Punjab
Farmers hold protests at various places in Punjab against power cuts
Janjivan Bureau / Bathinda : Unhappy over the recent power cuts, farmers in Punjab on Friday protested at various places. Farmers blocked the Bathinda-Amritsar national highway near GNDTP in Bathinda. Farmers also blocked the Bathinda-Chandigarh highway by staging a protest...
Congress panel recommends 2-year suspension for Sunil Jakhar; Sonia Gandhi to take final call
Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : The disciplinary committee of the Congress on Tuesday met and recommended a suspension of two years each for former Punjab Congress President Sunil Jakhar and former union food minister KV Thomas for anti party...
Navjot Sidhu questions AAP govt over free electricity
Janjivan Bureau / Chandigarh : Punjab Congress leader Navjot Sidhu on Tuesday questioned the AAP government over their recent announcement to provide 300 units per month of free electricity. He said the state government did not have a blueprint for...
Punjab Police book Delhi BJP leader for sharing ‘doctored’ video of Kejriwal
Janjivan Bureau / Chandigarh : Punjab Police have registered an FIR against a Delhi BJP leader for allegedly sharing on his Twitter handle a "doctored video clip" of AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal. The FIR against Delhi BJP's media cell...
Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab CM; Mann assumes office after promising people of not wasting a single day
Khatkar Kalan / Chandigarh : Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann assumed the charge of his office at the Punjab Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Mann was sworn in as the Punjab chief minister. Punjab Governor...
“Can Only Have 17 Ministers, Don’t Be Upset”: AAP’s Bhagwant Mann To MLAs
Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : A day after the Aam Aadmi Party's stupendous victory in Punjab, its chief ministerial face Bhagwant Mann met Delhi chief minister and party national convener Arvind Kejriwal at his residence here on Friday. Mann...
Punjab all set for assembly polls, 2,952 polling stations recognised as vulnerable
Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : Punjab is all set for polls on Sunday with the Office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) making all arrangements to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections in the state. Briefing the media, Chief Electoral...
Punjab polls: Congress releases 13-point manifesto; promises financial assistance to women, 1 lakh govt jobs
Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : Punjab Congress promised to end the mafia ‘raj’ in sand, liquor, and cable businesses; Rs 1,100 to women; eight free cooking gas cylinders a year; and one lakh government jobs in the 13-point poll...
Priyanka by his side, Channi says ‘won’t let UP, Bihar, Delhi ‘de bhaiye’ enter Punjab’; row erupts
Janjivan Bureau / Chandigarh : Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has courted controversy during a poll rally by asking people not to let the “bhaiyas” of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi enter the state, a remark apparently aimed at...
PM Modi targets AAP at Pathankot rally, calls it photocopy of Congress
Janjivan Bureau / Pathankot : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called the AAP a photocopy of the Congress, alleging that both parties are pretending to fight against each other in the Punjab Assembly elections. Listing similarities between the two...
