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Punjab Seeks Special Category Status & Special Package for Border Areas from Centre: CM Mann

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday strongly raised Punjab’s long-pending concerns before the NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog Governing Council, seeking a special package for the revitalisation of border areas and demanding that Punjab be accorded Special Category Status (SCS) with 90:10 funding under all Centrally Sponsored Schemes on the lines … Read more

Directs Health Department to work on providing Insurance Cover to ASHA Workers

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Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday chaired a series of meetings with employee unions of various departments to discuss their grievances and find amicable solutions to their ongoing issues. The meetings saw active participation of delegations from the Veterinary Pharmacist Action Committee, the Overage Berozgar Union, the Adarsh School Teaching and Non-Teaching Association, … Read more

People of Punjab Have Waited Too Long for Justice in Beadbi & Firing Cases: Baltej Pannu

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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-Charge Baltej Pannu on Thursday said fresh revelations in the Behbal Kalan firing case have once again exposed the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leadership’s attempts to evade accountability for the sacrilege incidents and subsequent police firing on peaceful protesters. Citing the statement of former Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir … Read more

12 Years of Modi Govt made India land of achievements: CM Saini

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12 years of Modi government transformed India into ‘land of achievements’: Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday hailed the 12 years of the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre as a transformative period in India’s history, marked by rising self confidence, self reliance and enhanced global standing. Highlighting … Read more

Haryana makes AI app ‘Guru Mitra’ mandatory for all government school teachers

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In a significant move to promote the use of Artificial Intelligence in the education sector, the Haryana School Education Department has made it mandatory for all government school teachers to download and regularly use the AI powered “Guru Mitra App”. The Directorate of School Education has issued instructions to District Education Officers, District Elementary Education … Read more

Akalis patronised ‘Chitta’, BJP imposed anti-farmer laws : CM Mann

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As talk of a renewed alliance between the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and BJP gathers pace, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said the coming together of the two parties reflects a desperate bid to regain political power after being repeatedly rejected by the people of Punjab. Addressing a Lok Milni among residents … Read more

‘ED Party’ is using ED raids to harass Hindu traders in Punjab: Arvind Kejriwal

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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its Punjab Government strongly condemned fresh ED (Enforcement Directorate) raids on traders in Punjab on Tuesday, revealing that central agencies are being used to target and intimidate the state’s business community. Describing traders as the backbone of Punjab’s economic growth, the Punjab Government reaffirmed its support for them. Meanwhile, … Read more

Punjab on path to becoming startup hub of India : CM Mann

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Punjab is steadily charting a new growth story driven by innovation, entrepreneurship and youth-led enterprise, with the state emerging as a promising startup destination where young minds are transforming ideas into businesses and employment opportunities. Further strengthening this vision, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday distributed Seed Grants worth ₹1.07 crore to 31 startups … Read more

Transport Minister Harpal Cheema flags off 5 new Super Integral Volvo coaches

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Punjab Finance and Transport Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday flagged off five new Super Integral Volvo coach buses of Punbus that will operate between Jalandhar and Ludhiana and the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. The move is aimed at providing comfortable, safe and affordable connectivity to international travellers, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and regular … Read more

Akali-BJP alliance is aimed solely at grabbing power : CM Mann

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Addressing a Lok Milni programme among residents of Badwa village in Rupnagar (Ropar) on Monday, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the people of Punjab had decisively rejected the politics of loot, privilege and deception in 2022 by voting out seven former Chief Ministers and their families and placing their faith in an honest … Read more

Jun 13, 2026 02:19 AM IST
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