Tag: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann

Provided Punjab youths 26,074 govt jobs in 10 months: CM Mann

Stating that more jobs are in the pipeline, he said merit is the sole criteria for recruitment against the government jobs with complete transparency being ensured in the recruitment process.

January 30, 2023

Punjab Cong leader against Aam Aadmi Clinics synonymous to ruling party

If the party is so keen for its own promotion, it should set up its own clinics instead of naming government health facilities.

January 28, 2023

Previous govts in Punjab forged figures on education: CM Mann

Addressing a gathering during the opening of a school of eminence, the chief minister said these schools will groom the students for futuristic needs and Punjab will emerge a role model in the education sector across the country.

January 21, 2023

AAP Govt in Punjab to open 400 new Aam Aadmi Clinics on 27 Jan

Punjab is going to script a new success story in the healthcare sector with 500 such clinics

January 14, 2023

Punjab PCS officers withdraw protest, resume work after getting CM’s warning

The state government nervertheless agreed to set up a committee before registering a case against an IAS officer. The committee will have officers from both the civil and police sides.

January 11, 2023

Consensus eludes SYL as Punjab, Haryana CMs stick to their stands

While Khattar accused the Punjab CM of lacking the will to find a solution to the SYL issue, Mann said more than 78 per cent of 150 blocks in Punjab are in extreme dark zones due to depletion of ground water table, so the state can't afford to share its water with any other state.

January 4, 2023

Punjab fully prepared to tackle fresh wave of Covid-19 pandemic: CM

Bhagwant Mann made an appeal to people of the state to strictly follow Covid-19 appropriate behaviour like social distancing, respiratory etiquettes and no spitting at public places.

December 23, 2022

Punjab CM Mann meets KCR in Hyderabad, discusses national politics

Bhagwant Mann was in Hyderabad to hold a meeting with various industrial groups such as GMR and Annapurna Studios seeking investment for Punjab.

December 20, 2022

Punjab schools to open at 10 am till Jan 21 in view of dense fog

The order came two days after low visibility due to the fog led to the piling up of as many as 15 vehicles plying on Delhi-Amritsar GT Road in Fatehgarh Sahib on Sunday.

December 20, 2022

Punjab Governor defends removal of SSP citing reports of ‘misconduct’

Banwarilal Purohit, who is also the administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, wrote back to state CM on the removal of the Chindigarh SSP, a 2009 batch IPS officer of the Punjab cadre.

December 14, 2022

Mann warns jail staff against security lapse

The Punjab CM said officers and the staff will be held personally accountable for any sort of security lapse in the jails across the state.

December 13, 2022

Punjab government has cheated employees on OPS issue: SAD

SAD has asked the AAP government to come out with a plan to implement the Old Pension Scheme as promised and not to get into a blame game with the Central government on this issue.

December 12, 2022

Jubilant over MCD victory, Punjab AAP leaders see a tide in favour of party

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann claimed that the exit polls that predicted the party’s loss in Gujarat will prove wrong.

December 7, 2022

Punjab CM announces to expand ambit of Military Literature Festival

Mann said this is the need of hour to imbibe a feeling of nationalism and patriotism amongst youth thereby inspiring them to join the Armed forces.

December 5, 2022

SAD threatens defamation suit against Punjab CM

The entire AAP campaign is built on propaganda with Rs 700 crore being earmarked for advertisements in the current financial year only, said SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal.

November 30, 2022

Over 95% Punjab families to get zero power bill: Mann

The Punjab CM claimed that the move to provide free house electricity has helped in reducing power consumption as several families have started using less power to avail of 600 units of free electricity.

November 26, 2022

Mann flays tendency of farmers’ unions to resort to road blockade

The Punjab chief minister accused some of the unions of staging dharnas for monetary considerations.

November 18, 2022