Chandigarh: Punjab ministers on Wednesday rallied behind AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal, condemning the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at premises linked to him and alleging misuse of central agencies for political purposes.Ministers took to social media to attack the BJP-led Centre, describing the action as part of a broader pattern of targeting political opponents….
Hisar: The Hisar police on Tuesday claimed to have unearthed an illegal arms manufacturing unit in Sirsa district and arrested two persons.The police also recovered weapons and a large cache of equipment used in making firearms.The action began on April 11, when a CIA team, led by sub-inspector Vijay Kumar, apprehended Sahil, a resident of…
Rohtak: With the state election commission announcing polls to urban local bodies, political activity has picked up in Sampla town, where the contest for the municipal committee chairman’s post is gathering pace.Garhi-Sampla-Kiloi — the jurisdiction covering Sampla — is the home turf of former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who has represented the seat…
Ferozepur: To protest against the state govt’s decision to cut salaries, as many as 1,007 employees of the education department have have announced to hold a rally at Dirba on April 18. “We shall also leave our children at the residence of finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who had repeatedly assured us earlier that salaries…
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) functionary Bikram Singh Majithia on Monday launched a sharp attack on the AAP-led govt in Punjab, accusing it of “abandoning farmers at a crucial time as wheat procurement remains slow across mandis in Punjab”.Majithia alleged that farmers, already hit by crop damage due to unseasonal rains and adverse weather, were…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced the rollout of his govt’s much-awaited allowance for women, ‘Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna’, with registrations set to kick off on Wednesday and payments in July.The announcement came during a state-level function in Adampur, Jalandhar district, to mark the birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar. At…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), accusing them of neglecting education and the poor during their respective tenures.Addressing a state-level function in Adampur, Jalandhar, to mark Dr B R Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, Mann said, “The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) govt is…
Chandigarh: Opposition leaders across Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday slammed the Centre’s amendment to Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) rules allowing members from outside the two states to occupy key posts, alleging it weakens their rights over water and power management.Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring termed the move an attempt to weaken Punjab’s…
Amritsar: Rajya Sabha member Vikramjit Singh Sahney has expressed concern over the recent amendment to the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Rules, 1974, which opens up top posts to candidates beyond Punjab and Haryana.Sahney said on Tuesday that the move discarded long-standing conventions and diluted the federal spirit by weakening the assured representation of partner…
Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday strongly opposed the Centre’s amendment to rules governing appointments in the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), calling it a “forceful” move and an “attack on federal structure” aimed at undermining Punjab’s rights.Punjab cabinet minister Harjot Singh Bains alleged the BJP-led Centre was trying to tighten control over…
