CHANDIGARH: Punjab Labour Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond, while responding to a question in the Vidhan Sabha, stated that the state government has a plan to include all MGNREGA workers under the Building and Other Construction Workers' (BOCW) Welfare Board.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police have released several farmers, including Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) convenor Sarwan Singh Pandher and Abhimanyu Kohar, from jail on Friday after eight days of detention.

CHANDIGARH: In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in a joint operation with Himachal Pradesh Police has arrested four associates of Harpreet Happo Gang for their involvement in the Gym Trainer murder case, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday said that with the concerted efforts of the government, the state will soon host several national and international level sporting events to give impetus to sporting culture in the state.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Labour Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond, while responding to a query in the Legislative Assembly, assured that the shortage of Labour Inspectors in the state will be addressed in the near future.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C has presided an important meeting with the representatives of recognized political parties and the official in his office on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH: In a pathbreaking move to ensure universal access to quality healthcare services, Punjab Health and Medical Education and Research Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Tuesday, hailed the enhanced budget allocation in the Health and Medical Education sectors as “transformational” for the crucial sector. He particularly lauded the decision of the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government to cover every citizen of the state under Mukh Mantri Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna and double the insurance cover from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh per family annually.

CHANDIGARH: Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 26th day, Punjab Police on Wednesday conducted raids at 483 locations leading to the arrest of 77 drug smugglers after registration of 55 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 4114 in just 26 days.

CHANDIGARH: Former deputy chief minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and chief minister Bhagwant Mann had betrayed Punjabis in the State budget 2025-26 by going back on all promises made to them and discriminated against farmers, women, youth, trade and business, government employees and weaker sections of society.

CHANDIGARH: In a significant move to promote heritage, tourism, and wildlife conservation in the state, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government has unveiled game-changing plans to develop Nangal as Punjab’s next big tourist hotspot and develop Jhajjar Bachauli Wildlife Sanctuary of Sri Anandpur Sahib into a thrilling eco-tourism destination allowing visitors to spot leopards and other wildlife in their natural habitat, said S. Harjot Singh Bains, Education Minister and MLA from Sri Anandpur Sahib.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Local Government Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh on Wednesday described the Punjab Budget-2025 a visionary document, which would further bolster the state's overall development, growth and welfare of people as Rs. 5983 crore has been set aside for complete facelift of cities.

CHANDIGARH: With no new taxes in 2025-26, but silent on giving monthly Rs 1,000 per month to women as promised before the 2022 Assembly polls, the AAP government in Punjab on Wednesday presented a Rs 2.36-lakh crore budget.

LUDHIANA: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday exhorted the girls to come forward and participate in politics for becoming an active partner in the decision making policy mechanism and to bring the necessary and much needed change in society.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Legislative Assembly, on Tuesday, unanimously passed resolution to protect the declining water levels and environment of the state.

CHANDIGARH: To ensure the safety of women and children in the state, the Punjab government has approved the creation of 252 new posts to strengthen and efficiently operate the helpline services dedicated to women and children. This announcement was made by Social Security, Women, and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur.

CHANDIGARH: Kultar Singh Sandhwan Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha today extended a warm welcome to Nayab Singh Saini, Chief Minister Haryana and Harvinder Kalyan, Speaker Haryana Vidhan Sabha on their visit to Punjab Vidhan Sabha during the Budget Session.

CHANDIGARH: AAP's Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia emphasised the party's commitment to making the state drug-free, accelerating development, and fulfilling the promises made to the people.

CHANDIGARH: Expressing reservations over the conduct of Punjab Police in an alleged assault case involving Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath and his son, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday questioned the seven-day delay in registering a first information report (FIR).

CHANDIGARH: The senior army officerand Punab DGP Gaurav Yadav today held a joint press conference here to address the case related to assault of Col Pushpinder Singh Bath by police officials but they differed in their statements on claim of time bound probe into the matter. Both the officers read writen statements and didnt take any questions by media.

CHANDIGARH: After walking out of the Punjab Assembly, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Monday strongly condemned the Assembly Speaker, Kultar Singh Sandhwan's extremely biased and dictatorial behaviour.

CHANDIGARH: Striking a major blow to the narco-terrorism hawala networks amidst the ongoing anti-drugs campaign ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Punjab Police with the support of Central Agencies has arrested 11 persons— including five drug smugglers, three drug hawala money couriers and three hawala traders— and recovered drug money in different foreign currencies amounting to Rs 5.09 crores, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.

