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News Live: Punjab sends 14 IPS officers panel to UPSC for selection of regular DGP The Punjab government has forwarded a list of 14 senior IPS officers to the Union Public Service Commission for shortlisting candidates for the state's Director General of Police post, sources told PTI. Currently, Gaurav Yadav is serving as acting DGP. His name figures among the officers sent, along with Sharad Satya Chauhan, Kuldeep Singh and Harpreet Singh Sidhu, among others holding senior ranks. The move co ...Read More >
Bhagwant Mann is set to flag off 100 new buses for PEPSU Road Transport Corporation as part of a broader push to expand public transport in Punjab. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann will flag off 100 new buses of the PEPSU Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) on Monday, the finance and transport minister, Harpal Singh Cheema, informed on Sunday. Cheema said the flag-off would reinforce the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab govt's "commitment to modern, efficient and accessible mobility across the stat ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 6 (PTI) The Punjab government is learnt to have sent a panel of 14 senior IPS officers to the Union Public Service Commission for shortlisting three candidates for the post of regular Director General of Police in the state, sources said on Monday. At present, IPS officer Gaurav Yadav is the acting DGP (head of the state police force). In the list sent to the UPSC, senior IPS officers having the rank of DGP figured in it. The list comprised names of 1992-batch IPS officer Gaur ...Read More >
Patiala, Apr 6 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday called on people to boycott Shiromani Akali Dal leaders, saying those responsible for "beadbi" (sacrilege) of a religious text and "atrocities" against people must be held accountable. The CM was referring to the 2015 sacrilege incidents and police firing on anti-sacrilege protesters in Faridkot. "These (Akalis) people bruised the psyche of every common man by allowing the sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib during their regime. ...Read More >
Kapurthala, Apr 6 (PTI) An elderly couple from Sultanpur Lodhi here has claimed that they have lost four sons to drugs while the fifth and last surviving son is also bed-ridden due to a severe liver infection. However, ruling Aam Aadmi Party's general secretary Baltej Pannu rebutted the claims of four deaths in a single household caused by drugs, asserting that the facts present a very different and more nuanced picture. In a statement, Pannu claimed a thorough field verification revealed that ...Read More >
Chandigarh, April 6: Panic gripped Chandigarh and parts of Punjab on Monday morning after several institutions, including the Punjab and Haryana Secretariat, district courts, schools and the Mayor's office, received bomb threats via email. Sent by an outfit called Khalistan National Army, the emails triggered evacuations and search operations by bomb disposal and dog squads, while police and security agencies got into alert mode, stepping up security measures. Schools evacuated amid timed thre ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 6 (PTI) BJP's Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar on Monday said "cowardly" acts such as the recent attack on the party office by those alarmed at its rising popularity will not shake the party's resolve to build a "new Punjab". Speaking at the party's 47th foundation day event at its state headquarters, Jakhar said the people of Punjab are increasingly viewing the BJP as a "ray of hope" for their future. National general secretary Tarun Chugh, working president Ashwani Sharma, MP Sa ...Read More >
Kapurthala, Apr 6 (PTI) An elderly couple from Sultanpur Lodhi spoke to media, claiming that they have lost her four sons to drugs while her fifth and last surviving son is also bed-ridden due to a severe liver infection. Through the media, they made a fervent appeal to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to save him. "I am the mother of five sons. Four have already died because of drugs," said Manjit Kaur, showing her bedridden son to the reporters. "If he dies, where will I take his children?" she a ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 6 (PTI) Senior SAD leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday urged the Union agriculture minister to send a special team to Punjab to assess the damage caused to the standing wheat crop by hailstorms. He urged the Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to release a special compensation package to affected farmers. On the other hand, Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia demanded immediate compensation of Rs 50,000 per acre from the state government. Bathinda MP Hars ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab's Yudh Nashean Virudh (war against drugs) is increasingly being defined not merely by arrests, but by a sharp rise in convictions that are standing firm in courts, signalling a decisive shift in the state's strategy against narcotics. Backed by the Bhagwant Mann Government's flagship campaign Yudh Nashean Virudh under the leadership of CM Bhagwant Singh Mann, enforcement agencies are now focusing on building legally robust cases that ensure traffickers are not just caught, but ...Read More >
ALSO READ | It's not about the samosas alone: How Raghav Chadha and AAP broke up slowly but steadily Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Atishi questioned Chadha's silence on what she described as "pressing national concerns." In a video, she asked why he had not raised issues such as the alleged misuse of institutions and the ongoing LPG shortage. "Today, our nation is passing through an immense crisis... yet you are not raising any questions. Why are you seemingly afraid to speak out again ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 6 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said his government has ordered a crop loss assessment to assess damage caused by inclement weather, asserting that affected farmers will be given compensation. "We have given orders for 'girdawari' and after conducting it, whosoever suffered crop damage will be given compensation," said Mann while speaking to reporters here. The chief minister was replying to a question on crop damage in many parts of the state caused by ra ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 6 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said his government has ordered a crop loss assessment to assess damage caused by inclement weather, asserting that affected farmers will be given compensation. "We have given orders for 'girdawari' and after conducting it, whosoever suffered crop damage will be given compensation," said Mann while speaking to reporters here. The chief minister was replying to a question on crop damage in many parts of the state caused by ra ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Continuing its swift action in the Chandigarh grenade attack case amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence wing of Punjab Police in joint operation with Chandigarh Police and with the assistance of Haryana Police has successfully arrested the two main perpetrators -- who had lobbed hand grenade outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Sector 37, Chandigarh -- from Rewari in ...Read More >
