Punjab

PHAGWARA: The Centre’s proposal to place the Union Territory (UT) of Chandigarh under the ambit of Article 240 of the Constitution—which authorises the President to frame regulations and legislate directly for Union Territories—has sparked a major political storm in Punjab. The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2025, is slated to be introduced in the Winter Session of Parliament starting December 1, as per notifications issued by both Houses. 

JALANDHAR: The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) expresses deep concern over the alarming rise in deaths caused by illegal drug consumption in Punjab. NAPA Executive Director Satnam Singh Chahal stated that the newly available data paints a distressing picture of a worsening crisis, despite repeated assurances and promises made by the Punjab Government to eliminate the drug menace.

MOHALI: Veterinary doctors in Punjab have decided to stop the reporting of Animal Husbandry Department. This decision was taken in a state-level meeting of Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Vets for Pay-Parity, in which representatives from all districts participated.

CHANDIGARH: Vehemently opposing another draconian move of the Union government against the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday said that the state government will not allow any conspiracy of the BJP led NDA government to snatch Chandigarh from the state.

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today appealed to the union government not to introduce the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in the coming winter session of parliament, asserting doing so would'nt amount to betraying and discriminating against brave Punjabis who had sacrificed the most for the country and going back on all commitments made to Punjab to hand over Chandigarh to it.

ANANDPUR SAHIB: The sky resonated with the slogans of 'Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal' as the sacred city of Sri Anandpur Sahib was completely daubed in religious fervour with the convergence of 'Nagar Kirtans' from Srinagar, Faridkot, Talwandi Sabo and Gurdaspur as part of the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of the Ninth Sikh Guru Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji.

ANANDPUR SAHIB: Punjab Education and Information & Public Relations Minister Harjot Singh Bains announced that the sacred land of Sri Anandpur Sahib, associated with the Ninth Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, is fully ready to receive devotees from across the world with devotion and reverence. He said that the Punjab Government is commemorating the 350th year of Guru Sahib’s supreme martyrdom with complete dedication.

AMRITSAR: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief spokesperson and MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal launched a sharp attack on Punjab BJP Women Wing President and daughter of former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Jai Inder Kaur. Dhaliwal said that instead of protesting against the AAP government in Chandigarh over the demand of Rs 1,000 for women, she should question her father sitting at Siswan Farm. 

CHANDIGARH: Demanding ₹45,000 due from the Punjab AAP government as per the 3rd guarantee given by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, thousands of women led by State President Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha, Smt. Jai Inder Kaur was arrested while marching towards the Sheesh Mahal of Arvind Kejriwal in Chandigarh.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab’s Social Security, Women & Child Development Minister, Dr. Baljit Kaur, said that the Punjab Government is working in mission mode to eradicate the menace of drugs from its roots. She stated that by integrating awareness, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation under a strengthened model, a new direction is being given to the campaign for a drug-free Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: In its ongoing crackdown on corruption, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) today arrested Vikramjeet Singh Panthey , Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Batala cum SDM Batala. He was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 50K from the complainant. An unaccounted amount of Rs 13,50,000/- were also recovered upon further search of the accused.

CHANDIGARH: In a major step aimed at giving further fillip to the industrial sector for emerging Punjab as favorite investment destination, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday inaugurated the second phase of the “Fastrack Punjab Portal,” integrating 173 services under one roof to further streamline industrial facilitation in the state. 

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal urged Election Commission of India (ECI) that in light of today’s order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on illegal arrest of SAD IT Wing head Nashattar Singh Gill, it should direct action against guilty police officials, the state government and ruling AAP for blatantly misusing police force during Tarn Taran bye poll.

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said the Punjab and Haryana high court’s decision to grant interim bail to party IT wing head Nashattar Singh Gill while terming the latter’s arrest as unjustified and illegal, was a slap on the face of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which had misused the police to file false cases against Akali leaders and workers. 

PHAGWARA: The Municipal Corporation suspended Sanitary Inspector Hitesh Sharma after an inquiry confirmed that an unclaimed body had been transported to the cremation ground in a municipal garbage-collection vehicle, in violation of established protocol. 

