- 86 first - time legislators take oath - The Tribune India
The first session of the 16th Vidhan Sabha convened today was different than that of previous Assemblies, as 86 first-time MLAs took oath. Both the Leader of the House, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Pro tem Speaker Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar are also first-time MLAs.
- Will focus on creating jobs to prevent exodus of youth: CM - The Tribune India
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday exhorted the top brass of the state civil and police administration to discharge their duties as public servant in letter and spirit.
- PM Modi betrayed farmers, says BKU - The Tribune India
Charging PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government of betraying farmers and not fulfilling most of their demands, the Bharti Kisan Union (Lakhowal) has chalked out a strategy to hold a nationwide agitation.
- Must end ?mafia raj?, Sidhu reminds Mann - The Tribune India
A day after resigning from the post of Punjab Congress chief, Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday reminded CM Bhagwant Mann to eradicate ‘mafia raj’ in Punjab.
- Farmers protest delay in crop loss relief - The Tribune India
Citing delay in providing compensation for cotton crop, which got damaged due to the pink bollworm attack last year, scores of farmers under the banner of the BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) gheraoed Mansa district administrative complex on Thursday.
- Randhawa, Bajwa in race for LoP post - The Tribune India
Ahead of announcement of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, senior party MLAs were seen preparing themselves for the crucial role of the Leader of Opposition (LoP) on the day when all elected legislators were administered oath by the pro tem speaker on Thursday.
- Sukhbir says ready to quit as chief, party rejects offer - The Tribune India
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today owned moral responsibility for the party’s defeat in the recently concluded Assembly elections and offered his
- Two masked men fire at Mohali advocate's house - Times of India
Two masked men fired gunshots at an advocate's house in Harmilap Nagar at 1.58am on Thursday to threaten him. Family claimed the duo fired 10 gunshots
- Mill worker beaten up by owner - Times of India
An employee in a private re-rolling mill in Mandi Gobindgarh town of Fatehgarh Sahib district has filed a complaint with the labour commission and po
- ?Set up group home for mentally - ill in Sec 34? - Times of India
Addressing the long-pending demand of setting up of a group home for mentally-ill persons in the city, UT administrator Banwari Lal Purohit directed
- Sacrilege bid: Another youth held in Patiala - Times of India
In another attempt of sacrilege, a 21-year-old accused has been arrested in Patiala and sent in two-day police remand. The police claimed that the ac
- Day 2: Mann announces anti - corruption helpline - Times of India
On a day when the new MLAs took oath, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday announced the launch of an anti-corruption helpline — his
- ?Another drama? - Times of India
Calling the former CM Parkash Singh Badal’s decision to forgo his pension as an ex-MLA “another drama”, SAD (Sanyukt) national general secretary Dama
- Close shave for driver as flames engulf car - Times of India
A driver had a narrow escape after his car caught fire in Sector 38 on Wednesday night. A fire tender reached the spot and doused the flames, but the
- Judge hands out enrolment certificates to advocates - Times of India
Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia, judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court awarded more than 240 enrolment certificates to new advocates in the pr