NRIs’ proposals solid, claims CM
Chandigarh, January 7
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today claimed that Punjabi NRIs had come up with concrete proposals and projects for the state in various fields, ranging from education to industry, from tourism to media. These proposals came up during a meeting of the Chief Minister with some prominent NRIs at his residence here.
Update laws, rules, Dosanj to Badal
Chandigarh, January 7
Former premier of British Columbia (Canada) Ujjal Dosanj has urged Chief
Minister Parkash Singh Badal to immediately update the laws, rules and regulations, especially relating to the property, revenue, rent and tenancy as most of these Acts had become redundant with the passage of time.
Govt for more interaction with NRI media
Chandigarh, January 7
A large number of NRI mediapersons, who came to cover the NRI sammelan, today discussed the growth of Punjab and the investment opportunities available here with information and public relations minister Bikram Singh
Majithia.
PGI telemedicine project to be expanded
20 Punjab hospitals to link up
Chandigarh, January 7
The telemedicine project of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) and the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
(PGIMER) is in for major expansion with 20 district hospitals in Punjab set to be linked with the
PGI.
Prof J.S. Bajaj, NAMS emeritus professor, makes a point at the PGI on Monday. Prof K.K. Talwar, PGI director, is also seen in the picture.
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8,000 Ranjit Sagar Dam staff’s salary to be cut
Chandigarh, January 7
Salary of nearly 8,000 employees of Ranjit Sagar Dam project will be slashed. During checking, Punjab government and the accountant general, Punjab have found the project employees, mostly work- charged staff whose services were regularised in 1996, were drawing more salary than they were entitled to.
Fans vent anger against umpires
Amritsar, January 7
Irate cricket lovers here today burnt an effigy of umpire Steve Bucknor for his controversial decisions against the Indian team in the second Indo-Australia Test in Sydney yesterday.
‘Lack of coordination between civil, police admn’
Amritsar, January 7
There was lack of coordination between the civil and the police administration, as the orders passed by the district administration were not being implemented by the Police Department.
NGO set up to help families of gallant cops
Amritsar, January 7
The Gallantry Awardees Welfare Society of the Punjab Police has been formed to fight for the families of the policemen who sacrificed their lives during the decade-long militancy in Punjab.
Class VIII exams from March 1
Mohali, January 7
The Punjab School Education Board today released the datesheet for annual middle standard examination.
