Chandigarh, April 13 (IANS) Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has said that the state government will introduce a Bill during a special Assembly session on Monday to strengthen legal and judicial measures to curb incidents of sacrilege.Speaking to the media after paying obeisance at the historic Gurdwara Sri Amb Sahib in Mohali, near here, the Speaker extended his greetings on the auspicious occasion of Vaisakhi.He reflected on the birth of the Khalsa, noting that Guru Gobind Sin…
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Chandigarh, March 12 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sunil Jakhar said on Thursday in the State Assembly that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Opposition Congress “are creating drama through mutual coordination to divert people’s attention from real issues affecting the state”. Speaking to the media here, Jakhar noted that the Congress and AAP have “a secret understanding, under which the Opposition avoids questioning the government on public issues and instead keeps…
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab, state Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has a letter to him, apprised his leading issues concerning the state and seeking their resolution at the earliest. He said, “Punjab, one of the most prosperous states and the breadbasket of the nation, is facing unprecedented economic challenges due to pending releases of Central funds. Punjab feels neglected in terms of Central investment and policy …
Chandigarh/Amritsar, Jan 1 (IANS) Braving biting cold, hundreds of devotees thronged the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab and other shrines in the region early on Thursday to usher in the New Year.At the Golden Temple complex, around 250 km from here, the devotees queued up since midnight to offer prayers. Long queues could be seen on Thursday morning with people waiting for their turn to offer prayers inside the ‘Harmandir Sahib’, the sanctum sanctorum.Several devotees could be seen ta…
Chandigarh, Dec 29 (IANS) A day ahead of the Assembly session, Leader of the Opposition in Punjab, Partap Singh Bajwa, has written a letter to Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, expressing concern over what he described as the “systematic undermining” of the House through the substitution of regular legislative sessions with selectively curated special ones. In his letter, Bajwa said he had repeatedly drawn attention to the alarming reduction in the number of sittings of the House, but these war…