Anandpur Sahib, May 6 (IANS) As a devout and indebted Sikh, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday embarked on a ‘Shukrana Yatra’ with religious fervour after paying obeisance at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib here. Accompanied by Cabinet minister Harjot Singh Bains, CM Mann said the yatra was being undertaken to express gratitude to the almighty for blessing him with the opportunity to serve humanity by enacting the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act of 2026, which provi…
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Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) In a student-centric move aimed at reshaping school education delivery, the Punjab government has introduced a major reform in textbook distribution for private schools. From this academic session, the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) will directly supply books to every Class I to XII student studying in PSEB-affiliated private schools, ending the long-standing monopoly of authorised agencies and bookshops.Announcing the reform, Education Minister Harjot Singh Bai…
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has given assent to the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026, enabling harsher punishment for ‘beadbi’ (sacrilege) of the living Guru Sahib.As a mark of respect to Guru Granth Sahib, the Assembly, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, on April 13 unanimously passed the Bill.Now, the law provides for life imprisonment for ‘beadbi’, creating one of the toughest legal frameworks in the country to …
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday welcomed the Delhi court’s decision clearing former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in the alleged corruption case related to the scrapped excise policy. The party said the verdict exposes the ‘political conspiracy’ orchestrated by the BJP against AAP and its leadership.Reacting to the court’s decision, AAP leaders said the judgment has vindicated their long-standing claim that the allegations were poli…