New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday expressed concern over the conduct of the Punjab government in a matter related to the honour of Sikh Gurus and condemned the delay in sharing a copy of the FIR or the forensic test report related to an allegedly doctored video of AAP leader Atishi’s controversial remarks.Calling it a possible conspiracy, Gupta said Atishi’s allegedly disrespectful remarks were made in the Delhi Assembly on January 6, yet a complaint an…
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Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Wednesday termed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s ‘Mukhyamantri Sehat Insurance Scheme’ in Punjab as misleading, impractical and entirely publicity driven. Chugh claimed the biggest and most fundamental failure of the scheme was its rigid package capping, which exposes the Rs 10 lakh health coverage claim as hollow from the very beginning.“The reality is that the scheme provides actual insurance of only Rs 1 lakh p…
Moga, Jan 27 (IANS) Harmanpreet Kaur, captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, was announced as a Padma Shri awardee on Sunday, joining eight other current and former sportspersons on the 2026 Padma Awards list and her father, Harminder Singh Bhullar, said that the people of the country should motivate their children to pursue sports, which might lead them to bring glory to their family and country.This prestigious list of awardees includes five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Pa…
Ahmedabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is scheduled to visit Gujarat on January 28. He will arrive in Ahmedabad, pay obeisance at a gurdwara and later address the media on the welfare schemes implemented by the party in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on Tuesday.Announcing the visit, AAP Gujarat state organisation General Secretary Manoj Sorathiya said CM Mann would utilise the occasion to present details of welfare schemes and development work undertaken by the Punjab gove…
Chandigarh, Jan 21 (IANS) The Punjab government has launched a registration portal for play-way schools to ensure effective monitoring of children’s education, safety and overall development, Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development Baljit Kaur said on Wednesday. “Registration on this portal will be mandatory for all play-way schools operating across Punjab as well as for private schools imparting education to children below six years of age,” she said.The minister said a unifor…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Alluding to the controversial remarks of AAP leader Atishi in the Assembly, Delhi Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday disapproved of the Punjab government’s intervention in matters under consideration of the city legislature.Speaking at the three-day 86th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference (AIPOC) in Lucknow, Speaker Gupta did not name the Punjab government or Delhi’s Leader of the Opposition Atishi while expressing dismay over attempts of the AAP-ruled agrarian …
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) In an interim relief to the Punjab Kesari newspaper group, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Punjab government not to take any coercive steps against its publication and ordered that the printing press be allowed to function uninterruptedly. Even as the Punjab and Haryana High Court is yet to pronounce its verdict on the matter, a Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant granted interim relief after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi made an urgent oral me…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Delhi Cabinet Minister and Sikh leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Saturday that the truth has come before the nation regarding the objectionable words uttered by Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi during a discussion on Guru Tegh Bahadur in the Assembly, and she must apologise.Sirsa said that Atishi must come forward to provide clarification and apologise, along with AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, to the nation and Sikh society. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann …
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Amid the controversy surrounding former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi’s video clip, Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Saturday said that the Punjab government’s Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) would also be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Addressing a press conference, Gupta reiterated that he would ensure a CBI probe into the functioning and findings of the Punjab government’s FSL in connection with the case.Gupta said, “On Janu…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Amid the controversy surrounding former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi’s video clip, Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Saturday presented the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report in the Assembly and stated that, according to the findings, there was no alteration or tampering of the video. Addressing a press conference, Vijender Gupta said, “On January 8, 2026, in the Delhi Assembly, the Opposition demanded an enquiry into the video footage of the Assembly ses…