ZERO HOUR Amarinder says he’s committed to poll promise of waiving farm debt

CHANDIGARH:Laying to rest apprehensions raised by the opposition Shiromani Akali Dal in the Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday, chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh clarified that debt-ridden farmers will not face ‘kurki’ (sale of mortgaged property) in Punjab.

KESHAV SINGH/HTPunjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh addressing the House on the last day of the first session of the 15th Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh on Wednesday.

Amarinder’s campaign managers had coined the slogan ‘Karza Kurki Khatam, Fasal Di Puri Rakam (end to farm debt and its recovery, and full payment for the crop)’ ahead of the assembly polls in Punjab. The CM said he remained committed to the poll promise.

During the zero hour, Akali legislator NK Sharma posed a query to the government on farmers receiving notices from banks to pay back loans. Replying to it, the CM said “no such notices were sent” and the banks were given clear instructions not to approach farmers for recovery of loans.

“Our government has made it clear that no bank will initiate ‘kurki’ of farmers’ property to recover the outstanding debt,” Amarinder told the House.

Talking to mediapersons after the House was adjourned sine die, Amarinder said the Congress had already promised in its poll manifesto to waive farm debt and was in the process to devise a mechanism to implement it. “I will get it checked if any bank has sent recovery notices to farmers despite my government’s clear instructions,” he said.

Earlier in the House, former finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa questioned the government’s orders to halt ongoing development works started during the Akali-BJP regime. He said the government has the powers to issue such orders to the state departments but not to the civic bodies.

Congress legislator Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said under the Akali-BJP government, panchayats were asked to bring in resolutions that the public works department would carry out development works in rural areas. “Was that justified?” he questioned.

BJP HAILS MOVE TO END HALQA IN-CHARGES

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Som Parkash praised the Congress government for putting an end to the halqa in-charge system prevalent during the Akali regime. “The decision should remain in place,” he said. The system of giving prominence to local Akali leaders in respective assembly segments was opposed by their alliance partners BJP a number of times.

Earlier, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief whip Sukhpal Singh Khaira raised the issue of potatogrowers, seeking subsidy for transportation of their produce to other states on the pattern of Gujarat. AAP legislator Baljinder Kaur sought relief for the kin of the four persons who died in an accident in her constituency, Talwandi Sabo, last week. Her party colleague Aman Arora asked the government to restore power connections to the state-run waterworks.

In Cong’s new season of Game of Thrones, it’s Manpreet vs Sidhu

STUDY IN CONTRASTS In their distinctive styles, both cabinet ministers Manpreet Badal and Navjot Sidhu are making their presence felt in the assembly — all to woo their Captain

Sidhu and I are good friends. We even consult each other often. But we are completely opposite. He is flamboyant and has the star power. MANPREET SINGH BADAL, finance minister

CHANDIGARH: The new Punjab assembly has many contrasts. The youngest member is 25-yearold Congress MLA Davinder Singh Ghubaya and the oldest, 89-year-old former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal. Its two opposition parties — rookie Aam Aadmi Party and the seasoned SAD-BJP — too are a study in contrasts. But it is ruling party’s two knights in shining armours, Manpreet Badal and Navjot Singh Sidhu, who the new House is talking about. They too are as different as chalk and cheese.

KESHAV SINGH/HTPunjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal presenting supplementary demands in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday.

Manpreet quotes Urdu poetry and loves history. His interventions in the House are based on “when spoken to or asked to” principle. A man of economics and state’s finance minister, he cites facts and figures. He countered the opposition’s demand for a debate on the vote on account and supplementary demands by striking a camaraderie with the AAP and some straight talk on finances with the Akalis.

Sidhu, on the other hand, is loud, flambuoyant and follows the mantra of “speak when you can”. Left to himself, Sidhu can be the judge, jury and the prosecution. All he needs to do is bowl Sidhusims (funny one-liners). In the House on Monday, he silenced protesting AAP MLAs by mocking their election slogan. “Kende si Kejriwal, Kejriwal, sara Punjab tere naal. Hoon kende ne Kejriwal ae ki ho gaya tere naal (they used to say Kejriwal, entire Punjab is with you. They now say look what happened to Kejriwal). On Wednesday, he was bowling googlies to the SAD. “Che mahine mein toh Kumbhkaran bhi jaag jaata tha, tum das saal so rahe the (even Kumbhkaran woke up once in six months. Were you sleeping for last 10 years),” he said.

Chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh — who has opened the new season of ‘Game of Thrones’ in the Congress by saying it is his last election and he would like to groom a successor — looks impressed with Manpreet when he talks in the House and amused when Sidhu shoots from the mouth.

While Manpreet is making the right noises in the new government by setting its agenda such as no-VIP culture and austerity, Sidhu has an inherent penchant for making news and how! On the first day of the four-day session, he sat on the CM’s chair rather inadvertently! He shook hands with senior MLAs who took the oath, patted the younger ones and hugged his former associates, the Bains brothers of Ludhiana. Even when he is not speaking, he makes a style statement through his colour-coded attire — matching turbans, pocket squares and scarves! Manpreet’s dressing is more demure and aristocratic.

They are both competing for being next in line to the throne. They are both wooing Amarinder. Manpreet through crediting Amarinder for all their government is doing and Sidhu by chatting up Amarinder and being by his side. The Akalis are amused too. Former SAD minister Bikram Singh Majithia, who has no love lost either for Manpreet or Sidhu, describes it as “in-house rivalry” in the Congress. Manpreet laughs off the rivalry bit.

“Me and Sidhu are good friends. We even consult each other often. But we are completely opposite. He is flambuoyant and has the star power. He can attract any audience. In fact, we have a mutual admiration club. Majithia is trying to drive a wedge between us but he will not be able to succeed,” he quipped.

Sidhu, who loves to take on Majithia with “chitta” (a colloquium for synthetic drug in Punjab) jibe, too, rubbished it, with not one but two Sidhusims. “Duniya mein sab se bara rog, kya kehenge log (the biggest disease in the world is what people say about us). The second? “Gaal harda ae hawai, like a pie in the sky”. We leave you to figure this one out by yourself!

Bonhomie gives way to rancour on final day

CHANDIGARH: The bonhomie that marked Day 1 of the first day of the 15th Vidhan Sabha gave way to rancour as the session came to an end on Wednesday.

KESHAV SINGH/HTAAP chief whip Sukhpal Khaira speaking in the assembly. The party legislators stormed the House well and spent the last 10 minutes of the session raising slogans against the speaker.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators, who had staged a walkout on the second day of the session, once again protested and stormed the well of the House and raised slogans against the speaker in the last 10 minutes of the session.

It was in stark contrast with the scenes in the assembly on the first day that witnessed warm hugs and handshakes.

Speaker Rana Kunwarpal Singh tried his best to be a tough monitor and handle the MLAs who were pointing fingers and deriding each other amid barely masked hostility on both sides of the benches.

The AAP made an issue of their allies, the Lok Insaaf Party’s Bains brothers — Simarjeet and Balwinder — not getting seats next to them in the House. The two have been allotted seats away from AAP MLAs, but have been sitting with them during this session. The speaker barred them from speaking in the House till they sat on their designated seats, resulting in leader of opposition HS Phoolka and AAP chief whip Sukhpal Khaira lodging protest. The treasury benches too reciprocated in kind. Pleading with them to allow the two to sit next to them, Khaira said: “Why are you scared of them? It will only help us prepare our floor strategy better and discuss issues yaar. It has taken you barely a week to become like Akalis. Look at what has happened to them,” he said, pointing to the low number of Akali MLAs in the House. His imploring left the Congressmen speechless till Amrinder Singh Raja Warring was heard saying: “Speaker saab even I want to sit next to the CM; I want to hold some discussions with him!”

PHOOLKA, KHAIRA NOT ON SAME PAGE

While Phoolka did not seem to want to blow the issue out of proportion, Khaira wanted the AAP MLAs to protest against the speaker. He huddled them together asking them to leave their seats and walk into the well of the House, where they sat for the last 10 minutes of the session, raising slogans.

The dissonance between Phoolka and Khaira had also surfaced on the issue of government bringing out a ‘white paper’ on the state finances. “It should be timebound and include the deeds of governments of the past 20 years,” said Phoolka. “It should be from the time Punjab was a revenue surplus state in 1985,” said Khaira, forcing Phoolka to later clarify that a white paper on the last 20 years was acceptable.

