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Gurminder Singh appointed as Advocate General of Punjab

October 6, 2023

The Punjab government announced the appointment of senior advocate Gurminder Singh as the new Advocate General for the state, marking the third change since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took control in March 2022. Singh will take over from Vinod Ghai, who resigned from his position, citing “personal reasons”. The...

Punjab will not share one drop of Water: Opposition united over Apex court decision

October 5, 2023

Following the Supreme Court’s orders on the SYL Canal issue, there is a stir in the political corridors of Punjab. The opposition is alleging that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has taken a stance in favor of constructing the SYL Canal. Amidst a flurry of accusations, the opposition is vehemently...

Punjab CM announces process for SGPC polls will start from Oct 21

October 5, 2023

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced that the process of preparing the electoral rolls for the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) polls will start from October 21st. Mann’s announcement came almost four months after Gurdwara Elections Chief Commissioner Justice S S Saron on May 25 wrote a letter...

Punjab refuses water sharing after court ruling

October 5, 2023

Reacting strongly to the Supreme Court’s directive on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal issue, Punjab’s opposition parties unite in their stance against sharing water. Accusing the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of favouring the canal’s construction, the opposition has vowed that Punjab will not relinquish a drop of water. The...

Haryana DAG’s car collided with young couple in Chandigarh

October 4, 2023

In Chandigarh, on Tuesday, a car, belonging to Haryana’s former Deputy Advocate General (DAG), collided with a young couple on a pedestrian crossing, before crashing into a tree. The accident occurred around 10 AM in Sector 27, Chandigarh. All three, including the car’s driver, sustained injuries and were subsequently admitted...

Punjab CM Reveals Rs 47,107 Crore Debt, Emphasizes Debt Servicing Challenges

October 4, 2023

For the first time, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, in response to a query from Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit, has disclosed that the state government has accumulated a significant debt of Rs 47,107 crore since their tenure began. Remarkably, 57% of this debt has been allocated to paying off...

Punjab sees 66 per cent jump in stubble burning

October 4, 2023

Despite the Punjab government’s claims to curb stubble burning, recent data from the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) reveals a 66% jump in farm fires from September 15 to October 2 compared to the same period last year. On Monday alone, Punjab witnessed an additional 119 incidents of stubble burning,...

Punjab’s Rs 47,107 cr debt: 57% used for interest payment

October 4, 2023

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, responding to a query from Governor Banwari Lal Purohit, has revealed that the state accrued a debt of Rs 47,107 crore since the start of their tenure. Shockingly, over half of this, approximately 57%, was used for interest payments on existing state debts. The inquiry...

Bajwa questions Kejriwal’s 2017 MLA ticket to Khaira

October 4, 2023

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira’s arrest has reignited political tensions in Punjab. Partap Singh Bajwa, the Leader of the Opposition, questioned AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday. “Why did Kejriwal offer Khaira an MLA ticket in 2017 if he believed Khaira was involved in drug trade?” he posed. During a protest...

Three Minor Girls Found Dead in Jalandhar Trunk Tragedy

October 3, 2023

On 2 October, news from Jalandhar shocked many on Social media where three minor girls aged four, seven, and nine, hailing from a migrant family were found dead, stuffed inside a trunk in a house. The incident took place in the village Kanpur of Maqsudan police station area in district...

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