CHANDIGARH: Adopting a considerate approach towards farmers, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government has decided to immediately release 450 more farmers from the police detention.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has taken another significant step towards making the legal adoption process for orphaned and destitute children more streamlined, transparent, and efficient. Social Security, Women, and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur announced today that the state government has approved 16 adoption agencies, which will simplify and expedite the adoption process for prospective parents.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Government has decided to immediately release 450 more farmers from the police detention. Sharing details, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Headquarters Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill, on Monday, informed that Punjab Government has already released approximately 800 farmers from the police custody.

CHANDIGARH: Decorated IAS officer Dr. Ravi Bhagat on Monday assumed the charge of Principal Secretary to the Punjab Chief Minister here at his office in the presence of senior officers of the state government.

NEW DELHI: The National Coordination Committee of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has called for protests in districts across India on March 28, 2025, against the police repression of farmers’ protests in Punjab. On the directions of the Bhagwant Singh Mann-led state government, the Punjab Police had arrested and sent 350 farmer leaders and activists, including Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher, to jail. The police had bulldozed the tents and stages of the agitating farmers at the Khanauri and Shambhu borders and forcibly removed tractor trailers, trolleys and other equipment.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday asked Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as who was actually running Punjab.

TARN TARAN: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Vice President and former MLA of Khadoor Sahib assembly constituency, Ravinder Singh Brahmpura, has issued a strong condemnation against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for their decision to entrust critical responsibilities to leaders facing allegations of corruption within Punjab.

AMRITSAR: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Youth Wing has warmly welcomed the appointment of senior leader Manish Sisodia as Punjab In-charge and sitender Jain as Co-Incharge. The move is being viewed as a strategic step to further strengthen the party’s organization and grassroots presence in Punjab.

AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing war against drugs waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted a cross-border drug cartel with the arrest of a woman kingpin identified as Mandeep Kaur (27) of village Ibban Kalan in Amritsar and her three operatives after recovering 5.2 kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.

PHAGWARA: The Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Doaba, under the leadership of State General Secretary Satnam Singh Sahni, today held a state-level meeting at Gurudwara Sukhchiana Sahib, Phagwara, to strategize a protest against the Punjab government. The meeting was convened in response to the arrest of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) (Non-Political) leaders at the Shambhu and Khanouri borders on March 19.

KHATKAR KALAN: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday said that the state government is making strenuous efforts for fulfilling the dreams of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Rajguru and Shaheed Sukhdev adding that no stone will be left unturned for this noble cause.

SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH NAGAR: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann laid the foundation stone of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Government Medical College to come up at a cost of around Rs 300 crore.

AMRITSAR: In a significant breakthrough amidst the ongoing war against drugs waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a narco-terror module operating in Punjab with the arrest of four individuals and recovered 4 kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Sunday.

SANGRUR: Large number of unemployed youth from all over Punjab today held a massive protest in front of Sangrur residence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann at the same time when the Mann was paying tribute to Shahid-e-Azam Bhagat Singh at his native village Khatkar Kalan.

PUNE: Lucknow Super Giants skipper K.L Rahul praised his bowling attack, saying that the 20-run win over Punjab Kings at MCA Stadium on Friday was all about the bowlers.

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab termed the clash between two groups in Patiala as an unfortunate incident. Reacting to the incident party’s Punjab chief spokesperson Malwinder Singh Kang slammed the opposition parties and said that traditional political parties Congress, SAD, BJP and Shiv Sena are trying to disturb the communal harmony in Punjab. He said that these parties along with some anti-social elements are trying to divert Mann government from their pro-people decisions and actions against mafias.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Finance and Co-operation Minister Mr. Harpal Singh Cheema, on Friday, has ordered to release Rs. 62.68 crore for pensioners and widows of the Punjab State Cooperative Agriculture Development Bank so that pension and arrears could be released to pensioners.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to prevent any untoward fire incident thus bringing far more efficiency in the fire safety infrastructure across the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday dedicated new multipurpose fire and mini fire tenders in the 20 newly established fire stations.

GWALIOR: Sports Authority of India -Academy and Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy will face off against each other in the Final of the 2nd Hockey India Sub Junior Women Academy National Championship 2022 after the two teams registered comprehensive wins over their respective rivals in the Semi-Finals here on Thursday.

JAMSHEDPUR: Army Boys Sports Company, SAIL Hockey Academy, Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy and hosts Naval Tata Hockey Academy-Jamshedpur qualified for the Semi-Finals of the 2nd Hockey India Junior Men Academy National Championship 2022 here on Thursday.

