Rahul Gandhi and Punjab’s next Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday congratulated Charanjit Singh Channi after he was chosen as the next Punjab chief minister, and said the party must continue to fulfil the promises made to the people of the state. “Congratulations toRead More

A day after he resigned as the chief minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday expressed sorrow at having to cancel the scheduled disbursement of appointment letters to families of 150 farmers who had lost their lives in the ongoing agitation against the Centre’s farm laws. Captain Amarinder SinghRead More

Warangal: Punjab’s Harmilan Kaur Bains shattered a 19-year-old record to win the 1500m title while Delhi teenager Taranjeet Kaur triumphed against all odds to emerge the fastest in the 100m dash of the 60th National Open Athletics Championships on Thursday Twenty-year-old Harmilan cruised home in 4:05.39 seconds to erase theRead More

Taking a serious note of the increased attempts by terror groups to disturb the state’s peace, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed the police to be on high alert, particularly in view of schools and educational institutions reopening, as well as the festival season and the Assembly polls ahead.

Reacting to Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s criticism of the remarks he had made yesterday on the issue, the Chief Minister lamented that despite his government’s unequivocal support to their cause, the farmers had misinterpreted his appeal and had, instead, tried to link it with the upcoming Assembly polls in Punjab. Published:Read More

Chandigarh: A 12-year-old girl died and three other children were injured on Saturday in an explosion in a house in Punjab’s Patiala district where firecrackers were being illegally manufactured, police said. The one-room house in Jandoli village belonged to one Krishan Kumar, they said. At the time of the blast,Read More

Former minister Bikram Singh Majithia on Monday asked four dissident ministers why they were entreating chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh to make Batala a district if they did not have faith in his leadership. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader was addressing newspersons here after inducting a group of CongressRead More

Chandigarh: Ridiculing the Akali decision to set up a panel to hold talks with the state’s angry farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday said no overtures could absolve the Badals of their responsibility in thrusting the draconian and undemocratic Farm Laws on the farming community. Considering thatRead More

Tireless efforts of Member of Parliament from Sri Anandpur Sahib & former Union Minister Manish Tewari for the development of Sri Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency have borne fruit as the Punjab Government has approved the up gradation of Banga-Garhshankar-Sri Anandpur Sahib road. In a press statement issued here on Friday,Read More

With an intense power struggle in Punjab Congress threatening to blow up yet again, the party in charge Hairsh Rawat landed in Chandigarh and began confabulations with the state leaders including PCC Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu who continued to target the Capt Amarinder Singh government over various issues. Apart fromRead More