Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Thursday criticised the AAP-led govt over power cuts, questioning the timing of maintenance work during peak summer.In a post on X, Jakhar said electricity was being shut down across the state in the name of infrastructure maintenance and asked why such work was not carried out in Feb…
Chandigarh: The Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment, a flagship central govt initiative aimed at accelerating infrastructure development across the country, is witnessing disparities among states.While the scheme has disbursed about Rs 4.5 lakh crore in loans over five years and bolstered capital expenditure of states from 2.2% of GDP in the…
Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress has criticised the state govt over unprecedented marathon power cuts lasting for as long as 10-12 hours. Punjab Pradesh Congress president Amaninder Singh Raja Warring questioned the claims of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) that the power cuts were “planned” and were necessitated for maintenance reasons. He asked why…
Chandigarh: Punjab police have requested the information and broadcasting ministry to stop an OTT platform from telecasting the docuseries ‘Lawrence of Punjab’, citing apprehensions that it could incite crime.Punjab cops have urged the Centre to ensure that people around the world don’t get to watch the trailer as well. The docuseries is scheduled for release…
Chandigarh: Punjab Police have seen a surge in drug seizures, with those of the synthetic drug ICE (crystal methamphetamine) rising by 447% since 2022. DGP Gaurav Yadav revealed on Thursday that 93 kg of the drug has been seized in the last four years, compared to 17 kg between 2017 and 2021.Other narcotics have also…
Chandigarh: Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who is heading the cabinet sub-committee constituted to resolve employees’ issues, on Thursday directed the state health and family welfare department to write to the Union govt to seek an increase in incentives provided to Accredited Social Health Activist (Asha) workers and facilitators.The minister said the Union govt…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday appreciated the state’s partnership with Finland’s University of Turku, saying Finnish pedagogical expertise was being integrated into Punjab’s school system to replace rote learning with interactive methods.Mann, who visited the Kukulo-Moikoinen Early Childhood Education and Care Centre during his Finland tour, said the initiative was already yielding…
Patiala: The Punjab Roadways Transport Corporation (PRTC) has added 250 new buses in April to improve service across Punjab, thus recovering 33,000 kilometres of the 44,500 kilometres it earlier missed daily because of a severe shortage of buses, officials said in Patiala. Chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann had flagged off 250 new buses on April…
Amritsar: A day after his detention in Assam’s Dibrugarh Central Jail under the National Security Act (NSA) ended, Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh was on Thursday arrested by Punjab Police in the 2023 Ajnala police station attack case. He was produced before a court in Amritsar virtually, which remanded him to two-day police custody.Amritpal Singh,…
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) on Thursday released its vision document, promising laws against “forced religious conversions” and to ensure justice in sacrilege cases, along with organisational reforms such as “one family, one ticket”.The 24-page document, titled Akali Ailannama, was released by party chief Giani Harpreet Singh, who said it was prepared in line…
