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Mann's cousin Gian Singh switches to BJP

Chandigarh, May 12 -- Gian Singh Mann, the first cousin of Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chandigarh on Monday. The defection marks a comple... Read More


CBI arrests 3 in rRs.r20-lakh bribery case linked to Punjab VB chief director

India, May 12 -- Clearing the air over recent raids on the Punjab Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau headquarters in Mohali, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday confirmed the arrest... Read More


Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's cousin Gian Singh switches to BJP

India, May 11 -- Gian Singh Mann, the first cousin of Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chandigarh on Monday. The induction took place at the ... Read More


Punjab retains top spot in drug smuggling cases: NCRB report

Chandigarh, May 8 -- For the second straight year, Punjab has registered the highest number of drug smuggling cases in the country, according to the 2024 data released by the National Crime Records Bu... Read More


Two back-to-back blasts put Punjab on high alert

Chandigarh, May 7 -- Twin blasts outside high-security installations in Jalandhar and Amritsar within a three-hour span on Tuesday night have put Punjab on high alert, as police suspect a plot to caus... Read More


Bengal in bag, BJP rolls up its sleeves for Punjab

Chandigarh, May 5 -- Riding high on its historic victory in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now turned its attention to Punjab where the assembly polls are scheduled early next year,... Read More


Political row erupts over reports of FIRsagainst MP Pathak

Chandigarh, May 3 -- A political slugfest erupted on Saturday following reports that Sandeep Pathak, a Rajya Sabha MP who recently left the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ... Read More


Mann govt's confidence motionpassed in House, Oppn absent

Chandigarh, May 2 -- The confidence motion moved by the Bhagwant Mann government was unanimously passed in the Punjab assembly on Friday, with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs reaffirming that they stand li... Read More


Assembly approves 15% lift in minimum wages

Chandigarh, May 2 -- The Punjab assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution approving a 15% hike in minimum wages, extending the benefit to all registered workers in both government and private... Read More


Bill to overhaul prisons system to be tabled in assembly tomorrow

Chandigarh, April 30 -- The Punjab government is likely to table a new Prisons Bill in the one-day special assembly session on May 1, aiming to replace the colonial-era Prisons Act, 1894, to overhaul ... Read More