Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public meeting on completing nine years of BJP-led Central Government, in Gurdaspur on June 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on the AAP dispensation in Punjab on June 18, saying the State’s law and order is going from bad … Read more
In a relief to Punjab’s transporters whose business suffered due to Covid pandemic, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday allowed them to pay motor vehicle tax without any penalty in the next three months. “Today we are fulfilling our promise made with transporters. Because of corona (virus), those transporters who could not pay motor (vehicle) … Read more
Former Punjab President Sunil Jakhar is frontrunner for the post of Chief Minister, sources said as party wants to project non Sikh face ahead of polls to counter AAP which is gaining ground in the state. Sources say that party wants a Sikh, Navjot Singh Sidhu as state party chief and non Sikh combination in … Read more
According to the Punjab Health Secretary Hussan Lal, Punjab will vaccinate 23 per cent of the population in the first phase. (Representative Image, IE) As all the states step-up their preparedness for receiving Coronavirus vaccines, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh announced that the first dose of the vaccine, after getting a clearance from the … Read more
CHANDIGARH: Asserting that he was prepared to resign rather than bow to “injustice” meted out to Punjab farmers, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday warned of possible disruption of the state’s peace and threat to national security due to the new farm laws enacted by the Centre. The chief minister said he was uneasy and … Read more
Opposing the Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal at a meeting with his Haryana counterpart, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday warned that it is an emotive issue in his state and “Punjab will burn” if asked to share water. Meeting Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat through a video link, … Read more