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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...

Chandigarh, March 6 Police used water cannons against Punjab Congress leaders and workers on Friday after they attempted to force their way through barricades to "besiege" the state Assembly here as part of a protest against the AAP government.Police had erected barricades and deployed...

New Delhi, March 5 Former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu was appointed the lieutenant governor of Delhi on Thursday, replacing V K Saxena, who has been made the L-G of Ladakh.He had unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha elections from Amritsar in 2024 on a BJP ticket.Sandhu, a 1988-batch...

Chandigarh, March 3 – Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema stated on Tuesday that the AAP government has reduced the debt-to-GSDP ratio to 44.47 percent, a decrease of four percentage points. He also claimed that the government is spending 85 percent of its borrowings on servicing...

Chandigarh, March 3 – Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema said on Tuesday that the government has emerged among the top three states in terms of revenue growth, asserting that the state’s financial performance over the past four years reflects structural reforms, fiscal discipline, and...

Chandigarh, March 3 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Tuesday that the AAP government has reduced the debt-to-GSDP ratio to 44.47 per cent, a decrease of four percentage points, and also claimed that it was spending 85 per cent of its borrowings on servicing old debt raised by...

New Delhi, February 28 Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra accused former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of "overacting" after receiving relief in the excise policy case, and said that the people of Delhi "know the truth."Addressing a press conference, Mishra said that Kejriwal had resorted to...

New Delhi, February 27 A Delhi court on Friday acquitted former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others in the politically charged liquor policy case, criticizing the CBI for finding no "overarching conspiracy or criminal intent" in the policy.Among the...

New Delhi, February 27 A Delhi court on Friday refused to take cognizance of the CBI chargesheet in a corruption case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.Special Judge Jitendra Singh acquitted former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and 21...

Chandigarh, February 24 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema stated on Tuesday that the AAP government's anti-narcotic campaign, "Yudh Nashean Virudh," has forced drug traffickers to relocate their operations to neighboring Haryana.He questioned the repeated visits of Haryana Chief...

Chandigarh, February 23 Opposition parties in Punjab on Monday criticized the AAP government over the killing of two police personnel in Gurdaspur, with the BJP and the Congress demanding a transparent investigation into the matter.Two police personnel were found shot dead at a checkpost in...

Chandigarh, February 21 The Punjab Police discovered an improvised explosive device (IED) behind a police post in Amritsar district, even as the BJP criticized the "continuously worsening security situation" under the AAP government.Acting on specific information, the Rayya police post in...

Chandigarh, Feb 21 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday criticized the AAP government in Punjab over the drug problem, alleging that it was "wasting" money on newspaper advertisements for its anti-drug campaign but taking no concrete action.Addressing the Bhagwant Mann...

Chandigarh, February 14 Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Saturday said the AAP government's ongoing anti-drug campaign has "completely failed," as he alleged that the son of a police officer in Amritsar died from drug overdose.Meanwhile, police said that so far, no link to...