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Chandigarh, Apr 3 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday slammed AAP MP Raghav Chadha and said he believes he is "compromised", pointing out that he has gone against the party whip. Mann said that if Chadha is unwilling to speak on issues like the "deletion" of votes in West Bengal, stage a walkout from Parliament on important issues or raise a voice against the arrest of several AAP volunteers and leaders in Gujarat, then it is breaking the party line and going against the party w ...Read More >
New Delhi: A day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) dropped Raghav Chadha as its Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha and replaced him with Professor Ashok Mittal, Chadha shared a video on X, subtly questioning his party's decision. However, hours later, several AAP leaders ranging from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to party spokesperson Anurag Dhanda targeted Chadha through video messages and press meetings. In the morning, Chadha said in a video message: "Whenever I get a chance to speak in t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi on Friday made bold claims regarding AAP leader Raghav Chadha, stating that he may join the BJP soon. "Our country is going through a crisis today. Democracy and the Constitution are being attacked. Vote theft is being done in West Bengal elections... The entire opposition is speaking against it. The TMC brings an impeachment motion, but Raghav Chadha refuses to sign it... He refuses to walk out of t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Internal tensions within the Aam Aadmi Party have intensified after Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha was removed from the deputy leader's post, triggering sharp public criticism from senior party leaders and exposing growing cracks within the organization. Leaders Question Chadha's Silence and Loyalty Senior leaders including former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Marlena openly questioned Chadha's stance, accusing him of avoiding key public issues and hesitating to challenge Narendra Modi. ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 3 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday slammed AAP MP Raghav Chadha and said he believes he is "compromised", pointing out that he has gone against the party whip. Mann said that if Chadha is unwilling to speak on issues like the "deletion" of votes in West Bengal, stage a walkout from Parliament on important issues or raise a voice against the arrest of several AAP volunteers and leaders in Gujarat, then it is breaking the party line and going against the party w ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 3 (ANI): After AAP MP Raghav Chadha was removed as the party's deputy speaker in Rajya Sabha, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that those who "break party lines" should be subjected to action. However, CM Mann clarified that the removal of Chadha from the post in Parliament's Upper House is a regular part of the party's functioning. "This is regular party functioning... It is his call on what statement he wants to make. Those who break party ...Read More >
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday claimed that under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, Punjab has become the number one state in the education sector by topping the National Achievement Survey (NAS), surpassing even Kerala. Presenting a detailed four-year report card of his government's performance in the education sector, Mann said Punjab secured the top position in the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2024, while Gujarat ranked 16th and Haryana around 7th or 8th. He added that this ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the 1979 agreement between the governments of Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab is a sovereign commitment that must be honoured in letter and spirit and fully implemented. While replying to a supplementary question by BJP MLA Darshan Kumar about compensation, employment for locals, and J&K's 20 percent share of electricity from the Ranjit Sagar Dam project, the CM informed the Assembly today that he would take up the issue wit ...Read More >
He said the hospital will benefit around 50,000 people across 15 villages. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann inaugurated the 30-bed Sant Attar Singh Ji Maharaj Hospital in Cheema village * The hospital cost Rs 11.70 crore and will serve 50,000 people across 15 villages * The facility offers pediatric, ENT, dental, maternal, and de-addiction services with modern equipment Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Sangrur: ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH, April 2: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday responded sharply to BJP criticism over the blast outside its Chandigarh office, emphasizing that the city is a Union Territory under the Administrator, not the state government. The explosion, caused by a suspected crude device, occurred Wednesday evening, triggered panic, but caused no casualties. Mann accused BJP leaders of making "absurd" statements and blaming him for incidents in Chandigarh, highlighting the city's separa ...Read More >
Amid the threat of a cross-border transport blockade, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday announced a complete rollback of the recent hike in entry tax for small vehicles entering Himachal Pradesh. The decision follows agitations at key border points like Nalagarh and Barotiwala, where transporters from Punjab and Haryana had blocked arterial roads. The protesters were agitated by a steep hike that saw entry tolls for private cars jump from ₹70 to ₹170. Under the restored rates ...Read More >
Sangrur, Apr 2 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday slammed the BJP leaders for criticising his government for the blast incident outside the party headquarters in Chandigarh, asking them to refrain from making "absurd" statements as the area was under the jurisdiction of the Administrator of the Union territory. Mann reiterated that he was blamed by the BJP for anything that happens in Chandigarh. He was speaking to mediapersons on the sidelines of dedicating a Community Heal ...Read More >
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal has written to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, flagging a systematic crackdown on AAP leaders and karyakartas ahead of local body elections, noting a coordinated attempt to cripple the party through mass FIRs, arrests, and intimidation. Citing 145 FIRs and over 160 arrests in the past three months, alongside inputs of a plan to jail 10,000 karyakartas, he points to a clear pattern of cases under serious sections like 307 ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party has alleged a systematic crackdown on its leaders and workers in Gujarat ahead of upcoming local body elections, claiming that multiple FIRs and arrests have been carried out in recent months. In a letter addressed to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal flagged what he described as a coordinated attempt to weaken the party's presence in the state. He has also sought an urgent meeting with the Chief Minister, ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Strengthening last-mile healthcare access, the Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, has activated its extensive ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activity) workers' network to accelerate enrolments under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna (MMSY), with over 19,000 ASHA workers and 900 facilitators now driving registrations across villages in Punjab. ASHA workers are playing a critical role in expanding the scheme's reach at the grassroots level. Each w ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 2 (ANI): An explosion took place outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Punjab's Chandigarh Sector 37 on Wednesday evening. Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanwardeep Kaur said that the blast occurred at around 5 pm, adding that preliminary findings suggest the use of a "crude" explosive device. Also Read | CBSE Rolls Out Curriculum on Computational Thinking, AI for Classes 3-8 From 2026-27 Academic Session. "At around 5 PM, we g ...Read More >
