The Punjab Government has intensified its ongoing flagship ration kit distribution drive namely MERI RASOI to ensure nutritional security for vulnerable households, with nearly 33.86 lakh families already benefiting under the initiative. The drive aims to cover a total of 40.48 lakh eligible families across Punjab after every quarter i.e. 3 Months. Guided by the … Read more
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack on a bus operating under the Punjab Government’s Mukh Mantri Teerath Yatra Scheme and said that the incident was carried out by Congress Karyakartas (workers) who were frustrated by the growing popularity and success of the welfare initiative. Addressing a press conference, AAP … Read more
Ludhiana has emerged as the district with the highest number of beneficiaries under the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab Government’s Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana, with 7.4 lakh beneficiaries enrolled under the scheme. The district is followed by Patiala with 5.3 lakh beneficiaries, Amritsar with 4.9 lakh, Jalandhar with 4.8 lakh, Gurdaspur with 4.4 lakh and Hoshiarpur with … 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
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday called out the BJP for attempting to turn Punjab into a laboratory of fear and violence ahead of elections, alleging that the recent bomb blasts in Amritsar and Jalandhar were part of a deliberate strategy to destabilise the state after the passage of the anti-beadbi law. Drawing … Read more
Punjab’s war on gangsters is no longer confined to encounters and arrests: it is being decisively pushed to the state’s edges, where a silent but far more strategic battle is underway. Under “Gangstran Te Vaar,” the Punjab Police is aggressively strengthening the “second line of defence” — a deep, technology-driven security grid designed to choke … Read more
Punjab’s Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister, Lal Chand Kataruchak, today reviewed the ongoing wheat procurement operations at Bhagtanwala Grain Market in Amritsar. During his visit, he interacted with farmers, commission agents, and labourers to gather firsthand information about procurement arrangements. On the occasion, MLA South Amritsar Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar, MLA Central Amritsar … Read more
In a significant boost to Punjab’s tourism and hospitality sector, Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora announced that the Oberoi Group and Springedge Solutions Pvt. Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of a world-class hospitality project in Amritsar. The MoU was signed in the presence of senior representatives of both sides, including … Read more
The Punjab government has announced ambitious plans to establish the state as one of India’s premier tourism destinations. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann recently declared that world-class tourist sites are being developed in the hilly areas adjoining Pathankot, while Amritsar and Mohali are also being equipped with modern tourism facilities. The government claims that in the … Read more
Newly appointed Punjab Power Minister Sanjeev Arora, who recently resigned from the Rajya Sabha to join the state cabinet, visited Amritsar on Tuesday in his first tour after being allocated the electricity department. Significantly, his visit came to the home district of former power minister Harbhajan Singh ETO. However, his press conference focused primarily on … Read more