CHANDIGARH: In order to remove the illegal encroachments from panchayat lands across the state, the Department of Rural development and Panchayats has launched a special drive on Thursday and freed 29 acres of panchayat land worth crores of value at Abhipur village under Block Majri, near New Chandigarh.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana are both facing a power shortages of about 2000 MW leading to the imposition of long power cuts for 6 to 8 hours on rural domestic consumers and of lesser duration in cities.

CHANDIGARH: Amidst the looming threat of new wave of the Covid 19, Punjab Chef Minister Mr. Bhagwant Mann today said that the state is fully prepared to tackle any surge in the cases of pandemic.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Mr. Harjot Singh Bains, on Wednesday, said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Government is committed to boost tourism in the state and will take the tourism to the next level with its pro-people and transparent policies.

CHANDIGARH: In an ongoing drive against absconding gangsters, Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of Punjab Police arrested two aides of slain gangsters-turned-drug smugglers Jaipal Singh Bhullar and Jaspreet Singh alias Jassi from Tarn Taran.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Transport Minister Mr. Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Wednesday, said that Punjab Government bus service to Delhi International Airport will be resumed soon. He said that after the threadbare discussion between the Chief Ministers of both the Governments, the issue has been taken up today during the Secretary level meeting of the Transport Departments of both the states.

NEW DELHI: In a major initiative aimed at revitalizing the core sectors of Health and Education besides other crucial sectors to propel Punjab on the high growth trajectory, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday signed a Knowledge Sharing Agreement (KSA) with his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal.

Punjab and Haryana high court transfer and posting orders of 71 senior judges of lowers courts in Punjab. Many of the judges have been transferred after their promotions. Here is the complete list:

CHANDIGARH: With an aim to curb road accident fatalities using futuristic scientific tools of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab VK Bhawra on Tuesday inaugurated the state-of-the-art Punjab Road Safety and Traffic Research Centre at NRI Affairs Office of Punjab Police here in Mohali. The DGP was accompanied by ADGP Traffic AS Rai, Punjab Traffic Advisor Dr Navdeep Asija and SSP Mohali Vivek Sheel Soni.

NEW DELHI: In an industry synonymous with slapstick comedy and loud gangster films, where very few directors have managed to bring forth something meaningful, Anmol Sidhu's directorial debut 'Jaggi', which will have its world premiere at 2022 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA), and will also be screened at the New Delhi Film Festival comes as quite a shocker.

CHANDIGARH: Five persons were killed when a fast driven Fortuner SUV plunged into the canal after hitting protection wall near village Jageda (Dehlon) in Ludhiana district.

CHANDIGARH: The power position in Punjab worsened on Tuesday morning after one unit of 660 MW at the Talwandi Sabo thermal plant and one unit of 210 MW at the Ropar thermal plant closed due to boiler leakage.

CHANDIGARH: Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab VK Bhawra on Monday launched a one interface multifunctional web-portal “cybercrime.punjabpolice.gov.in" for the convenience of citizens to immediately report all kinds of cyber frauds and crimes.

NEW DELHI: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday impressed upon the Union Power Minister RK singh to ensure uninterrupted and regular supply to Punjab during the ensuing paddy season.

CHANDIGARH: 4 Additional Judges Of Punjab And Haryana High Court Transferred, Check Full List Here

CHANDIGARH: Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab VK Bhawra on Monday launched a one interface multifunctional web-portal “cybercrime.punjabpolice.gov.in" for the convenience of citizens to immediately report all kinds of cyber frauds and crimes.

CHANDIGARH: Leading from the front, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab VK Bhawra was among the first to donate the blood while inaugurating a special Blood Donation Camp organised at Punjab Police Headquarters here on Monday. ADGP Welfare Arpit Shukla was also present on the occasion.

CHANDIGARH: In a record, the Punjab Government said it cleared payments of Rs 13,000 crore of farmers for procurement of wheat till Monday, state Food and Civil Supplies Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak said.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) V.K. Bhawra on Monday launched a one interface multifunctional web-portal cybercrime.punjabpolice.gov.in to report all kinds of cyber frauds and crimes.

MUMBAI: Actress Parineeta Borthakur, currently seen in TV show 'Spy Bahu', feels her profession helps her explore different costumes and cultures.

CHANDIGARH: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will leave for Delhi today. According to sources, Chief Minister Mann will visit government schools and community clinics in Delhi. Apart from this, Bhagwant Mann will also visit a hospital in Delhi.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday expressed his displeasure over the orders issued by Transport department regarding banning of the makeshift (Jugaadu) vehicles.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to revamp the existing health and education infrastructure across the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann would undertake a whirlwind tour of the premier health and school educational institutes in the national capital on Monday.

