Punjab has reiterated before the Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal that it cannot share any additional water from the two rivers with Haryana and Rajasthan, arguing that neither state lies within the basin area. The position was conveyed during the Punjab visit of the three-member tribunal headed by Justice Vineet Saran (Retd). The state government … Read more
Aam Aadmi Party MP from Anandpur Sahib, Malvinder Kang, has sharply criticized the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party is using the exercise to target opponents and disenfranchise voters in Punjab. In a video message, Kang said the BJP’s move “poses a grave danger to democracy,” claiming the … Read more
World Hypertension Day: Punjab’s Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna Supports Patients from 40 to 90 Plus, Including 98-Year-Olds As the world marks World Hypertension Day, the Bhagwant Mann Government’s Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna (MMSY) is bringing significant relief to patients battling high blood pressure and related ailments by ensuring affordable and timely healthcare access. With hypertension … Read more
In a major political development in Punjab, senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Punar Surjit leader and former Cabinet Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra formally joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday during a public gathering held in Samana. Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann personally welcomed him into the party. His family and several supporters also … Read more
Amid growing concerns over manipulation of electoral rolls in several states, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday declared that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would not allow even a single genuine vote to be deleted in Punjab under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Warning against any attempt to engineer “fake votes” in favour of … Read more
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab dealt a major setback for Congress in Majitha. On Saturday, several senior Congress leaders and grassroots workers left the traditional party and joined AAP. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann formally inducted all the leaders into AAP and welcomed them into the party. Majitha constituency in-charge Talbir Singh Gill was also … Read more
In a major push to Punjab’s rapidly expanding ‘Sikhya Kranti’, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday flagged off the largest-ever batch of 72 government school teachers for advanced training in Finland, asserting that the Punjab Government’s investment in teacher training, modern classrooms and academic reforms has transformed Punjab into the country’s leading state in … Read more
A four-year-old boy trapped in a borewell at Chak Samana village on the Hoshiarpur-Dasuya road was rescued safely after a nearly nine-hour-long operation involving the NDRF, SDRF, Punjab Police, district administration and local residents. The child, Gurkaran Singh, son of labourers Harinder and Asha, slipped into the open borewell near his house around 4 pm … Read more
With Punjab reeling under an unforgiving summer and a sharp rise in gastroenteritis and dehydration cases, the Bhagwant Mann government’s Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana (MMSY) has emerged as a strong support system for thousands of families. The fierce summer has begun to leave its mark not merely on Punjab’s fields and sweltering roads, but increasingly … Read more
As petrol prices rose soon after the conclusion of elections in five states, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched demonstrations across Ludhiana, Amritsar and Jalandhar, calling out the BJP-led central government for pushing the country deeper into inflation after first increasing gas cylinder prices and now fuel rates. AAP leaders said that after the conclusion … Read more