Later, addressing a press conference, Khaira said the speaker was “partisan” and had brazenly favoured the Congress.

Govt yet to foot PSCPL’s ₹2,600-cr power subsidy bill

PRINCIPAL SECY A VENU PRASAD HAS TOLD THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HC THAT OF TOTAL ₹6,113 CRORE BILL, ₹2,875 CRORE HAVE BEEN PAID AND ₹633 CRORE HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED AS INTEREST

CHANDIGARH : The state government is yet to pay ₹2,600- crore power subsidy bill to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).

Principal secretary, department of power, A Venu Prasad has told the Punjab and Haryana high court that of the total ₹6,113.66 crore bill, ₹2,875.18 crore have been paid and ₹633.32 crore have been adjusted as interest on account of loan under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana.

UDAY was launched by the Centre for operational and financial turnaround of the DISCOMs. Concerned over the whopping bill, the high court has sought time from the state government by which the due amount would be paid.

The information was given by government during resumed hearing of a contempt petition in which the high court had specifically asked the government to supply details.

Seeing state’s response, the bench of justice Rajesh Bindal observed that if the government had given loan to the corporation, it is entitled to claim interest.

“Equally on the other side, if the state is to pay the amount to the corporation, the corporation is also entitled to claim interest from the state if the payment is unreasonably delayed,” justice Bindal said, asking the government to give details as to at what rate it was claiming interest. The court said it should also be clarified that as to how much loan has been advanced by the corporation and if the state is not able to pay the amount due to the corporation, why the loan should not be adjusted against the amount payable.

CENTRE RELEASES ₹29 CRORE FOR SSA

The central government also filed an affidavit stating that ₹29.16 crore have been released on March 23 as share of the Centre towards Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan scheme. The response had come following high court asking it to respond to Punjab’s claims that delay in release of salaries to SSA teachers who have not got salary since September, 2016 was due to delay in disbursal of Centre’s share of ₹365 crore to the state.

Of the total budget of ₹1,059.24 crore for the SSA in 2016-17, the Centre’s share was ₹635.55 crore and the state’s ₹423.69 crore.

The Centre had given only ₹270 crore as the first instalment, of which ₹263.45 crore has been released for salary. The state has released ₹175.64 crore from its own share, Punjab had claimed

Army men take position near the encounter site in Budgam. Tribune Photo: Amin war

Azhar Qadri

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, March 28

Frames moved frantically. A person shouted, “Where is this boy from?” The video then moved closer to the face of a fatally wounded protester. His beard neatly dressed and his eyes shut.A dozen-odd boys and men struggled to move the motionless body, later identified as that of Zahid Rashid, through a barren field as mobile phone cameras follow in pursuit — metres away from the site of a raging gunfight.The video, one of the many that overwhelmed the social media on a bloody Tuesday, provided rare glimpses into a chaotic Kashmir where civilians are rushing to sites of gun battles to help out besieged militants. These videos opened an unprecedented live stream from the encounter area, beaming visuals onto mobile phones and laptops, and triggering a wave of anger.Rashid, whose last moments were captured on the video, became the first of the three protesters who got killed in the Chadoora area of central Kashmir.In another video, which captured Rashid’s journey home from the hospital, an angry teenager runs a commentary from inside the ambulance as it is intercepted by the police near the Jehangir Chowk here.The video shows frantic moments as police personnel halt the vehicle leading to fistfights with the ambulance inmates. As the police fire tear-smoke shells to disperse the crowds that assembled around the ambulance, the video kept rolling and captured a woman’s emotional outbursts from inside the vehicle.These videos are increasingly being uploaded on the social media. A worried police had launched a crackdown earlier this month as it detained several dozen youth for administrating online messenger groups in one of the districts of south Kashmir in a bid to root out the growing coordination between protesters.However, the impact of such crackdowns is becoming ineffective. The state government had also previously blocked the internet and phone signals in the areas where the security forces were involved in counter-insurgency operations.The visual elements — photographs and videos — are proving to be a mobilising factor in the region, where the front lines are changing drastically. The militants have effectively used the social media in recent years, releasing video statements, which have catapulted their popularity and their cause.

