Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Sanjeev Arora, one of the powerful Cabinet ministers in the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government, from his official residence in Sector 2 here. The action came after the ED carried out extensive search operations on Sanjeev Arora’s residences and offices under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002. However, there is no official statement from the ED on his arrest.Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram …
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Chandigarh, May 8 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday sought the Punjab government’s stand on the withdrawal of security cover provided to Rajya Sabha MP and industrialist Rajinder Gupta, while also directing that no harm should come to his family within the state in view of recent incidents.Advocate Chetan Mittal, appearing for Gupta, told court that the Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab and Chairman Emeritus of the Trident Group had approached the High Court challenging the withdrawal …
Anandpur Sahib (Punjab), May 6 (IANS) Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Party (BRP) founder, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Punjab government over the recent blast incidents in Jalandhar and Amritsar, raising serious questions on Intelligence failure and deteriorating law and order in the state.Speaking to IANS, on Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann accusing BJP of the twin blasts, Sidhu said that blaming any single political party for such incidents was not justified, bu…
Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) Punjab BJP President, Sunil Jakhar, on Wednesday termed the Bhagwant Mann-led state government a complete failure in maintaining law and order and condemned the Chief Minister’s irresponsible statement regarding the twin bomb blasts.He demanded that the Chief Minister accept responsibility for his failure and resign immediately.In a message posted on social media, he wrote: “The bomb blasts that took place last night in Jalandhar and Amritsar are a matter of grave co…
Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the AAP-led Punjab government over the recent blasts in the state, accusing Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of making “irresponsible statements” by blaming the BJP and failing to maintain law and order.Reacting to the blasts reported from Amritsar and Jalandhar, Punjab BJP Vice President, Fatehjang Singh Bajwa, told IANS that the Chief Minister’s remarks alleging the BJP’s involvement in the blasts were “unbecoming of a re…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP, Raghav Chadha, on Tuesday met President Droupadi Murmu along with three fellow MPs and raised concerns over alleged misuse of state machinery by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government following their decision to merge with the BJP.In a statement after the meeting, Chadha said the delegation conveyed to the President that two-thirds of their MPs had exercised their constitutional right to leave AAP and join the BJP but were now facing what he descr…
Sangrur, April 30 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday laid the foundation stone of a Rs 14.63 crore sports stadium in Sangrur, setting the tone for a decisive push to transform the state’s youth landscape through sports, health, and discipline. Positioned as both an infrastructure upgrade and a social intervention, the world-class facility, coming up on 4.38 acres in Satouj, will offer professional training and host a wide range of sports, including badminton, handball, judo…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Centre has approved the appointment of Justice (Retd.) Anupinder Singh Grewal, former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, as President of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).According to an official notification issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared the Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ proposal for Justice Grewal’s appointment to the top post in the NCLT.“The Appointments Commit…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on the Punjab government, Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh Bittu on Monday said the AAP government has failed in procurement of wheat. He accused the state administration of criminal negligence, gross mismanagement, and deliberately harassing farmers and farm labourers.Bittu said here while the Union government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made every possible arrang…
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…