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Whatever decisions Sonia Gandhi takes will be acceptable: Punjab CM

After meeting Cong chief amid feud with Navjot Singh Sidhu, Punjab CM says don't know anything about Sidhu, discussed govt, political issues

Amarinder Singh meets Sonia Gandhi amid infighting in Punjab Congress

This comes amid efforts by the party leadership to end factionalism in the party unit in the poll-bound state

Water cannons used on AAP workers trying to gherao Punjab CM's residence

The protesting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers, led by its Punjab unit chief Bhagwant Mann, shouted slogans against the Congress government over the power shortage.

Capt Amarinder Singh to meet Congress' high command in Delhi next week

Days after lunch diplomacy, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is all set to meet Congress High Command in Delhi next week in order to resolve the ongoing crisis in the party's state unit

Capt Amarinder Singh to meet Cong leaders from urban areas of Punjab today

Amid the ongoing crisis in Punjab Congress, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will meet party leaders from urban areas of the state, followed by lunch in Chandigarh on Thursday

Punjab eases Covid restrictions; allows opening of bars, pubs from July 1

The Punjab government on Tuesday further eased Covid restrictions, allowing reopening of bars, pubs and taverns with 50 per cent capacity from July 1.

Punjab extends Covid restrictions till July 10 with relaxations

Opening of bars and pubs at 50 per cent capacity has been allowed

360 Indians, stranded in Pakistan due to Covid restrictions, return

A total of 360 Indians, who were stranded in Pakistan due to Covid-19 induced restrictions, returned via the Attari-Wagah border, officials said on Monday

Ashwani Sekhri not leaving Congress: Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday said that senior party leader and former minister Ashwani Sekhri will stay in Congress and there was no question of his leaving the party

Jammu Air Force station explosion: Alert sounded in Punjab's Pathankot

An alert has been sounded in Punjab's border district of Pathankot on Sunday after two explosives-laden drones crashed into the high-security Indian Air Force station at Jammu airport, officials said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to meet party MLAs from Punjab today in Delhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet party MLAs from Punjab at his residence in Delhi on Friday.Earlier this week, on Wednesday, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Sunil Jakhar and Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal met Rahul Gandhi in Delhi. Amid a series of meetings to end the factionalism in Punjab Congress, state party president Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday said that the current situation shall be resolved soon.Days after the Congress-led government in Punjab gave government jobs to the sons of two sitting legislators, Jakhar said some wrong people are advising the Chief Minister which led to this decision."I hope the current situation will be solved soon. Some wrong people are advising Chief Minister over this decision (on giving jobs to sons of two Congress MLAs)," Jakhar had told reporters after meeting Rahul Gandhi.Responding to a question on the ongoing dispute between Congress MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu and Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Jakhar had said, "It's

Amid escalated infighting, Punjab Congress leaders meet Rahul Gandhi

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has stepped in to defuse the tension in the state unit as he met several leaders including Pargat Singh.

Rahul Gandhi takes lead to resolve Punjab Congress crisis, meets leaders

Taking a lead in resolving party's problems in Punjab, Gandhi held meetings with state leaders to bring cohesion in the state unit ahead of elections next year and resolve factional issues

Punjab sees 600 new Covid cases, 31 deaths; Chandigarh's tally rises by 23

Punjab registered 600 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 31 deaths in a day while in Chandigarh 23 more people were infected by the virus during the same period

Punjab government to seek $210 million loan for water supply project

The decision to seek such loan was taken on Friday by the state Cabinet at a virtual meeting chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.

With low water requirement, two rice varieties find fresh takers in Punjab

PR-121 and PR-126 encourage growers with short duration of harvest and low water requirement

Hoardings backing Congress' Navjot Singh Sidhu come up in Amritsar

Development comes a week after a three-member Congress panel set up to end factionalism in the party's Punjab unit recommended Sidhu's suitable accommodation in party ranks

SAD president Sukhbir Badal detained for protest against scams in Punjab

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) state president Jasbir Singh Garhi was also detained from the protest site

Crisis in Punjab Congress: Mallikarjun Kharge panel stumped for now

The Kharge-led panel is understood to have recommended that Amarinder Singh be retained. But the CM's supporters say that the constant attrition and humiliation of the CM must stop

Congress battles growing restlessness ahead of Assembly elections

Around this time the party was to hold elections to the post of party president. Amid Covid-19, the exercise was cancelled indefinitely after the CWC put its seal of approval on the cancellation