Punjab Congress leader Navjot Sidhu on Tuesday questioned the AAP government over their recent announcement to provide 300 units per month of free electricity.He said the state government did not have a blueprint for the budget allocation of Rs 6,000 crore under this scheme. Sidhu also criticised the AAP government for issuing advertisements in newspapers […]
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has announced 300 units of free electricity for residents of the state with effect from July 1. The state government made the announcement formally on Saturday, a month after Mann became CM.The CM had On Thursday announced at a press conference in Jalandhar that people of Punjab would be given […]
Tomorrow Government of Punjab shall be transferring more than Rs. 2000 crores into farmers bank accounts in lieu of MSP payments. Disclosing this today, a spokesperson of the State Government said that Rs. 828 crore had already been transferred to the farmers so far. Now the Department has processed and approved payments worth Rs. 2137 […]
With an eye on the assembly elections later this year, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday announced several poll sops on the occasion of the 75th Himachal Day at the state-level function held at Chamba. Chief Minister announced 50 per cent discount on travelling in HRTC buses for women, which would cost the exchequer […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to people killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919, and said their unparalleled courage and sacrifice would keep motivating the coming generations. Hundreds of people protesting peacefully against the Rowlatt Act, which granted the colonial administration repressive powers, were gunned down by British forces without any […]
On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, State Education Department on Tuesday ordered the private schools to immediately display the list of minimum three books/uniform shops in towns and 20 in cities to be shared with the District Education Officers (DEOs). This move is aimed at allowing the parents to have option for […]
In a rare punitive action, the Congress party’s disciplinary action committee on Monday issued show-cause notices to former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar and former union food minister KV Thomas for anti-party activities. Both leaders have been given a week to respond.The committee chaired by former defence minister AK Antony met in the capital today […]
The Supreme Court on Monday deferred the hearing on SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia’s petition seeking quashing of cases registered against him by the Punjab Police under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. A Bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud posted the matter for hearing on April 21 after senior advocate V Giri, […]
As the wheat arrivals surge in most parts of the state, the Procurement Agencies have also stepped up their efforts to ensure that Mandi operations are executed with greater efficiency. Disclosing this today a spokesperson of the government said that the total purchase of wheat by the government agencies, as on 10th April, has broken […]