Chandigarh, April 12 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said on Sunday that daughters from ordinary families dominated the Punjab School Education Board’s (PSEB) Class VIII merit list by securing 19 of the top 20 positions. Honouring toppers at his residence here, CM Mann said the top 20 students would be granted direct admission to Schools of Eminence without any entrance test.The Chief Minister also honoured the top three achievers with a cash prize of Rs 50,000 each and urged …
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Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday shared the grief with families, who have lost their family members in the tragic boat capsizing incident near Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura. Saddened over the loss of lives, the Chief Minister met the next of kin of the deceased victims in Jagraon town in Ludhiana district.The victims were on a pilgrimage to Vrindavan when the boat sunk in the Yamuna river, with 11 bodies recovered so far and a search operation is ongoing for …
Patiala, April 5 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Sunday announced Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his OSDs would be held accountable for alleged misdeeds after the 2027 assembly elections. Addressing a Punjab Bachao rally here, Badal said “these corrupt persons think they can run abroad to Canada and Australia and other countries where they have stashed their illegal wealth. I want to tell them. They will all be held to account. They will be brought back to …
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker Raghav Chadha, once seen as key member of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s inner circle, has come under fire from top-rung party leaders and also from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi as they labelled him as a “coward and frightened” politician, who “compromised” his values for political gains.The heated political exchange and barb-trading began on Friday, after Raghav Chadha shared…
Chandigarh, April 1 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday presented a four-year report card of the Rural Development and Panchayat Department as part of the government’s ongoing “Shandaar Char Saal Bhagwant Mann de naal” series, announcing the launch of the state’s first-ever caste socio-economic survey.Positioning rural development as a key pillar of inclusive growth, the Chief Minister outlined major initiatives ranging from the survey to large-scale infrastructure cr…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Young fast bowler Naseem Shah has been fined Rs 20 million (US 7100 dollars) for a derogatory tweet on chief minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz and directed to terminate his social media influencer.“Naseem had shown ignorance over a tweet asking why Ms Nawaz was treated like a “Queen of Lord’s” at the opening ceremony of the Pakistan Super League on Thursday,” sources told Telecom Asia Sport.Sources said Ms Nawaz had accepted Naseem’s apology and was ready to par…
Srinagar, Feb 24 (IANS) The J&K Students Association (JKSA) on Tuesday sought the help of the Punjab chief minister on an alleged eviction threat to Kashmiri students over the Ramzan meal in CT University.A statement by JKSA said, “The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association today sought the intervention of the Punjab Chief Minister over alleged harassment and eviction threats faced by Muslim Kashmiri students at CT University, Punjab, after they requested basic arrangements for Sehri (Suho…
Ahmedabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday criticised the Gujarat Budget for 2026-27, alleging that it contained “nothing for common people and had been prepared only for looting”.Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad alongside Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Kejriwal said, “There is nothing for common people in Gujarat’s budget. Gujarat’s budget has been made only for looting.”He added, “There is nothing in Gujarat’s budget…
Ludhiana, Feb 19 (IANS) At the historic Kila Raipur Rural Olympics, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday announced the sports budget would be enhanced in the forthcoming state Budget, underlining a determined push to channelise the energy of the youth into constructive avenues. Stating that bullock cart races, halted during the tenure of previous governments, have now resumed after the law was amended, the Chief Minister said that when children sweat it out on the field and bring h…
Chandigarh, Feb 17 (IANS) Sounding the bugle for the first phase of the election campaign for the 2027 Assembly polls, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday promised to ensure welfare of farmers and weaker sections, Rs 10 lakh interest-free loans for the youth, government jobs for Punjabis only and an end to the gangster culture and drug mafia. The Akali Dal President also asserted that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was not only corrupt and had acquired 2,500 acr…