjab for the period ending June 2014, the CD ratio of state’s rural sector has been registered the “lowest” in comparison...

August 19, 2014

Ghana’s proposal of land to Punjab farmers accepted by Punjab Government

The Punjab Government has agreed to the Ghana Government’s proposal offering land to Punjab farmers. As per the proposal, the government of Ghana would provide fertile farmland on...

July 31, 2014

President appoints three judges to the Supreme Court

Three judges, the Chief Justices of Calcutta and Orissa High Courts, Arun Mishra and Adarsh Kumar Goel respectively, and senior lawyer Rohinton Nariman have been elevated as judges...

July 7, 2014

Steel to be dearer by up to Rs 1,000 a tonne

The recent 6.5% hike in railway freight rate has led to an increase of Rs 300 a tonne in the prices of steel products across the country. Traders...

June 24, 2014

Punjab approves mega food park in Ludhiana

Punjab government gave in-principle approval for establishing a Rs. 150-crore mega food park at Ladowal in Ludhiana to promote food processing industry in the state. The Central Government’s...

May 28, 2014

Punjab Cabinet approved the Backward Class quota for Jat community

The Punjab Cabinet approved the Backward Class (BC) status for the Jat and Jat Sikhs of the State.  Now, Jats and Jat Sikhs are the 69th and 70th...

March 10, 2014

1857 revolt: Remains of martyrs of 1857 Uprising exhumed in Punjab

The skeletal remains of the Indian soldiers, who were killed by the British troops for participating in the First War of Independence in 1857, are exhumed at Ajnala...

March 6, 2014

Mr. Jatinder Bir Singh: Appointed as a new CMD of Punjab and Sind Bank

Mr. Jatinder Bir Singh appointed new Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB). He succeeded Mr. D.P. Singh. Previously, Mr. Singh was an Additional Secretary in...

February 16, 2014

National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 extended to Karnataka and Chhattisgarh

The Union Government of India extended the implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 to the States of Karnataka and Chhattisgarh. Now, the act has taken off in seven...

January 24, 2014

India's first climate change theatre opened at Science City, Kapurthala

India’s first climate change theatre opened at Pushpa Gujral Science City in Kapurthala, Punjab. The 18-metre diameter theatre set up in a dome-shaped building with seating capacity of...

January 19, 2014

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