Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), on Thursday, demanded Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema to allocate funds to fulfill promises made to women, farmers, government employees and the common man or be ready to face the ‘gherao’ of its legislators when they visit towns and villages to campaign for the party in the 2027 state Assembly elections. Addressing the media here, senior SAD leader N.K. Sharma said “the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has betrayed each and e…
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Chandigarh, Feb 27 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Friday asked the Punjab government to take initiative to conduct an impartial investigation in order to prove its credibility in the killing of a man in police encounter in Gurdaspur district. He said the version being put forward by the police “is creating doubts among the public and is raising serious questions about the credibility of the government and the police”.Jakhar told the media here that the government has lost the trust …
Jalandhar, Feb 25 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said as a border state, Punjab is fighting Pakistan’s daily attempts to disturb peace through anti-social elements and drone intrusions. In a major push to strengthen law and order in the state, CM Mann underscored his government’s dual commitment to employment generation and police modernisation as 2,577 new personnel formally joined the Punjab Police at a passing-out parade held at the PAP Ground here.Declaring the recruitment …
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Committee of Privileges of the Delhi Legislative Assembly has directed the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Government of Punjab, to submit by February 20 his written reply in the matter related to the alleged remarks attributed to the city’s Leader of Opposition, Atishi, an official said on Saturday.The Director General of Police, Punjab, and the Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar, have also been asked to give their replies by the same date and treat it as the last…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Punjab government has informed the Delhi Assembly that a formal reply from its Home Affairs department will soon be sent over proceedings in that state over Leader of Opposition Atishi’s remarks related to Sikh Gurus, an official said on Friday.“Currently, a comprehensive and formal response from the Additional Chief Secretary is being finalised to provide a definitive position on the matter. This reply, which incorporates the findings of Punjab’s top law enfor…
Jalandhar, Feb 12 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached five immovable properties worth Rs 1.36 crore in a money laundering case against a former official of the Punjab government’s Food and Civil Supplies department, an official said on Thursday. An official of ED’s Jalandhar Zonal Office said the seized properties are linked to Rakesh Kumar Singla — the then Deputy Director in Department of Food and Civil Supplies — and his wife Rachna Singla, the official added.The properties…
Chandigarh, Feb 11 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to review arrangements for the Progressive Punjab Investment Summit to be held from March 13-15 in Mohali, envisioning it as a step towards accelerating industrial growth in the state. Addressing the meeting, CM Mann said, “The Progressive Punjab Investment Summit will act as a catalyst to further give a major push to the industrial development in the state, which has already emerged as a favo…
Ferozepur, Feb 10 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday said that the party is committed to wiping out the menace of drug trafficking and gangsters in Punjab once it forms the government in 2027. Appreciating the initiative by Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria to lead a campaign to make Punjab drug-free, the Akali Dal chief told the media here, “The Governor has understood the pulse of the people and is travelling from village to village and city to city to crea…
Chandigarh, Feb 7 (IANS) The teachings of Guru Ravidas are not only spiritual guidance but also show the path to creating an ideal society, said Punjab BJP working President Ashwani Sharma on Saturday.He was addressing a programme organised by the Scheduled Caste (SC) Morcha Punjab in Chandigarh on the occasion of the 649th birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas, a 15th-century saint, poet and social reformer.In the presence of SC Morcha BJP State President S.R. Laddhar, Sharma said that considering …
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The murder of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Lucky Oberoi in Punjab has triggered sharp political reactions, with leaders across parties raising serious concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.Reacting to the killing, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday, termed the incident “very unfortunate” and expressed hope that the Punjab government would take swift and strict action.“It is very unfortunate, and I hope that the situation …