CHANDIGARH: Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of the Punjab Police on Sunday arrested a most wanted terrorist and an active member of terrorist module Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) identified as Charanjit Singh alias Patialavi, who has been evading arrest for last 12 years by using different Identities and hideouts.

SAS NAGAR(MOHALI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday underscored the need for developing indigenous anti-drone technology to check the supply of drugs and weapons through drones effectively from across the border.

CHANDIGARH: The controversy over reciting 'Hanuman Chalisa' erupted in Maharashtra involving Amaravati MP Navneet Rana has Punjab connection. Navneet Kaur Rana is daughter of a Sikh Harbhajan Singh who hailed from Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: In a minor reshuffle the Punjab government today appointed three new Senior Superintendent of Police (SSPs) in the state.

ANAND SHAHR (GUJARAT): With a view to giving a fillip to dairy farming in the state, Punjab Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Friday visited Amul plants in Anand Shahar and Gandhinagar. The Minister also held significant discussions with the experts and sought cooperation from Amul to further quality improvement of dairy products.

CHANDIGARH:Punjab Finance Minister Mr. Manpreet Singh Badal today met the Union Defence Minister Mr. Rajnath Singh and urged him to approve the establishment of two additional Sainik Schools in Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh on Wednesday condoled the sad demise of Hindi matinee idol Dilip Kumar (98) who passed away at Mumbai this morning after a prolonged illness. He is survived by his wife actress Saira Banu.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab School Education Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla, on Wednesday, said that Captain Amarinder Singh led state government has decided to convert as many as 17,299 more classrooms of 12,507 government schools into smart classrooms. Mr. Singla said that 24 rooms of 22 District Institute of Education and Training (DIETs) will also be transformed into smart training rooms. The minister said that a budget of Rs. 117 crore would be spent for transformation of these training and classrooms.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police on Tuesday has busted another targetted killing module backed by Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) handlers based abroad with the arrest of its 4 operatives, including a former Indian Army Sepoy, who had managed to escape from Patiala Jail in April 2021.

PATIALA: The Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of cash strapped Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) , A Venu Prasad on Tursday stated here that the PSPCL has received an additional amount of Rs.309 crore from Punjab government during current paddy season to purchase power from the open market to mitigate the immediate surge in power demand due to continued dry spells in the state.

PATIALA: Under the visionary stewardship of the Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, Punjab has been witnessing a renaissance era in education. The state of the art infrastructural facilities, innovative activity based teaching techniques, coaching facility for various competitive entrance examinations and digital education have been bringing in positive change in the public mind set, consequently a record increase in enrollment as well as shifting of students from private to government schools is being witnessed.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday condoled the sad demise of former DGP Mohd. Izhar Alam (72), who passed away due to cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Mohali this morning. He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters.

CHANDIGARH: Former Punab DGP Mohammed Izhar Alam who created 'Alam Sena' during militacy period to kill Sikh youth died of cardiac arrest today.

NEW DELHI: Amid escalating infighting in Punjab Congress, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is likely to meet Sonia Gandhi and apprise his side of the story to the interim Congress President.

CHANDIGARH: Giving a further boost to the ongoing Covid vaccination drive, the state government would soon launch a special campaign to inoculate all the students above 18 years of age and staffers, both administrative and academic, at the colleges in Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: In order to give further boost to agriculture and its allied sectors in the agrarian state, the Punjab Government on Monday gave nod to various projects worth Rs 430 crore.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police on Sunday busted another major drug supply chain with the arrest of four Afghan nationals and heroin seizure of 17 kgs, worth Rs 90 crore in the international market, from a unit in South Delhi.

CHANDIGARH: The Excise Department, Govt of Punjab has taken various initiatives to control the trade of liquor in the past one year. In its endeavour to streamline the working of liquor manufacturing units in the State, the department has entered into a partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar for carrying out ‘Structural Audit’ of the layouts and ‘Technical Audit’ of the Mass Flow Meters (MFM) installed in these units.

CHANDIGARH: Taking his Delhi counterpart head on for failing to provide free power to the farmers in the national capital, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday slammed Arvind Kejriwal for making false promises on free power in Punjab with an eye on the 2022 Assembly polls.

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Akali Dal (United) Patron Jathedar Ranjit Singh Brahmpura and Party President Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa today expressed grave concern over power cuts in Punjab and said that it was astonishing that Punjab had so much power. Generates and supplies power to other states as well but then there is a shortage of systems as well as gross negligence.

