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Chandigarh, April 11 Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia questioned the AAP government's claim of arresting over 90,000 drug traffickers under its anti-drug drive, "Yudh Nashian Virudh, asking how many of those held were actual traffickers and how many were...

Chandigarh, April 10 Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday demanded that the salaries of the chief minister, ministers, MLAs, and senior officials be withheld until the pending Dearness Allowance dues of government employees are released.He said that lakhs of employees have...

Chandigarh, April 9 Congress MP and former deputy chief minister of Punjab, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, on Thursday, urged the AAP government in Punjab to release a white paper on the state's debt, criticizing the Bhagwant Mann-led dispensation for "taking on more debt.""The state government...

Chandigarh, April 8 Congress MLA Pargat Singh on Wednesday urged the AAP government in Punjab to consult religious scholars and experts from all faiths before enacting a law on sacrilege.Singh asserted that the announcement of a special session of the Vidhan Sabha on April 13 to enact a new...

Patiala, April 5 – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal announced on Sunday that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his OSDs would be held accountable for alleged wrongdoing after the 2027 assembly elections.Addressing a "Save Punjab" rally here, Badal said, "These corrupt...

Chandigarh, April 5 – Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar said on Sunday that while farmers across the state are suffering heavy losses due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms, the Chief Minister continued to hold political rallies under waterproof tents.Speaking to the media, Jakhar said the...

Chandigarh, April 4 The Punjab BJP held a state-level protest against the AAP government over the recent suicide of a warehousing corporation official, demanding a CBI investigation into his death.The entire state leadership, including Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar, national general...

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...