On the directions of the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa to maintain the integrity and fairness of the examination process for recruitment, Punjab Police has scrapped the examinations conducted to fill 560 posts of Sub-Inspectors (SIs). The common computer based tests to recruit SIs in four cadres/wings […]
Punjab and Haryana governments on Saturday announced that the procurement of paddy – a major Kharif crop – will begin from October 3, after the Centre acceded to their request. The Centre’s earlier decision to put off procurement till October 11 due to recent heavy rains sparked protests by farmers in the two states. “I […]
Tata Sons has emerged as the top bidder for the takeover of debt-laden state-run airline Air India but the bid is yet to be approved by a group of ministers headed by Home Minister Amit Shah, sources said. Financial bids put in by the salt-to-software conglomerate and SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh were opened a few […]
Scotching speculation to the contrary, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday made it clear he was not joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but had no intention of continuing in the Congress, which he said was going downhill with senior leaders completely ignored and not given a voice. Denying any move to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Governor of Punjab, Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 15 Cabinet Ministers including seven newly inducted ones. Meanwhile, the Punjab Chief Minister, Charanjit Singh Channi accompanied by Deputy Chief Ministers Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and OP Soni were also present on the occasion. Disclosing this here today a […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Joe Biden at the White House in his first bilateral meeting with the US President. The two leaders are expected to discuss a wide range of priority issues, including combating Covid-19, climate change, economic cooperation as well as Afghanistan. While the two leaders have met earlier when Biden was the […]
Indian Prime Minister Modi described India and America as “natural partners” in his meeting with Vice President Harris on Thursday at the White House during which they decided to further cement the Indo-US strategic partnership and discussed global issues of common interest, including threats to democracy and in the Indo-Pacific. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted […]