Chandigarh, June 9 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on Tuesday sent a reminder letter to the Union government to allot special trains from Punjab to Sri Guru Ravidass Maharaj Janam Asthan Mandir in Varanasi, enabling pilgrims to pay their obeisance. The Finance Minister, who is Chairman of the Cabinet sub-committee formed by the state government to organise celebrations, made this call while chairing a review meeting to assess the ongoing yearlong celebrations being organised by the …
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Chandigarh, June 4 (IANS) The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission on Thursday gave Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu time to present his views on June 15 regarding casteist remarks against police personnel during his recent visit to Dhuri town. Giving information in this regard, Commission Chairman Jasvir Singh Garhi said the commission had summoned Ravneet Singh on Thursday, but his counsel, Ramandeep Singh, and A.S. Barnala appeared on his behalf and sought time, wh…
Chandigarh, June 1 (IANS) Newly appointed Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President, Kewal Singh Dhillon, will formally assume charge of the party’s state unit on June 3 at a function here, party General Secretary Anil Sarin said on Monday. The charge-taking ceremony is expected to witness the presence of a large number of senior party leaders and workers from across the state. Prominent leaders, including former state presidents, national office-bearers, Union ministers, Members of Parlia…
Chandigarh, June 1 (IANS) The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has summoned Union Minister of State for Railways, Ravneet Singh Bittu, to appear before the commission on June 4 to present his reply regarding the case of allegedly using casteist remarks. Sharing details about this, Jasvir Singh Garhi, Chairman of the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission, on Monday said that it came to his notice through social media that Union Minister Ravneet Singh had used casteist words during his …
Chandigarh, May 30 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said state BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon was always considered close to Capt Amarinder Singh and “now both leaders appear to have parted ways”. “Kewal Singh Dhillon was always considered close to Capt Amarinder Singh. Now, both leaders appear to have parted ways, and the reasons for this change are known only to them. It remains a mystery why there is a loss of warmth between the two,” the Chief Minister told t…
Chandigarh, May 28 (IANS) Ahead of the Assembly elections in Punjab, the BJP national President on Thursday appointed a Jat Sikh face and former legislator Kewal Singh Dhillon, 75, a close confidante of former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, as the new state president, replacing Sunil Jakhar, the party’s prominent Hindu face in the state.Political observers said the BJP’s decision to bet on Dhillon is part of a strategy to project a Sikh face in the Sikh-dominated Punjab with an eye on …
Chandigarh, May 27 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Punjab President Aman Arora on Wednesday slammed Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu, condemning him for violation of election norms during the municipal corporation elections. He called out the BJP minister and leaders for attempting to disrupt the democratic process through ‘goondaism’.However, Union Minister Bittu accused state Cabinet minister Arora of resorting to personal attacks against his family and blamed the …
Chandigarh, May 18 (IANS) Dealing a major blow to the circulation of fake currency, Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence Patiala (CI unit in Malerkotla has busted a module with the arrest of four individuals and recovered counterfeit currency of 5.50 lakh, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Monday. Those arrested have been identified as Nazar Khan, a resident of Malerkotla; Raj Mohammad, a resident of Dhuri in Sangrur; Mukhtiyar Singh, alias Gurjit Singh, a resident of …
Sangrur, May 9 (IANS) Punjab’s 31 years old seasoned thrower dominated the men’s shot put at the fifth-leg of the Indian Athletics Series in Sangrur, Punjab on Saturday. His best throw was 19.97m.Asian Games champion in men’s shot put, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, is gearing up for upcoming major domestic competition later this month in Ranchi.“Main goal this season is to peak in major international meets,” says the national record holder.Toor’s season best of 21.03m was recorded earlier in…
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…