Punjab news

Chandigarh: Holi was celebrated in Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh with fervour on Monday as children threw balloons filled with colourful water at each other while elders visited friends and relatives and distributed sweets. All of them…

Bathinda: On the call given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha to publicly oppose BJP leaders, farmers today staged a protest outside the venue where BJP president Sunil Jakhar was scheduled to attend ‘Booth Mahotsav’ event organised by party…

New Delhi: Former Indian Ambassador to the US and ruling BJP’s potential candidate for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Sunday said his campaign was focused on unleashing the historic city’s export potential and raising…

Mann noted that all international dailies have written on their front pages about how “democracy is in danger” in India.

In the election season, the incident has given the required ammunition to the opposition to attack the government.

Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party ministers, MLAs and workers protested in Mohali and Chandigarh today against the arrest of their party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate. Braving water cannons fired at them by…

Punjab Excise and Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that he was ready toface any probe.

Chandigarh: The procurement of mustard in Haryana will commence from March 26 and wheat procurement will start from April 1. The preparations for the rabi season 2024-25 are complete. The minimum support price (MSP) has been fixed at Rs…

Chandigarh: The arrest of national convener of AAP Arvind Kejriwal tonight drew a sharp reaction from his party colleagues in Punjab. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said, “BJP’s political team (ED) cannot arrest Kejriwal’s ideology…

Jalandhar: Following the statement of Jalandhar AAP MP Sushil Rinku last evening in favour of an alliance with the Congress, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann silenced him from issuing any further pro-alliance statements. Mann wrote on his…

Chandigarh: The state has several people older than the oldest certified living person in the world, if the voter data shared by the Chief Electoral Office (CEO) is to be believed. Punjab has not just one or two but 205 persons above the…

This is aimed at facilitating participation, and instructions have been issued to all district election officers-cum deputy commissioners.

Jalandhar: Amid reports that Jalandhar Aam Aadmi Party MP Sushil Rinku had certain issues with the party, CM Bhagwant Mann came to the city and held a meeting with him at a hotel here on Tuesday. Rinku, it is learnt, is seeking financial…

New Delhi: Former Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Tuesday joined the growing list of former bureaucrats, diplomats and cops opting for politics. Flanked by saffron top brass, Sandhu, 61, joined the BJP at its…

Gurdaspur: Actor Sunny Deol’s tenure as a BJP MP has triggered comparison with Vinod Khanna’s, yet another superstar and the late BJP MP, as far as ushering in development works for the Gurdaspur constituency is concerned. Khanna had…

Chandigarh: Taking a swipe at the ‘seemingly forced absence’ of Raghav Chadha at this critical juncture just ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar has asked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to come clean on reasons for…

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Bathinda: Late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s parents on Sunday welcomed a baby boy at a hospital in Bathinda, weeks after reports of his mother’s pregnancy surfaced. Moosewala’s father Balkaur Singh shared the news on Facebook along with…

Amritsar: Amritsar may soon get the US consulate. This was disclosed by former Ambassador of India to the US Dr Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who is considered to be one of the BJP probables for the Amritsar seat. Dr Sandhu had a meeting with…

Dy. Commissioner cum DEO holds a meeting with the officials of all the departments ahead of Lok Sabha elections