A senior Congress leader with a distaste for Amarinder's leadership said that Sidhu was the chosen one of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Govt sets up expert group led to assess the quantum of agricultural debt of farmers in the state
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has been asked to vacate a government bungalow that was allocated to him when he was a Member of Parliament by a Delhi court, which termed him as an "unauthorised occupant". The court dismissed the appeal filed by the Congress leader against the March 24 order of the Estate Officer, asking Singh to vacate the Janpath bungalow. "The appellant's (Singh's) contention that he could not have been termed as unauthorised occupant as his initial allotment was valid till 2019 and he has been paying market- rent, is untenable. "Thus, it is evident that the appellant is in unauthorised occupation of the said premises since December 23, 2016," District & Sessions Judge Poonam A Bamba said. The court also rejected his contention that his representation before chairman (House Committee) Lok Sabha seeking to retain the premises on humanitarian grounds was still pending. "Mere pendency of his representation does not in any manner confer any authority on
VB gives clean chit to Amarinder, others in Ludhiana City Centre scam
Amarinder Singh said adding 'whosoever was involved' in the senseless killings in 1984 should be 'hanged'
The Punjab chief minister said he has been personally pursuing the matter of full implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has written to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, seeking early approval of the proposed Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project, an official spokesperson said. The expressway, proposed as a greenfield project by the government of India, will connect the national capital with the important religious cities of Amritsar in Punjab and Katra in Jammu & Kashmir. Singh has urged the Centre to expeditiously approve the project as it would lead to improved connectivity and foster greater socio-economic development of the region, the spokesperson said. Earlier this year, the chief ministers of Punjab and Haryana had met Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari to discuss the proposed alignment of the expressway, which would pass through the two states up till Amritsar, he said. Thereafter, the Punjab government had conveyed its consent for adoption of alignment starting from Amritsar and going straight up to the international airport in New .
Govt will retaliate in a manner so that peace in the state is not disturbed, Amarinder said
The Punjab CM is finding it hard to fulfill poll promises due to rising debt and revenue deficit
Bahadur was employed as a cook during Captain Amarinder Singh's cabinet
Amit Bahadur, a cook from Nepal bagged a sand mining contract of nearly Rs 26 crore
Captain scored a point by taking on Canada's ministers but Modi may use opening better than Congress
Rahul Gandhi did not want to take the reigns away from Pratap Singh Bajwa
The state can have a maximum of 18 ministers. The Congress has 77 MLAs in the assembly
Says industrial growth rate, per capita income index and agricultural growth rate have deteorirated in the state