Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday decided to constitute a manifesto committee for the 2027 Punjab assembly elections and announced that its election manifesto would be treated as “a legal document”, with all promises to be implemented in the first cabinet meeting if the party forms the govt.The decision was taken at separate meetings…
Chandigarh: Amid the continuing leadership crisis in the Punjab Congress, former chief minister and Punjab Congress campaign committee chairperson Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday met Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal in New Delhi and asserted the dissident camp had no intention of embarrassing or belittling anyone in the party.The meeting was also attended…
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday announced a free training and guidance programme for candidates preparing for the recruitment of police constables.The initiative aims to improve employment opportunities for the state’s youth and help aspirants successfully clear the selection process. The programme follows the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission’s advertisement dated…
Shimla: To provide quality healthcare closer to the doorstep of people, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday announced the installation of 1.5 Tesla MRI machines at regional hospitals in Bilaspur, Kullu, Una and Solan, Kinnaur district hospital; Dr YS Parmar Govt Medical College and Hospital at Nahan; Dharamshala zonal hospital; and Palampur civil hospital.While…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday urged people to “unite and fight” against what he termed the “injustice” of E20 petrol, claiming motorists across the country were facing problems because of the fuel blend.Backing a campaign launched by AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, Mann appealed to people to sign an online petition at…
Chandigarh: Ludhiana has emerged as the district with the highest number of beneficiaries under the state govt’s Mawan Dhiyan Satkar Yojana, with 7.4 lakh beneficiaries enrolled so far. Across Punjab, 68.9 lakh beneficiaries had been registered for the scheme till Tuesday.Ludhiana is followed by Patiala (5.3 lakh beneficiaries), Amritsar (4.9 lakh), Jalandhar (4.8 lakh), Gurdaspur…
Amritsar: The family of Kirandeep Kaur, a 24-year-old from Tarn Taran district of Punjab who was stabbed to death at her home in London on the morning of July 12, has appealed for help to bring her body back to India for her final rites.Folding his hands before those arriving to offer condolences at their…
Amritsar: A 28-year-old painter who had been missing for two days was found dead on July 15 in a motor room near GT Road in Mallian village. Locals spotted the body of Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Thothia, bearing head injuries.According to his mother, Sukhwinder Kaur, a local panchayat member, Gurpreet was last seen leaving…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Thursday backed party MLA and Punjab leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa amid his standoff with the AAP govt and alleged that Congress councillors in Qadian had been subjected to pressure by the incumbent AAP.Praising Bajwa for “standing up to the intimidation” by the AAP govt,…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday handed over licences to 2,800 new ration depot holders, saying the move would benefit nearly 5.5 lakh ration card holders by bringing ration distribution closer to their homes.Addressing the newly appointed depot holders at Vikas Bhawan in Mohali, Mann said the additional depots would spare beneficiaries from…