CHANDIGARH: The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched a sharp attack on Arvind Kejriwal, reminding him of the promise he made. Punjab BJP Working President Ashwani Sharma, in a tweet, said that the guarantee given on 22 November 2021 by Aam Aadmi Party convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal—during a rally in Moga, Punjab—to provide ₹1000 per month to the women of the state, is about to complete four years. Yet, not a single instalment of this promise has reached the women of Punjab till today.  

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court today designated Advocate General Maninderjit Singh Bedi as Senior Advocate. The official notification stated that the court, exercising its authority under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act 1961, has accorded this designation to S. Bedi with effect from the date of issuance of the notification.

PHAGWARA: The Punjab State Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu notice of a shocking incident in which an unclaimed body was transported from the Civil Hospital in Phagwara to the cremation ground in a municipal garbage collection vehicle. The Commission has sought a detailed report from the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kapurthala and the Municipal Xorporation Phagwara Commissioner. 

SRI ANANDPUR SAHIB: Holy city of Sri Anandpur Sahib is all set to welcome lakhs of devotees who will be visiting the city of bliss to pay obeisance at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib and participate in series of events being organized by the Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh to commemorate 350th martyrdom day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji. 

PATIALA: PSEB Engineers Association to protest November 26 demanding the immediate halt of sale of PSPCL/PSTCL assets and properties, resume the process for setting up the state sector 2 × 800 MW supercritical units at Ropar, unconditional revocation of the suspension of chief engineer Ropar thermal and removal of services of Director/generation and curb unwarranted political interference and restrict the involvement of private consultants in technical and administrative decisions of power sector. 

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday assured fulsome support and cooperation to Japanese multinational company Global Network Japan (GNJ) group for making investments in the state for paddy waste management. 

CHANDIGARH: To mark the supreme sacrifice of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib a significant pious event dedicated to the 350th martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, was held under the patronage of Chief information Commissioner Punjab Inderpal Singh Dhanna in Chandigarh where in a significant pictorial brochure depicting the Spiritual Journey of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib was released by Inderpal Singh Dhanna, Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab along with Harpreet Sandhu, Dr. Bhupinder Singh Batth and Sandeep S. Dhaliwal, State Information Commissioners, Punjab.

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CHANDIGARH: Announcing a significant decision aimed at bolstering the Homeopathic Department by approving the proposal for the revival and recruitment of various technical and administrative positions, Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday said that the Finance Department has approved the revival and subsequent recruitment for a total of 115 posts across different cadres within the department. He said that this move is designed to enhance the department’s capacity to deliver quality healthcare services across the state.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan administered the oath of office to newly elected MLA Harmeet Singh Sandhu of AAP from Tarn Taran constituency of Punjab at Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat. He said that Harmeet Singh Sandhu will leave no stone unturned to fulfill the legitimate demands of his constituency persons.

CHANDIGARH: Aiming to build a robust, responsive and forward-looking industrial ecosystem and making the Punjab industrial hub under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble National Convenor of AAP Sh. Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Punjab S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, Cabinet Minister Shri Sanjeev Arora informed that Trident Group whose market cap 18k crore and turnover 10k crore is going to invest Rs. 2000/- Crore in Punjab. In this regard, he revealed that Rs. 1500/- crore will be invested in Barnala to expand Terry Towel production and modernisation in paper manufacturing and Rs. 500/- crore in Mohali for setting up a corporate office and capacity building centre. Mainly, 2000 semi skilled rural women will get employment through this investment.

CHANDIGARH: The Editor of leading news portal PunjabNewsExpress.com, Satinderjit Singh Bains, has accused the Punjab Government of acting with “political malice” after the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) abruptly cancelled the news portal’s empanelment for government advertisements. Bains termed the move an “attempt to gag independent journalism and silence critical voices in the state.” 

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal today lashed out at the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government over the complete collapse of law and order in Punjab, alleging that the AAP leadership was patronising gangsters in the state, which has led to the present sorry state of affairs.

SRI ANADPUR SAHIB: Marking the beginning of a grand series of religious programmes dedicated to the 350th year of the unparalleled martyrdom of Hind Di Chadar, the Ninth Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji—who sacrificed his life for humanity and freedom of religion—the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Punjab organised a magnificent Kirtan Darbar on Wednesday at Sri Anandpur Sahib.

CHANDIGARH: Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur said that under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government is consistently striving for the welfare and empowerment of women across the state. She said that significant measures are being taken to provide safe and convenient accommodation facilities for working women.