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Chandigarh, April 2 A day after a blast outside the party's office here, on Thursday, Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma slammed the AAP government over the "deteriorating" law and order situation in the border state, alleging its impact is now reaching the Union Territory of...

Chandigarh, March 29 Shiromani Akali Dal general secretary Bikram Singh Majithia said on Sunday that the AAP government in Punjab should first clear the "outstanding dues" before implementing its key election promise of providing women with financial assistance of Rs 1,000 per month.This...

Phillaur (Punjab), March 26 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal challenged Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday to hold the 16,000 meetings proposed by the ruling AAP at the party's expense, and not at the cost of the state exchequer."If you do not do this, it...

New Delhi, March 25 – Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma on Wednesday targeted the previous AAP government and then Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over gross violations in the construction of a sprawling mansion, widely known as 'Sheesh Mahal', as well as the destruction of green cover for its...

Chandigarh, March 23 The Punjab BJP claimed on Monday that the AAP government was forced to arrest former state minister Laljit Singh Bhullar over the suicide of an official of the warehousing corporation because Union Home Minister Amit Shah indicated that the case might be handed over to the...

Chandigarh, March 22 Police have booked former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar in connection with the suicide of a state warehousing corporation official, officials said on Sunday.Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district manager of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation in Amritsar...

Chandigarh, March 21 Punjab Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar tendered his resignation from the state Cabinet on Saturday after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann asked him to step down amid allegations of abetting the suicide of a state warehousing corporation official.Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the...

Chandigarh, March 19 Former IAS officer Kanwaljeet Singh Cheema joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday in the presence of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal here.Cheema, an IAS officer from the 1993 batch in West Bengal, had served as a special principal secretary to former Punjab...

Jagraon, March 18 Lashing out at rival parties, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said that only his party is concerned about the welfare of the people of Punjab.Badal appealed to the people to support the SAD for the welfare of Punjab, Punjabis, and...

Chandigarh, March 14 Ahead of his rally in Punjab's Moga, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday criticized the AAP government, accusing it of plunging the state into corruption, drugs, and crime.He said that Punjab wants 'badlav' (change)."Every person in Punjab wants change. Because the...

Chandigarh, March 11 The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested a village sarpanch in Punjab's Tarn Taran district in connection with a drug recovery case, officials said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Paramjit Singh alias Pamma, the sarpanch of Kalsian village, was taken into custody...

Jalandhar, March 10 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Tuesday that the AAP government has fulfilled every promise made to the people of the state and remains committed to honoring all its assurances in the coming years.Addressing a ‘Lok Milni’ event in Jalandhar in which he...

Chandigarh, March 9 The AAP government has launched a comprehensive campaign against the drug trade through strict enforcement, community involvement, and preventive education, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Monday.The Punjab Police have registered 36,178 FIRs under the...

Chandigarh, March 9 Congress MLAs on Monday walked out of the Punjab Assembly after alleging that Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, who had targeted the AAP government over a host of issues, was not given adequate time to speak.Participating in the discussion on the Governor's...

Chandigarh, March 9 Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar alleged on Monday that the AAP government in the state was conspiring to financially weaken the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) by manipulating financial records and misleading people about electricity tariff reductions...

New Delhi, March 9 The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the response of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others to a petition filed by the CBI challenging the trial court's order discharging them in the liquor policy case.Justice Swarna Kanta...

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema presented the state's budget for the fiscal years 2026-27, allocating 2,60,437 crore rupees.The total revenue projected for 2026-27 is 1,26,190 crore rupees. Of this, 70,851 crore rupees will come from Own Tax Revenue, and 15,687 crore rupees from...

Chandigarh, March 8 – Nearly four years after coming to power on a promise of financial assistance to women, the AAP government in Punjab announced a new scheme on Sunday under which women would receive ₹1,000 or ₹1,500 per month directly into their accounts.Around 97 per cent of all adult...

Chandigarh, March 8 – Hours before presenting proposals for the AAP government’s fifth and final budget in the Assembly, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday extended greetings to mark International Women’s Day, and promised to make them self-reliant in every way.“I salute every...

Chandigarh, March 6 BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday demanded that the AAP-led Punjab government should first account for the promises made in last year’s state Budget before presenting a new Budget on March 8.Chugh said the AAP government has repeatedly made tall claims in...