Chandigarh, July 6 (IANS) With the Congress camp of MP Charanjit Singh Channi pushing for leadership change in Punjab ahead of the Assembly polls, AICC in-charge for the state, Bhupesh Baghel, will be visiting here from Monday for the next two to three days to meet the state leadership.A party statement said the purpose of Baghel’s visit is to hold detailed interactions with the chairpersons, co-chairpersons, and members of these committees, understand their plans, and prepare a comprehensive …
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Jalandhar, July 5 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday said that society must collectively resolve to build a drug-free and educated community while pursuing systemic reform and nation-building. “Only then can meaningful contributions be made towards creating a society rooted in service, respect and values,” he added.CM Saini was addressing a ceremony dedicated to the 39th Dikshant and Seva Samman of Piyush Muni Maharaj in Punjab’s Jalandhar city.The Chief Minister sai…
Chandigarh, July 5 (IANS) The ongoing infighting within the Congress has exposed the party’s complete political bankruptcy, said Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Punjab media in-charge Baltej Pannu on Sunday. He accused the Congress, the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal of joining hands to target Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann because they have no answer to the unprecedented work done by the government.Pannu told the media here that the Congress’ “internal feud is its own matter, but it reflects the p…
Jalandhar, July 5 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party government and said despite four and a half years having passed, the promise of eliminating drugs from Punjab has proven completely hollow. Instead, the flow of drugs has increased manifold compared to earlier, he added.Dhillon told the media here that before the elections, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal had promised the people of the state that drugs would be eradica…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Poor planning and lax supervision by Delhi Tourism officials exposed the underbelly of the city’s marquee event – 35th Annual Mango Festival – as rain, choked approach roads and illegal parking left some visitors with a bitter experience over the weekend at Dilli Haat, Janakpuri. A Hari Nagar resident complained that despite paying valid parking charges, his car got stuck among haphazardly parked private buses in an official parking lot near Dilli Haat, Janakpuri, …
Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) Pakistan continues to grapple with widespread crimes against children amid long-overdue criminal justice reforms and a poor conviction rate. The state’s denial and apathy have prevented meaningful action against the scourge of child abuse and its lifelong consequences, a report has stated.It cautioned that this inaction poses a “ticking time bomb” for young generations. Citing the 2025 Cruel Numbers report from Sahil (an Islamabad-based organisation that monitors gen…
Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) The Janata Dal (United), led by Bihar’s former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Saturday announced its political expansion into Punjab and unveiled its roadmap for the forthcoming Assembly elections.The party’s state in-charge, Sanjay Kumar, told the media here that the JD(U) had decided to enter Punjab with a vision of providing a credible, development-oriented and people-centric political alternative.He said Punjab deserved clean, transparent and accountable govern…
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Singer-turned-politician Hans Raj Hans has opened up about his return to music after a gap of more than a decade. Reflecting on his journey, the veteran singer revealed that the love and encouragement of his friends inspired him to make a comeback with his latest song, “Ohdiyan Khedaan.” Speaking about his return to music, Hans Raj Hans told IANS, “I would like to request you that I got diverted. I left the show business and went towards the service of nature, which i…
Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab has been playing politics on the sacrilege issue by instituting a fresh Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the 2015 Behbal Kalan firing case even though four chargesheets had already been submitted in the case. It asked the government why it was not proceeding against jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh despite having been indicted by an SIT in the inte…
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…