CHANDIGARH: Toeing Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's 'mantra' to woo the people in Punjab by announcing pre-poll sops of free and subsidised electricity, Congress leader and former state minister Navjot Sidhu on Sunday advocated for a 24-hour supply with no power cuts and free power up to 300 units.

CHANDIGARH:In order to further improve health conditions of soil of the state, Punjab Government will provide 20,000 MT Gypsum on 50 percent subsidy to the farmers.

NEW DELHI: Even as intelligence agencies are not unaware of the fact, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) continues to pump illegal drugs into India through Punjab -- the state lying on the border between the two neighbouring countries.ia

CHANDIGARH: Pointing out that the power purchase agreements signed by the erstwhile SAD-BJP government were already under review, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday said his government would soon announce its legal strategy to counter the PPAs, which had put an atrociously unnecessary financial burden on the state.

CHANDIGARH: In the aftermath of Mission Fateh, the flagship program of the Punjab Government for combating Covid-19 pandemic, the vaccination campaign has also gathered rapid pace now.

NEW DELHI:The tussle in the Punjab Congress is far from over with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu still at loggerheads and the latter is not leaving any stone unturned to target the Chief Minister, though interventions from the Gandhis have been futile and both sides are flexing their muscles.

CHANDIGARH: The police on Saturday used water cannons to disperse the workers of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) who were protesting near Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's farmhouse near here against the statewide power outages.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police today used water canons and used force to stop hundereds of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers marching to gherao farm house of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh at Siswan, near Chandigarh.

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday held statewide protests before PSPCL offices in Punjab to highlight the plight of farmers, domestic consumers and industrialists who are suffering because the Congress government "deliberately" withheld eight-hour free supply to farmers besides imposing unscheduled power cuts in urban areas.

CHANDIGARH: The People of Delhi state are getting free electricity up to 200 units and thousands of consumers get zero electricity bills, especially in the winter months. Kejriwal has also announced 300 units of free electricity for all in Punjab if AAP will be able to form government in the state in 2022.

CHANDIGARH: Due to non-availability of electricity in the scorching heat, every resident of Punjab is protesting outside their homes; only one person is having fun sitting in his house and that is Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Akali Dal (sanyukat) General Secretary a karnail Singh peer Mohammad urged the Punjab Government to make immediate arrangements for power supply to save the farmers. In the heat of fury,the masses and the poor are in a bad situation.

CHANDIGARH: In order to free the agrarian state of stubble burning menace, the Punjab Government has come out with an action plan involving the expenditure of Rs 878 crore and the first instalment of Rs 235 crore has already been sanctioned. Besides, 11 biomass power projects of 97.5 MW capacity have been set up and 23 CBG projects have also been allotted for ex-situ management in the state.

CHANDIGARH: Mocking at his own government in Punjab over power outages, Congress leader and former Cabinet minister Navjot Sidhu on Friday asked the government to follow the AAP's Delhi model of extending subsidies to generation companies.

CHANDIGARH:Expressing satisfaction at the state’s success in promoting a robust investment environment, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday expressed the confidence that Punjab was on the path to become the frontrunner on India’s industrial map, and the most preferred global investment destination.

CHANDIGARH:It is unfortunate that Capt. Amarinder Singh is now engineering organized fermentation of brazen communalism to achieve his narrow parochial gains with intent to out-maneuver his potential Sikh challengers in the Congress Party. It is exceedingly disparaging to see the disgraceful assemblage of ‘Hindu Leaders’ only at the luncheon meeting, hosted by the Congress Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, yesterday at Chandigarh. The meeting of urban based ‘Hindu Leaders’ was actually the demonstration of Captain’s new brand of communalism and political opportunism to camouflage his colossal failures and rampant corruption in his ‘Mafia regime’.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab School Education minister Vijay Inder Singla, on Friday, said that as many as 12 government schools of Sangrur, Jalndhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Hoshiarpur, SBS Nagar, Tarn Taran, Amritsar, SAS Nagar and Fatehgarh Sahib districts have been renamed after freedom fighters and martyrs of the state to give due respect to their valiant spirit.

NEW DELHI: After disgruntled Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu met Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi separately on Wednesday, there is a speculation that Priyanka Gandhi has suggested that Sidhu be made Punjab Congress chief, but Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and some of the other factions in the party are not accepting this formula.

CHANDIGARH: With the state reeling under an unprecedented power shortage amid extreme temperatures, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered curtailment in timings of state government offices from tomorrow, and cutting down of power supply to high energy consuming industries with immediate effect, to save crops and ease the domestic power situation.