Navjot Sidhu has been given power and new and renewable energy sources, and his tourism and cultural affairs portfolio has been given to Charanjit Singh Channi.
Day temperatures recorded at the Chandigarh weather office on Thursday showed a rise at many places in Punjab.
Vast swathes of the country are reeling under scorching heat with the mercury soaring to above 40C mark in many areas.
A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath issued notice to the Ministry of Defence, saying that "we want to know your response" and listed the matter for hearing on February 3 next year.
JCT Mills overcame a spirited challenge from State Bank of Travancore to win 1-0 in the NFL tie on Monday.
Sukhwinder Singh scored a goal in the 84th minute for JCT Mills to equalise with Tollygunge.
Out of 98 cities selected for the Rs 48,000 crore Smart Cities project, 24 are capital cities.
The cold wave sweeping most parts of north India intensified and Ambala recorded a low of 3.6° C, down three degrees, while Karnal was also colder by three degrees at 4.1° C.
Amritsar continued to be the coldest place in the plains and Friday's minimum was 5 degrees below the normal.
There is anti-incumbency in urban areas. Rural Punjab, the Akali base, will hold the key.
India's Test stumper says the two spinners have more variety in their bowling.
A goalless draw against JCT dashed their hopes of finishing second in the National Football League.
The heat wave continued to sweep the plains of north India on Tuesday with maximum temperatures hovering around 40°Celsius.
Companies are sending representatives to Bihar, UP, Jharkhand and Odisha to persuade workers to join them.
The hockey ace will be discharged from the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in a day or so.
Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur and Surat are among 20 cities selected in the first batch to be developed as 'smart cities'.
The solitary point from the draw took JCT to sixth place in the National Football League table.
Sporting Clube De Goa beat JCT Mills Phagwara 1-0 to remain second in the NFL table.
The victory helped JCT Mills move up to fifth place in the National Football League.
Abhishek Yadav's injury-time goal gave the Mumbai champions a 1-1 draw in the National Football League.
Earnest Jeremiah's goal gave the defending champions a 1-0 victory in the National Football League match.
The Phagwara side rallied to dwon Indian Bank 3-1 in the National Football League.
JCT Mills of Phagwara recorded a comfortable 3-0 win over Churchill Brothers of Goa.
It was the coldest city in the plains with the mercury touching 0.3 degree Celsius, four below normal.
JCT Mills beat Salgaocar Sports Club 3-1 in the National Football League match in Ludhiana.
In a significant relief to ITC Ltd, the Delhi high court has restrained a Punjab-based garment manufacturer and its marketing arm from selling counterfeit apparel bearing the logo and brand name 'Wills Sport' of the corporate major.
'My main concern was that a proper Sardar would not fit in the acting world, but things are changed now.'
The victory was JCT's second victory in the National Football League.
The 2-2 draw kept Churchill in second place in the National Football League standings on better goal difference.
The dust storm was an outcome of the extremely hot conditions.
Thirty-eight people had died in their sleep when four coaches of the Amritsar-bound train caught fire, about 10km from Ludhiana.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over phone and discussed about the prevailing condition on Monday.
Former Indian wrestling coach P R Sondhi has conveyed his 'displeasure' to film star Aamir Khan for allegedly demeaning the character of wrestling coach in the recently-released Bollywood movie Dangal.
In January 3, this year, 18 were killed and over 41 injured when the Kachiguda-Mnamad Express rammed into a stationary goods train at Ghatnandur railway station in Maharashtra's Beed district.
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