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Laljit Bhullar 10th minister to exit Punjab cabinet in four years

Chandigarh, March 22 -- The resignation of Laljit Singh Bhullar as the transport and jails minister makes him the third minister directly linked to criminal or ethical misconduct to be shown the door ... Read More


Punjab CM Mann slams Shah for ignoring state's key issues

Chandigarh, March 15 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday slammed Union home minister Amit Shah, alleging that his visit to the state focused on attacking the Punjab government while ignoring k... Read More


All promises fulfilled, Mann hails 'people-friendly' budget

Chandigarh, March 12 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday slammed the opposition, accusing it of abandoning the budget debate because it could not defend its criticism of his government's new ... Read More


Punjab budget: rRs.r15,550 cr allocated for power subsidies

Chandigarh, March 9 -- The Punjab government has allocated Rs.15,550 crore for power subsidies in the state budget, with a major portion earmarked for free electricity to farmers and domestic consumer... Read More


Post tariff cuts, Punjab power subsidy bill to drop by rRs.r5,300 crore

Chandigarh, March 7 -- The power tariff cuts will help the Punjab government reduce its subsidy bill by a whopping Rs.5,300 crore, easing the pressure on the state exchequer and easing the fiscal situ... Read More


Punjab: Congress to reserve 50% 2027 poll tickets for leaders below 50, says Baghel

Chandigarh, Feb. 17 -- Punjab Congress affairs in charge Bhupesh Baghel on Monday said that the party high command has decided to allocate 50% of tickets for the 2027 state polls to leaders under the ... Read More


rRs.r1000 cr property tax arrears: Big commercial defaulters on AAP govt's radar

Chandigarh, Feb. 16 -- In a move to bridge the widening revenue gap, the department of local government has shifted its focus to high-value commercial establishments to recover long-pending property t... Read More


'Irregularities': Punjab govt suspends two IAS officers

Chandigarh, Feb. 8 -- The Punjab government on Saturday suspended two senior IAS officers, Kamal Kishore Yadav (2003 batch) and Jaspreet Singh (2014 batch), over alleged irregularities in the procurem... Read More


Warring questions Navjot Kaur's credibility

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- Hitting back at Navjot Kaur Sidhu after she quit the party while accusing him of selling the party for personal gains, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on S... Read More


Navjot Kaur quits Congress, targets state chief Warring

Chandigarh, Feb. 1 -- Congress leader and former MLA Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Friday announced her decision to quit the party. The development came hours after she posted on X welcoming Prime Minister... Read More