Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) General Secretary Bikram Singh Majithia on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over its notification concerning the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), alleging that it amounts to an erosion of Punjab’s powers. He also accused the state government of colluding with the Centre and failing to safeguard Punjab’s interests.Reacting to the Central government notification regarding amendments to the BBMB, Majithia told IANS that the …
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Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Tuesday termed the new notification by the Centre that changed eligibility criteria for top Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) posts reserved for Punjab and Haryana as “anti-state”. Speaking to reporters, he said when the state was carved out of Punjab, specific rules for the board were formally established. These rules included several provisions designed to safeguard Haryana’s interests. For instance, it w…
Jaipur, March 20 (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Friday rejected Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s demand for Rs 1.44 lakh crore in water royalties, calling it unconstitutional and legally baseless.Punjab CM Mann had cited a 1920 agreement signed between the British government, the princely state of Bikaner, and Bahawalpur (now in Pakistan), and demanded that Rajasthan either clear its alleged dues or stop drawing water.In response, Rajasthan’s Water Resources Minister Suresh Singh Rawat …
Chandigarh, March 13 (IANS) Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s political rally in Punjab’s Moga on Saturday, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on Friday raised a series of pointed questions to the BJP-led Central government and urged BJP leaders to seek clear answers from the rally. Cheema said the BJP government at the Centre has consistently discriminated against Punjab and treated it with step-motherly behaviour for several years. He said that despite four years of the AAP gover…
Shimla, March 7 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Saturday decided to invite objections and suggestions from the public on the proposed amendments to Rules 28, 87, 88 and 89 of the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj (Elections) Rules of 1994. The proposed amendments provide that panchayats, which have remained reserved continuously for two consecutive terms since 2010, will not be reserved in the forthcoming panchayat elections.It also approve…
Shimla, Feb 24 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Tuesday said the state government would not proceed with the upcoming Kishau and Renuka dams hydropower projects unless neighbouring states provide concrete assurance to the state to settle long-pending arrears of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB). “There have been some positive signs on this issue,” he said at the launch of the report titled ‘Scientific Assessment of Tackling Non-CO2 Emissions: Pathways fo…
Shimla, Feb 8 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday said that the report of the 16th Finance Commission would have a long-term impact on the state’s economy, including the upcoming Budget for 2026-27. He made this comment after the presentation on the state’s financial position and the effects of the abolition of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) by the Finance Department.“Abolition of RDG is not the issue of a government, but it is a matter of the rights of…