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
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Chief Spokesperson and MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Friday strongly condemned the BJP-led Central Government over the steep increase in diesel, petrol and CNG prices, calling the move anti-national, anti-Punjab and outright anti-farmer. Addressing a press conference alongside AAP leader Prabhvir Brar, AAP Punjab Chief Spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said … Read more
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab President and Cabinet Minister Aman Arora on Friday strongly condemned the BJP-led Central Government over the continuous rise in fuel prices and inflation, stating that the BJP-led government has pushed common people, farmers and small businesses into financial distress while favouring a handful of corporate houses. Addressing a press conference, … Read more
Sarhali village near Phagwara witnessed a heartwarming moment as 61-year-old Narinder Kaur, with a shy smile and a book in her hand, received congratulations from neighbors after achieving an impressive 77% marks in the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class X open school examination. Forced to abandon her studies in 1981 and later married in … Read more
In a major initiative aimed at rehabilitating Agniveers returning to Punjab after completing their tenure under the Agnipath scheme, the Punjab Government on Tuesday decided to formulate a reservation policy for them in government jobs. CM Bhagwant Singh Mann constituted a high-powered committee of senior civil and police officers to finalise the modalities and framework … Read more