Tag: Punjab

While some areas face floods after heavy rain, rainfall deficits in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab are raising concerns over farming, groundwater and water availability.

Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney announces a ₹25 lakh bravery award for Captain Smit Machchhar and seeks Ashoka Chakra recognition for him.

The buzz surrounding leadership change within the Punjab Congress has intensified. Former Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring will meet Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Friday.

-Abhishek Vij The four drug-free marches organized by the BJP, covering Punjab’s 117 assembly constituencies since September 15th, culminated in a mega rally in Jalandhar on Wednesday, September 30th. Union Home Minister Amit Shah specially traveled to Jalandhar to address the rally. After paying obeisance at the Siddha Shaktipeeth Shri Devi Talab Temple, Shah arrived.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will release financial assistance for the next three months under the Chief Minister Mawan-Dhian Satkar Yojana from Khadoor Sahib today.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has been denied political clearance for his proposed Japan visit to watch India's Asian Games hockey semi-final on October 1.

Amit Shah arrives in Jalandhar as the BJP’s 13-day ‘Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra’ concludes, with the Home Minister targeting AAP over drugs and outlining the Centre’s anti-narcotics strategy.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday ordered strict action against the culprits in connection with the alleged rape incident at Lovely Professional University (LPU) and directed Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav to visit the site and take stock of the situation. 

Punjab’s Lovely Professional University postponed its mid-term examinations until further notice to ensure the safety and well-being of all students amid ongoing violent protests over an alleged rape case.

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has triggered a political debate across the country, with the exercise being described by its critics as a threat to voter rights and defended by the Election Commission as a necessary exercise to clean up electoral rolls.