Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence on Wednesday, raising speculation over his future in politics. Singh arrived in the national capital on Tuesday, days after he quit as the chief minister of Punjab. The meeting assumes significance as Singh had not opened his cards but had […]
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said Navjot Sidhu’s resignation as PPCC chief within two months of taking over the vital post had proved beyond doubt that the cricketer turned politician was an “unstable” man, who could not be relied upon to lead the ruling party, especially in a border state like […]
The Moga district administration has taken a big step to get rid of the pollution caused by the burning of crop residues. The district administration has provided 20 balers to the farmers worth Rs. 3 crore under the aspirational district program. These balers were handed over to the farmers through cooperative societies at a function […]
Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday resigned as the chief of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, plunging the party into a fresh crisis just months ahead of the assembly elections in the state. Sidhu quit the post shortly after the allocation of portfolios to the members of the new state Cabinet. In a letter to Congress […]
The Department of Revenue took the initiative to start e-Girdawari in the State of Punjab. The programme was conceptualized to bring efficiency, correctness and transparency in recording the crop inspections – an exercise, popularly called girdawari which is undertaken twice a year in routine. For executing this momentous task, the Technical team of PLRS in […]
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday appealed the Centre to immediately repeal the three black farm laws otherwise his government would convene a special session of Vidhan Sabha to reject these anti-farm laws outrightly to safeguard the interest of the farmers and farm labourers, who are already passing through acute economic crisis. Addressing […]
On the advice and recommendation of the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, the Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Tuesday allotted portfolios to the newly inducted Ministers. According to a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office, Channi would hold the portfolios of Personnel, Vigilance, General Administration, Justice, Legal & Legislative Affairs, Information & Public Relations, […]
The Charanjit Singh Channi-led Punjab government on Monday appointed senior advocate Amar Preet Singh Deol as the state’s advocate general. According to a notification issued by the state’s Home Department, Deol’s appointment will come into effect from the date he assumes the charge of his office. Deol is a senior advocate of the Punjab and […]
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday exhorted the administrative secretaries to prepare a comprehensive roadmap of 100 days of their departments to bring in more efficiency and transparency. He asked them to submit detailed proposals in this regard to the Chief Secretary within a week. Chairing the 1st meeting of the Administrative Secretaries […]
Underlining the need to curb the VIP culture, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday asked the Ministers to keep their security personnel at the barest minimum as per the guidelines as he had already curtailed his own security. Chairing a maiden meeting of the reconstituted Council of Minister here at Chief Minister’s Office […]