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After Delhi, excise policy of Punjab's AAP govt under judicial scanner

Aiming to boost revenue by reducing the price of alcohol, the new excise policy of the AAP government in Punjab which became operational from July 1, has come under the judicial scanner

Facing humiliation at the hands of minister, VC resigns in Punjab

Facing humiliation at the hands of a minister in the AAP government, one of country's top orthopaedic surgeons and Vice-Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Raj Bahadur resigned

Punjab committed to regularising services of contractual employees: CM Mann

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said his government is committed to regularise temporary and contractual employees

Punjab govt runs into fresh row over arm-twisting by AAP bosses in Delhi

The sudden resignation of Anmol Rattan Singh Sidhu as Advocate General of Punjab and appointment of a controversial lawyer Vinodh Ghai has landed Bhagwant Mann government in a major controversy

Punjab CM seeks special central package to strengthen canal system in state

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday urged Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to allocate special funds for rejuvenation of the canal system in the state

Punjab CM Mann conducts surprise inspection at upcoming Aam Aadmi Clinic

Expressing satisfaction over the ongoing work, Mann asked the officers to ensure that the work is completed within the stipulated time frame.

Most of Haryana, Punjab receive surplus rains as monsoon picks up pace

Most of Haryana and Punjab, the grain bowl of India, received surplus rains between June 1 and July 22 as monsoon activity in the two states picked up pace in the last few weeks

Pink bollworm threatens cotton crop again even as options to fight it taper

Pink bollworm can inflict locule damage to the extent of 55% and can reduces seed cotton yield by up to 90%. It impacts the lint quality primarily

Punjab CM Mann hospitalised with stomach ache complaint, discharged later

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was admitted to a private hospital in Delhi late on Tuesday night after he complained of stomach ache, Aam Aadmi Party sources said here on Thursday. He was discharged from the hospital on Thursday morning, they added. After arriving in Chandigarh, Mann held a meeting with some senior police officials here. He complimented the Punjab Police officials for their operation against two gangsters in Amritsar. He also released a video message, saying the state will be free from gangsters and drug peddlers. Gangsters Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh, alias Mannu Kusa, allegedly involved in the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala, were gunned down in a nearly five-hour-long encounter with the Punjab Police at a village near Amritsar on Wednesday.

Amritsar encounter: Heavy gunfire reminded villagers of terror-struck days

It was a blast from the past, quite literally, for the people of Bhakna and nearby villages in Amritsar, when they were asked to abandon their fields on Wednesday morning as police rained bullets

Punjab CM Mann admitted to hospital in Delhi, diagnosed with infection

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was admitted to a hospital in Delhi on Wednesday early morning, said sources on Thursday

Sidhu Moosewala murder accused killed in encounter near Amritsar

One gangster involved in the killing of famed Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala was reportedly shot dead by Punjab Police on the outskirts of Amritsar close to the India-Pakistan border

Bhagwant Mann slams Centre for non-representation of Punjab in MSP panel

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday slammed the Centre for not giving the state a representation in the committee formed on minimum support price

Pay Rs 22 cr dues to cane growers by selling mill property: Punjab min

Punjab Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal directed officials to sell the property of a sugar mill to make pending payments to the cane growers

Imran urges Pak election commissioner to resign after Punjab by-polls win

At a public address following his triumph in the Punjab province, Imran Khan insisted that early general elections still were the only solution to the country's current woes, the Dawn newspaper report

Punjab to Odisha, single-use plastic ban has little effect in towns

Small businesses say they were not consulted about the restriction and they can't refuse customers

Mahatma Gandhi's statue vandalised at public park in Punjab's Bathinda

A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised by some unidentified people at a public park in Ramman Mandi here, said police on Saturday. The incident took place on the intervening night between Thursday and Friday, they said. Locals strongly condemned the incident when they came to know about the vandalism. Station House Officer (Sadar) Harjot Singh Mann said they are investigating the matter, and have registered a case at Ramman Mandi Police Station. Ashok Kumar Singla, president of District Urban Congress, demanded immediate arrest of those who were behind the incident. Police assured that the culprits would be nabbed soon. They said CCTV footages of the area are being examined to trace the culprits.

Former Punjab speaker, SAD leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon passes away at 79

Former Punjab Speaker and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon passed away in his sleep early Saturday. He was 79

Quashing gangster culture, controlling drug menace top priority: Punjab DGP

Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Thursday said eliminating gangster culture and controlling the drug menace are the top priorities of the state police.

Delhi gets rains; downpour likely in Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan today

An off-shore trough at mean sea level runs from Gujarat coast to north Karnataka coast, the IMD said