Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met the President and Vice President in Delhi on Tuesday.The CM took to Twitter to announce the meeting, “Today I am going to meet the Hon’ble President and the Vice President in Delhi.”
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Congress show-causes ex-PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar, former minister KV Thomas for anti-party activities
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 […]
SC defers hearing on Bikram Majithia’s plea seeking quashing of FIRs under NDPS Act
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, […]
WHEAT PURCHASE BREAKS FIVE YEAR RECORD
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 […]
Delhi, Haryana report spike in new weekly Covid cases, dip slows in Maharashtra
Despite a sustained decline in daily coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases across the country, Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat showed a significant increase in new infections over the last week. Delhi recorded 943 fresh Covid cases, a 26 per cent increase from the previous week, while neighbouring Haryana witnessed a nearly 50 per cent rise with 514 […]
Punjab CLP leader Partap Bajwa, PPCC chief Raja Warring meet Rahul Gandhi
Newly appointed Punjab Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Partap Bajwa, along with Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring met Rahul Gandhi here on Monday. Working president Bharat Bhushan Ashu and deputy CLP leader Raj Kumar Chabbewal were also in attendance.
Honorary doctorate conferred on Trident Group Chairman Padma Shri Rajinder Gupta by Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University
Trident Group Chairman Padma Shri Rajinder Gupta, a stalwart in the ‘Indian Textile and Paper industry, an entrepreneur extraordinaire, and a luminary who has helped bring Indian Textile Industry to the global stage was conferred with Honorary Doctorate, Honoris Causa during the 1st convocation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab. Maharaja Ranjit […]
PUNJAB GOVT COMMITTED TO STOP BRAIN DRAIN BY PROVIDING INDUSTRY ORIENTED EMPLOYMENT COURSES: BHAGWANT MANN
Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit and Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann today conferred degrees to the students of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU) during the first convocation ceremony held. Addressing the students, the Chief Minister congratulated students for getting degrees from premier institute. He said that the Punjab Government was committed to stop […]
Three police commissioners, five SSPs transferred in major reshuffle in Punjab
In a major reshuffle, three commissioners of police and five district police chiefs were transferred by the Bhagwant Mann-led Government in Punjab on Friday. They include seven Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and one Punjab Police Service (PPS) officer.Arun Pal Singh, a 1997-batch IPS officer, has been posted as Commissioner of Police, Amritsar, replacing Sukhchain […]