The Congress on Monday said it will fight Punjab elections under the leadership of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and both will be faces of the party.The Congress went into damage control after it came under attack from various parties over the statement of its general secretary in-charge for […]
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Channi takes oath as 16th chief minister of Punjab
Charanjit Singh Channi took oath as new Punjab chief minister today in Chandigarh. The 58-year-old is the first dalit chief minister of the state. OP Soni and Sukhjinder Randhawa also took oath as ministers in the ceremony. Channi, a three-time MLA from Chamkaur Sahib, had emerged as the unanimous choice for the CM’s post following […]
SAD AT NOT BEING ABLE TO HAND OVER JOB LETTERS TO NEXT OF KIN OF 150 DECEASED FARMERS PERSONALLY, SAYS CAPT AMARINDER
A day after he quit as chief minister after being humiliated by the party amid the Punjab Congress crisis, Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday expressed sorrow at having to cancel the scheduled disbursement of appointment letters to families of 150 farmers who had lost their lives in the ongoing agitation against the Farm Laws. The […]
8500 NODAL OFFICERS DEPUTED AT HOTSPOT VILLAGES IN PUNJAB TO ENSURE ZERO STUBBLE BURNING
In a bid to curb the menace of stubble burning during the paddy harvesting season, the Punjab government has appointed 8500 Nodal Officers in all paddy growing villages of the state, identified as hotspots, where paddy stubble was being traditionally put on fire. According to the Member Secretary, Punjab Pollution Control Board Krunesh Garg, the […]
Channi to be new Punjab CM
The Congress announced on Sunday that Charanjit Singh Channi has been elected as the leader of the Punjab Congress Legislative Party (CLP), paving the way for his appointment as the chief minister. The development comes a day after Congress veteran Amarinder Singh resigned as chief minister amid a bitter power tussle with state Congress chief […]
ANGUISHED AT POLITICAL EVENTS OF LAST 5 MONTHS, CAPT AMARINDER’S SUBMISSION TO SONIA BEFORE QUITTING
Hours before he formally submitted his resignation yesterday to the Governor, Captain Amarinder Singh had on Saturday written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, apprising her of his decision, while expressing anguish at the political events of the last about five months, which he said were clearly “not based on full understanding of the national imperatives […]
PGSC Chairman submits memorandum to Governor for declaring cow as National Animal
Punjab Gau Sewa Commission Chairman Sachin Sharma led delegation, on Saturday, submitted memorandum to the Governor of Punjab Banwarilal Purohit here at Raj Bhawan for recommending the case to the President and Prime Minister of India for declaring cow as the national animal. Addressing the media outside the Raj Bhawan, Chairman Mr. Sharma informed, “we have […]
Vijay Inder Singla releases special online modules for school heads and teachers regarding NAS
Punjab school education and PWD minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla released special online modules for school heads and teachers regarding National Achievement Survey(NAS)-2021. The cabinet minister said that the education department has regularly been sensitising the teachers regarding the details of the NAS-2021. While divulging more details, Mr. Vijay Inder Singla said that the department […]
PEDA inks MoU with Convergence Energy Services Limited for installation of Public Charging Stations for electric vehicles in Punjab
In order to ensure installation of Public Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles across Punjab, the Chief Executive Officer, PEDA Navjot Pal Singh Randhawa signed an MoU with Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL) – a Joint Venture of PSUs under Ministry of Power, Government of India late last Evening […]
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh resigns
Minutes before the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting on Saturday, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh submitted his and his council of ministers resignation to Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit. “CM @capt_amarinder has met Punjab governor and submitted his and his council of ministers’ resignation,” the CM’s media adviser Raveen Thukral tweeted on Saturday evening. Singh was […]