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Punjab Assembly session: House passes motion against LoP Bajwa over 'band player' remark

Chandigarh, March 17 -- The Punjab assembly on Monday passed a resolution condemning leader of opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa over his alleged 'objectionable' remarks against cabinet minister Har... Read More


Punjab House passes resolution on Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram

Chandigarh, March 17 -- The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Monday unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the Union government confer the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, upon late Dalit i... Read More


Punjab House passes privilege motion against Sukhpal Khaira over 'bonded labourers' remark

Chandigarh, March 13 -- Noisy scenes were witnessed as the Punjab assembly passed a resolution to refer a breach of privilege matter against Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira to the Privilege Committe... Read More


Chaos in House as AAP, Cong spar over Khaira's remarks on women

Chandigarh, March 12 -- The Punjab assembly was adjourned for 20 minutes on Wednesday following a stormy face-off between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress legislators over Bholath MLA Sukhpal Si... Read More


Resolution targets India-US trade deal; will destroy agri sector: CM

Chandigarh, March 11 -- The Punjab assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution "on betrayal of Punjab's agriculture through the India-US trade agreement", with ruling as well as opposition mem... Read More


Punjab budget session: Opposition tears into AAP over rRs.r1,000 scheme, corruption, law & order

Chandigarh, March 10 -- The debate on the budget, presented by finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Sunday, saw heated exchanges between the opposition and the ruling benches at the Punjab Vidhan S... Read More


Punjab to roll out drug, socio-economic census in April

Chandigarh, March 9 -- The Punjab government will launch a drug and socio-economic census in April, with Rs.100 crore allocated in the state budget presented on Sunday. The exercise aims to generate r... Read More


Punjab government ramps up spending in health, education sectors

Chandigarh, March 9 -- The Punjab government has placed health and education at the centre of its 2026-27 budget, announcing major increases in allocations for the two sectors along with expanded welf... Read More


Haryana CM Saini at forefront of BJP's push to carve footprint in Punjab

Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- With the 2027 Punjab assembly elections less than a year away, the Bharatiya Janata Party has turned to Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini to establish an independent poli... Read More


Citizens act as eyes & ears of police in Punjab's anti-drug war

Chandigarh, Feb. 20 -- The Anti-Drug Reward Policy introduced recently by the Punjab Police has begun yielding results, with the police claiming to be receiving vital inputs from the public about drug... Read More