Chandigarh, Feb 2 (IANS) Describing the Union Budget as being inspired by the egalitarian philosophy of Guru Ravidas Maharaj, Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Monday said that it is a concrete step and a strong foundation towards building a “developed India”. He told the media here that AAP and the Congress, lacking an understanding of economics, have failed to grasp the true spirit of the Budget. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself had stated yesterday (Sunday) that cities such…
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New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday expressed concern over the conduct of the Punjab government in a matter related to the honour of Sikh Gurus and condemned the delay in sharing a copy of the FIR or the forensic test report related to an allegedly doctored video of AAP leader Atishi’s controversial remarks.Calling it a possible conspiracy, Gupta said Atishi’s allegedly disrespectful remarks were made in the Delhi Assembly on January 6, yet a complaint an…
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s Punjab unit president Sunil Jakhar on Thursday cautioned Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann against indulging in petty politics in the name of Guru Ravidas, saying such behaviour “does not befit someone holding the office of Chief Minister”. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is well aware of the sentiments of the people of Punjab, and that is why he already announced in 2024 during his Punjab visit that the Adampur Airport would be name…
Hoshiarpur, Jan 26 (IANS) Unfurling the national tricolour here on Republic Day, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday recalled the state’s unmatched sacrifices in India’s freedom struggle and its continuing role as the country’s food bowl and sword arm. The Chief Minister said the state has been unjustly denied its rightful capital and a separate High Court since Independence, and made it clear that attempts to undermine the state’s claim over Chandigarh, Panjab University…
Chandigarh, Jan 18 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday said that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Talbir Singh Gill would be the party’s candidate from Majitha for the 2027 Assembly elections. He said the people would not allow any attempt to push Punjab back into beadbi (sacrilege) and ‘goondagardi’, and that development, dignity and respect for the Akal Takht Sahib would remain paramount.Addressing a public gathering after laying the foundation stone of 23 new rural li…
Jalandhar, Jan 15 (IANS) A trial court in Punjab’s Jalandhar, on Thursday, ordered the removal and blocking of a “doctored” video featuring former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi. The video clip, which purportedly showed her making controversial remarks about the ninth Sikh master, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was found to be digitally manipulated to incite communal tension.Acting on an application of the cybercrime police, the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate in Jalandhar said the video’s circul…
Muktsar, Jan 14 (IANS) On the sacred occasion of Maghi, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann paid obeisance at Gurdwara Sri Tuti Gandi Sahib here and addressed a gathering, reiterating the government’s position on the recovery of 169 of the 328 missing ‘saroops’ (sacred copies of Sri Guru Granth Sahib). On a day deeply rooted in Sikh history and sacrifice, the Chief Minister said the recovery of the ‘saroops’ was a matter of duty rather than achievement. The Chief Minister also an…
Bathinda, Jan 11 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday launched a rebuttal to the BJP over the “tampering” of former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi’s Assembly video, declaring “it a deliberate conspiracy to provoke communal unrest in Punjab”. Asserting that the secular state government would not allow such designs to succeed, the Chief Minister said the video was edited with false subtitles, an act of ‘beadbi’ (sacrilege), and pointed out that forensic findings ha…
Chandigarh, Jan 2 (IANS) To roll out the ‘Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna’ on January 15, the state government on Friday signed a pact with the United India Insurance Company to provide Rs 10 lakh cashless health insurance cover to all families of Punjab. The agreement was signed by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) State Health Agency, Sanyam Aggarwal and Executive Director of United India Insurance, Mathew George, in the presence of State Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh.Declaring it a …