New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging that the Punjab Police used excessive force and resorted to an unwarranted lathi-charge on sanitation workers, including women, who were protesting in Barnala over service regularisation, wage enhancement and job security.A Bench presided over by Member Priyank Kanoongo has issued notices to the Punjab Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP), directing them to inqui…
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Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) In a significant administrative action in connection with the alleged use of force against protesting sanitation workers in Barnala, the Punjab government has suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Satbir Singh Bains. The action comes after National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) Vice‑Chairperson Hardeep Singh Gill took suo motu cognisance of the incident and directed the Punjab government to submit a factual report within seven days.In his communic…
Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Kewal Dhillon on Friday accused the Aam Aadmi Party government in the state of incompetence, corruption, and playing with the future of the youth, stating that these incidents expose the hollowness of the government’s claims of “change”.Dhillon questioned the government’s handling of the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB) Group-B recruitment paper leak case and its silence over the high-tech cheating racket uncovered during t…
Chandigarh, July 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday intensified its campaign against the Punjab government’s “anti-farmer” land pooling policy, saying “it is not a development initiative but a major conspiracy to grab the land of farmers”. As part of the campaign, State BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon visited fields of affected farmers in Patton village of Mohali district. He listened to their grievances and declared that the BJP “stands firmly with the farmers against wha…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said that the state offered opportunities across the entire textile value chain and provided a transparent, industry-friendly ecosystem for entrepreneurs. Inaugurating the Punjab State Pavilion and addressing the Punjab Session at BharatTex 2026 here, the Chief Minister said the government has introduced a new Industrial and Business Development Policy to boost investment, employment and exports, while ensuring time-bound a…
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday, seeking restoration of Diljit Dosanjh-starrer film ‘Satluj’ that was removed just days after its digital release on an OTT platform.The petition said the removal of the film, based on activist Jaswant Singh Khalra’s efforts to uncover alleged disappearances during Punjab’s insurgency era, without any public statutory or judicial order, “is violative of the constitutionally g…
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday criticised the AAP government in Punjab over the state’s deteriorating law and order situation, saying the explosion at the Sadar Police Station in Moga was evidence of the government’s failure to maintain security.“I had already expressed this apprehension that certain forces are on the prowl to disrupt Punjab’s peace, and today’s incident has turned this fear into reality,” Bittu wrote on X…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Punjab government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NICDC Logistics Data Services Limited (NLDSL) to accelerate the digital transformation of the state’s logistics ecosystem through the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP), an official statement said on Wednesday.NLDSL will support the Government of Punjab in developing a digitally connected logistics ecosystem by enabling seamless data exchange across departments through ULIP, the statement fr…
Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) Firmly believing that without the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) “double-engine” governments it is not possible to turn it into a ‘Khushal Punjab’ (prosperous Punjab). The party also aims not to go for a pre-poll alliance in the state Assembly polls slated early 2027 with its oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) working in a mission mode named ‘Punjab Mission’ after a landslide win in West Bengal polls.These were the candid views of State BJP President K…
Chandigarh, June 27 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Saturday termed the subsidised urea fertiliser supplied by the Central government for farmers in Punjab as not merely an administrative failure of the state AAP government, but a major corruption racket operating under official patronage. He said thousands of bags of subsidised urea reaching government plants such as Markfed and Milkfed could not have happened without government collusion and protection at higher levels. Dhil…