Chandigarh: Punjab’s Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana (MMSY) has benefited over 4.4 lakh people across the state, with cashless treatment worth Rs 782.79 crore provided so far, according to the State Health Agency (SHA), Punjab.The latest SHA data till June 23 showed Patiala topping the state in both the number of beneficiaries and expenditure under the…
Patiala: Punjab’s strained power situation showed early signs of easing on Thursday after a second unit at the Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant in Lehra Mohabbat, Bathinda, resumed generation and a section of striking contractual workers returned to duty following assurances from the state govt.The respite came as Punjab’s electricity demand touched a seasonal high of…
Rohtak: Union minister for tourism and culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday described the Emergency imposed on June 25, 1975, as a painful chapter in India’s democratic history, stating that it had a profound impact on civil liberties, freedom of expression, and democratic institutions.Addressing a ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’ programme at the Tagore auditorium of Maharshi…
Barnala: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday mocked the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) over its dwindling political strength, calling it a “nanad-bharjai (sisters-in-law) party” as its only elected representatives are MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal and MLA Ganieve Kaur Majithia, who are sisters-in-law.Addressing a Lok Milni programme at Jhaloor village in Barnala district, Mann quipped:…
Amritsar: Amritsar Commissionerate Police, in a joint operation with a central agency, busted a cross-border arms, narcotics, and hawala network with the arrest of seven persons, including one Afghan national and one juvenile, said commissioner police (CP) Gurpreet Singh Bhullar while talking to mediapersons here on Thursday.He said police have recovered 10 sophisticated weapons, 5…
Amritsar: The Akal Takht secretariat on Thursday said it had asked all Sikh MLAs and ministers in the Punjab govt to appear before it on June 29 for discussions on the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026. However, chief minister Bhagwant Mann later said in Mohali that it would be for…
Bathinda: Police have arrested two persons in connection with the June 22 petrol bomb attack at a BJP functionary’s homeopathy clinic in Bathinda, and are now treating the case as a terrorist act.Bathinda Range DIG Harjit Singh, SSP Jyoti Yadav and counter-intelligence AIG Avneet Kaur Sidhu told the media on Thursday that section 113 of…
Chandigarh: Teachers engaged as booth-level officers (BLOs) in the special intensive revision (SIR) of Punjab’s electoral rolls will remain eligible for transfers, provided they complete the ongoing revision exercise, chief electoral officer Anindita Mitra assured a delegation of the Democratic Teachers’ Front (DTF) on Thursday.A DTF delegation, led by state president Vikram Dev Singh, met…
The Congress today rejected the “mask” defence of chief minister Bhagwant Mann about his controversial video, saying it is a “lame afterthought” aimed at defending the indefensible.The party reiterated its demand that the chief minister must resign immediately and present himself before the Akal Takht. Mann is both guilty and defiant, and the more he…
Pathankot: For the family of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, the decision to rename a proposed New York City bill after him is a rare honour that comes with overwhelming grief.“All we wanted was Romanch back,” summed up the sentiment in his Punjab hometown Pathankot, after New York City council member Christopher Marte announced that a bill…