Senior human rights lawyer Harvinder Singh Phoolka, who has been fighting a long legal battle for victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. Phoolka, a Jat Sikh from Bhadaur town of Sangrur, was earlier with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and was a former legislator in the Punjab Assembly. After joining the BJP on Wednesday, Phoolka recalled how he and his wife, who was then expecting, had escaped the rioters in 1984 after his landlord's family hid th ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 2 (ANI): An explosion took place outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Punjab's Chandigarh Sector 37 on Wednesday evening. Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanwardeep Kaur said that the blast occurred at around 5 pm, adding that preliminary findings suggest the use of a "crude" explosive device. "At around 5 PM, we got information that an explosion was heard near the BJP Office in Sector 37. Our teams reached here, and prima facie ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 1 (PTI) Flight operations from Halwara Airport near Ludhiana will commence from May 15, 2026 with booking expected to open soon, officials said on Wednesday. Initially, two Air India flights will connect Ludhiana with Delhi, fulfilling a long-pending demand of over 30 years, they said. Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora, along with his wife, is expected to take the inaugural flight from Delhi to Halwara on May 15, marking a significant milestone. The development follows sus ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 1 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday slammed the Himachal Pradesh Congress government over the entry tax on vehicles from outside the state and warned of reciprocal tax. His remarks came in the wake of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's Tuesday announcement of a reduction in the hike in entry tax for the small passenger vehicles to Rs 100 from Rs 130, following opposition to the decision. On Wednesday, protests erupted at the Punjab-Him ...Read More >
Chandigarh, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday presented a four-year report card of the Rural Development and Panchayat Department as part of the government's ongoing "Shandaar Char Saal Bhagwant Mann de naal" series, announcing the launch of the state's first-ever caste socio-economic survey. Positioning rural development as a key pillar of inclusive growth, the Chief Minister outlined major initiatives ranging from the survey to large-scale infrastructur ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 1 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday presented a report card of his government's works for rural development and panchayats, highlighting higher spending on the development of villages in the state. Addressing the media under the 'Shandaar Char Saal Bhagwant Mann de naal' campaign, Mann said in the past four years, his government spent Rs 3,847 crore on rural development as against Rs 1,883 crore spent during the previous Congress government. He was accompan ...Read More >
Nangal (Punjab), Mar 31 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday attacked SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and other Akali leaders, claiming that people are aware of their "dubious character" and said the former deputy CM is "daydreaming" about returning to power which will never happen. Mann also targeted Congress leaders, alleging that they have no vision for Punjab and their only aim is to "loot" the state by coming to power. The chief minister was addressing a gathering after anno ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Police launched investigation and searches in several areas in Punjab's Ropar district after bomb threat emails were received by various institutions including banks and courts on Monday. According to information, the emails, allegedly sent by pro-Khalistan militant outfit Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), threatened to blow up the Nangal court complex and some banks in the Ropar district. Following the threats, the police conducted checks at multiple places including the Nangal co ...Read More >
The vehicles, equipped with advanced technology and deployed across all 28 police districts under Dial 112, are set to ensure immediate response to distress calls, marking a major leap in rapid, technology-driven law enforcement, officials said. Backed by ₹327.70 crore investment in police vehicles over four years, Mann highlighted that modernisation of the force has not only strengthened law and order but also tightened the grip on drug traffickers. Improved security continues to boost invest ...Read More >
Sangrur, March 31: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday announced that the state would now deliver police assistance within just six minutes, on par with developed regions such as the US and Europe, as he flagged off 508 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) in Sangrur to significantly strengthen on-ground policing across the state. The vehicles, equipped with advanced technology and deployed across all 28 police districts under Dial 112, are set to ensure immediate response to dis ...Read More >
Sangrur: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday announced that police assistance in the state will now be delivered within six minutes. This response time is on par with developed regions such as the US and Europe. The announcement came as he flagged off 508 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) in Sangrur to strengthen on-ground policing. The vehicles, equipped with advanced technology, will be deployed across all 28 police districts under the Dial-112 system to ensure a swift respo ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 31 (ANI): The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Tuesday indicated that the state government may restore the earlier system of collecting entry fee separately, amid the ongoing controversy over the issue. Making a statement in the Assembly, the Chief Minister said that the government had earlier integrated multiple charges, including toll tax, with FASTag for convenience, but is now considering reverting to the previous system ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 31 (ANI): The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Tuesday indicated that the state government may restore the earlier system of collecting entry fee separately, amid the ongoing controversy over the issue. Making a statement in the Assembly, the Chief Minister said that the government had earlier integrated multiple charges, including toll tax, with FASTag for convenience, but is now considering reverting to the previous system ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 31 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday said the state government is reviewing the recent increase in entry tax and will consider rationalisation to avoid any law and order situation, while defending the rollout of robotic surgery in public hospitals. Speaking to the media in Shimla, Sukhu said protests over the entry tax hike were based on "misconceptions" and asserted that the levy is not new. Also Read | Kanpur Sho ...Read More >
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