Chandigarh, May 15 Punjab will carry out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls from June 25, with officials saying the exercise will be conducted in a “completely transparent manner”. Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra said the Election Commission of India had issued a notification directing the revision of voter lists across the […]
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Patiala, May 14 Farmers staged a massive protest outside the SSP office in Patiala on Wednesday against the alleged delay in action over stolen trolleys from the Shambhu border area and recent police action against farmer leaders. The protesters alleged that trolleys worth more than Rs 3 crore were stolen from the Shambhu border protest […]
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Chandigarh, May 14 BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday welcomed the Center’s decision to increase the Minimum Support Price for 14 Kharif crops for the 2026–27 marketing season, saying the move will significantly benefit farmers, including those in Punjab. The Center has raised the MSP for paddy by ₹72 per quintal. It has […]
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Chandigarh, May 13 Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday targeted the AAP government, alleging that it has failed to release pending dearness allowance instalments and arrears for government employees and pensioners in the state. Addressing reporters in Chandigarh, Jakhar claimed the ruling AAP government was attempting to divert public attention from key issues in […]
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Patiala, May 13 Punjab’s newly appointed Power Minister, Tarunpreet Singh Sond, officially assumed charge of the department on Wednesday and asserted that Punjab remains a power-surplus state. He assured that there would be no shortage of electricity during the upcoming paddy cultivation season. Speaking after taking charge, the minister said Punjab has surplus electricity available […]
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Patiala, May 13 A celebratory atmosphere was witnessed at Playway Senior Secondary School after student Afreen Azeem secured second rank in Punjab in the Humanities stream in the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class 12 results, declared on Tuesday. Afreen scored an outstanding 499 marks out of 500. While three students secured a perfect score […]
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Patiala, May 12 Punjab Health Minister Dr. Balbir Singh on Monday accused the BJP led Center of misusing central agencies to target the Punjab government, following the recent CBI action linked to the state Vigilance Department. Addressing the media in Patiala, the minister alleged that the BJP had launched a “surgical strike” in Punjab through […]
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Patiala, May 12 Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader and chief spokesperson Advocate Arshdeep Singh Kler on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Punjab government following the recent CBI raid at the Punjab Vigilance Bureau headquarters, alleging that the incident had exposed deep-rooted corruption within the state administration. Reacting to the late-night raid conducted by […]
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Patiala, May 12 The Farmers under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha on Tuesday staged protests outside government cooperative banks across Punjab, demanding an increase in crop loan limits and relief for farmers declared as defaulters by cooperative societies. In Patiala, a large number of farmers gathered outside the Government Cooperative Bank’s head office […]
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Patiala, May 11 Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, MLA from the Sanour Assembly constituency, was produced before a district court in Patiala on Monday, where the police sought his judicial remand in an ongoing case. The court accepted the police plea and remanded the legislator to 11 days of judicial custody. Following the court proceedings, he is […]
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