While interacting with mediapersons at the residence of Randhawa here, Bittu said, "The state government ordered an inquiry under the supervision of the chief secretary, but neither the chief secretary nor any other senior officer ever visited the family. We cannot hope for justice in such a situation." He said, "The government should answer why the police have not arrested Bhullar's 75-year-old father Sukhdev Singh Bhullar and PA Dilbag Singh who are accused in the case?" Taking on the Punjab ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], April 5 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday visited the family of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation (PWC) official who died by suicide last month, and stepped up the demand for a "CBI inquiry" into the case. Randhawa was allegedly tortured by Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar and later died by suicide. The controversy erupted when Akali leader Bikramjit Majithia and others shared a purported ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], April 5 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday visited the family of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation (PWC) official who died by suicide last month, and stepped up the demand for a "CBI inquiry" into the case. Randhawa was allegedly tortured by Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar and later died by suicide. The controversy erupted when Akali leader Bikramjit Majithia and others shared a purported ...Read More >
Patiala, Apr 5 (PTI) SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday attacked Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, warning that he and his officers will not be allowed to escape from the state after the 2027 Assembly elections and will be held accountable for their "corrupt actions." Addressing a gathering during a 'Punjab Bachao' rally here, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president said, "These corrupt persons think they can run abroad to Canada and Australia and other countries where they have stashed ...Read More >
Patiala, Apr 5 (PTI) SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday attacked Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, warning that he and his officers will not be allowed to escape from the state after the 2027 Assembly elections and will be held accountable for their "corrupt actions." Addressing a gathering during a 'Punjab Bachao' rally here, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president said, "These corrupt persons think they can run abroad to Canada and Australia and other countries where they have stashed ...Read More >
Faridkot, Apr 5 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday launched an attack on the Congress, Akali Dal and the BJP, questioning their record in power and accusing them of promoting nepotism and criminal elements in politics. Mann was addressing a gathering after unveiling Rs 28.68 crore of projects, including the upgradation of the Community Health Centre into a 30-bed hospital and key investments in drinking water and sports infrastructure, an official statement said. The chief min ...Read More >
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Mumbai: A political storm is brewing within the Aam Aadmi Party, with senior leaders openly questioning Raghav Chadha's recent actions on social media and his alignment with the party's political stand. The controversy erupted late on Saturday after AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Chadha had quietly removed several of his old posts that were critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sharing screenshots on X, Bharadwaj claimed that a detailed search of Ch ...Read More >
The Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a state-level protest at Hall Gate in Amritsar on Saturday, intensifying its demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the death of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district manager of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation (PSWC). Randhawa died by suicide on March 21 after recording a 12-second video message in which he reportedly blamed former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar for harassment and intimidation. Apart f ...Read More >
New Delhi: Days after Aam Aadmi Party ousts its deputy leader from Rajya Sabha Raghav ChadhaAccusing him of shying away from speaking out against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and engaging in "soft PR", the onlooker MP on Saturday hit back again, quoting a popular dialogue from the film Durandhar 2 and said: "ghayal hoon isiliye ghatak hoon".One of the nation's youngest members of Congress, once considered a close confidant of the president Arvind Kejriwal Raghav Chadha, the key strategist behind ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Days after the Aam Aadmi Party removed its Rajya Sabha deputy leader Raghav Chadha, accusing him of shying away from speaking out against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and engaging in "soft PR", the sidelined MP once again hit back on Saturday, saying, "ghayal hoon isiliye ghatak hoon," quoting a popular dialogue from the film Dhurandhar 2.Among the youngest MPs in the country and once seen as a close confidant of Arvind Kejriwal and a key strategist behind the AAP's 2022 Punjab victor ...Read More >
A blast outside the Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Chandigarh on Wednesday evening triggered panic in the area, with police confirming that a "crude explosive device" appears to have been hurled at the site. No casualties were reported. Terror group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) has taken responsibility for the blast which occurred around 5 pm. A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has started investigation. The Punjab BJP headquarters is located in Sector ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 4 (PTI) The Punjab BJP on Saturday staged a protest in Amritsar against the AAP government over the recent suicide of a warehousing corporation official, demanding justice for his family. The entire state leadership, including Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar, national general secretary Tarun Chugh, Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu and Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma, participated in the 'dharna' at the Hall Gate in Amritsar. Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the distric ...Read More >
Punjab government has activated the ASHA workers network IANS ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Punjab govt activates 19,000 ASHA workers for Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna enrolments * ASHA workers conduct door-to-door outreach covering 250 households each in rural areas * Nearly 10 lakh enrolments achieved in 20 days through ASHA-led mobilisation efforts Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Strengthening last-mile healthcare access, the Punjab ...Read More >
Chandigarh: As part of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's 'Shandaar Chaar Saal Bhagwant Mann De Naal' series, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann presented a comprehensive report card highlighting his government's performance across key sectors, positioning it as a decisive shift towards transparent, accountable and people-centric governance. Setting a new benchmark in public employment and governance, Bhagwant Mann's government has delivered a record 65,264 government jobs in just fou ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 4 (ANI): Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Saturday reacted to the removal of Raghav Chadha as the Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, saying the action was unjustified. He stated, "Raghav Chadha has not spoken any such word, yet it is unknown why AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal is angry. The party wants its workers to work like slaves... This is an independent country, which is why Raghav Chadha refused to do slavery, and this is why such action is being taken against h ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has declared the removal of Punjab Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha from the post of deputy leader as a routine disciplinary action, while firmly pushing back against his claims. The party has directly questioned why he has consistently avoided speaking out against the BJP and the Modi Government on issues concerning the country and the party, raising serious concerns over his prolonged silence. It asserted that Raghav Chadha had repeatedly acted against the part ...Read More >
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