Raising his voice against the problems allegedly caused by E20 petrol, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday called upon people to unite and fight against what he described as an injustice being inflicted on consumers through its sale.
Farmer organisations staged protests across Punjab during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, demanding a legal guarantee for MSP, opposing the proposed India-US trade agreement and criticising both the Centre's farm policies and the state's land pooling initiative.
A 500-metre road linking Chandigarh's key government buildings briefly reopened for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy, drawing fresh attention to a decades-old public access dispute that remains pending before the Supreme Court.
The Prime Minister's three-state tour includes the launch of India's first hydrogen-powered train, new highways, railway stations, hospitals and education projects aimed at boosting infrastructure and connectivity.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he looked forward to visiting Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for a series of development projects spanning railways, healthcare, education, connectivity and culture, asserting that the initiatives would significantly improve the lives of people, particularly the country's youth.
Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over its proposed Land Pooling Policy, alleging that the initiative was anti-farmer and aimed at taking control of agricultural land under the guise of development.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Punjab and the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) have strongly condemned the reported attempt to demolish a portion of the nearly 125-year-old Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha in Pakistan's Farooqabad, urging immediate intervention to safeguard Sikh religious heritage.
Amritsar Commissionerate Police have busted an alleged cross-border arms smuggling module, arresting two suspected traffickers and recovering seven sophisticated pistols and 40 live cartridges. Police are probing the network's international links and supply chain.
The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission on Tuesday took suo-moto notice and summoned the Secretary School Education Department, Punjab Government, in the matter of ignoring the reservation policy applicable to the Scheduled Castes category in the advertisement issued by the Recruitment Board of the Education Department for the posts of lecturers.
The duo claims their foundation has rebuilt 180 of 250 promised houses so far. Among those helped is a labourer who lost his wife last year and was raising his children alone.
