LAHORE: The Lahore district officer revenue (DOR) issued a notification for the acquisition of 1,621 kanals of land for the widening of the road from Thokar Niaz Baig to Raiwind, sources told Daily Times.

ON the special invitation of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, 29 top position holder girl students of recent matriculation examination of educational boards of Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Lahore and Sargodha will reach Murree today on a five-day visit.

Khawaja Khalid Farooq is Inspector General of Police, Punjab, and Haji Habibur Rehman is Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Lahore, while the SP CRO is Dr Inam Waheed since March 2009.”

A SURGE in the prices of fruits, vegetables and chicken meat was observed in Sunday bazaars ahead of Ramazan while unavailability of sugar was also witnessed.

LAHORE: The City District Government Lahore (CDGL) has chosen to compromise on the health care of the citizens by ignoring the business of perishable food items being sold in open and packed form without displaying the manufacturing and expiry dates.

The Managing Director Utility Stores Corporation (USC) Muhammad Arif Khan said Ramzan package would be launched from August 21 for ensuring relief to the poor. Talking to media, Arif Kahan it would start from August 21 and continue till the end of Ramazan and all segments of society will be provided subsidy, he said.

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways has announced discount of 20 percent in fares under a Ramzan package which would be effective from 1st to 15th of Ramzan. According to Railways sources here, notification in this regard has been issued to all Railways divisions. However, the facility will not be available for rail cars and on the sections[…]

LAHORE: The faculties of Punjab University have only focused on generating funds as they are charging same fee from the students who are given admission in the evening (replica) programs, originally started for the on-job professionals.

LAHORE: Vice-Chancellor of University of Health Sciences (UHS) Prof MH Mubbashar has said that benefits of science and recent advances in medicine should reach the common man and, therefore, there was a need to identify new areas of indigenous research. He was addressing at a seminar arranged by haematology department of the University here on[…]

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the newly constructed building, which was formerly to serve as a rest house, has been converted into training institute for female students. He said that this splendid building constructed at a cost of Rs five crore was a beautiful gift for the girls of Murree[…]