New Delhi, March 26

The Indian Navy’s iconic Tupolev-142M anti-submarine warfare aircraft will be decommissioned on Wednesday after serving as a mainstay in guarding the Indian Ocean region for almost three decades.The Soviet-era aircraft, known as one of the most formidable airborne reconnaissance platforms around the world, were part of all major naval exercises and operations of Indian Navy since its induction in 1988.Tupolev-142M fleet is being replaced by 12 P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft of Boeing which are equipped with harpoon anti-ship missiles, lightweight torpedoes, rockets and new generation sensors and radars.A Navy official said the Tupolev-142M aircraft would be decommissioned by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba on March 29 at a ceremony at INS Rajali, India’s premier naval air station in Tamil Nadu’s Arakkonam.A total of eight Tupolev-142Ms were inducted into the Navy and currently only three of them are in operation.“The aircraft has done the Indian Navy proud by participating in all major naval exercises and operations with distinction. The aircraft saw action during Operation Cactus in Maldives and participated in operational missions off Sri Lanka to provide airborne surveillance,” said the official.With its four powerful engines, slender fuselage and swept wings, Tupolev is the fastest turboprop aircraft in the world and reportedly is difficult to intercept by fighters.The decommissioning of the reconnaissance aircraft comes weeks after the Navy bid farewell to aircraft carrier INS Viraat. — PTI

General Bipin Rawat addresses the media. Tribune file photo

New Delhi, March 23

The armed forces should be prepared for conventional warfare along the country’s borders and advanced technology for military must be made available on a fast track mode, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday.

He said that adequate focus must be given to ensure that “trial procedure” for procurement of military systems do not linger on for too long.

Without naming any country, Rawat said India will continue to face conventional or non-traditional forms of warfare and the armed forces will have to be ready to deal with any such challenge.

“The armed forces will have to remain prepared for conventional warfare along our borders,” the army chief said while addressing a two-day conference on military communication.

Addressing the gathering, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said the government was committed to fulfil requirements of the armed forces and that information technology can act as a force multiplier.

Rawat also stressed on the need to adopt the latest technologies for the armed forces without any delay so that it does not become obsolete after induction.

“We will have to identify the correct type of technology for the armed forces and ensure that our trial procedure do not linger on for long,” he said.

Communication technology for the armed forces must be simple, light-weight and easy to maintain as they will be required for wars on the borders, he said, adding the technology must work in extreme weather conditions.

Referring to social media, the Army Chief said the “adversaries” appeared to be taking advantage of it.

He also talked about the need for having proper encryption mechanism, both for voice and data, for communication network for the armed forces.

Speaking on the occasion, CII’s Chandrajit Banerjee pitched for early notification of the strategic partnership for defence production between the government and the defence industry. — PTI

Ashok Chaudhary (seated), husband of minister Aruna Chaudhary (R), at an Education Department meeting in Punjab Secretariat. Tribune Photo

Ruchika M Khanna

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 22

One must have heard of panch “patis” running the show on behalf of their better halves, but of “mantri pati”, perhaps not. Aruna Chaudhary, Minister of State, Higher Education and School Education,  seems to be relying completely on her spouse Ashok Chaudhary ”for helping her learn the ropes.” The latter told The Tribune that this was because they were a perfect couple, who worked in coordination!  Ashok Chaudhary not only accompanied the minister to her office today, but was seen chairing department meetings, meeting MLAs who called on his wife at her office on the sixth floor of the Punjab Civil Secretariat, and even going through the department files. While the minister stood talking to women representatives, her husband remained seated on  a chair placed adjacent to the minister’s (with higher back).  All this while, officers seemed quite amused at this power “shift”. But Ashok Chaudhary, a retired Additional Director, Local Bodies Department, told The Tribune that he had merely accompanied his wife to the Secretariat to help her locate her room and get familiar with the work environment as well as to guide her on holding meetings. “What wrong have I done? As her life partner, I should be helping her at every step. She has been assigned two public dealing departments. I was merely helping her. As a former government employee, I am aware of the rules and have not issued any directions on her behalf,” he said.Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had promised 33 per cent  reservation for women in jobs at his maiden Cabinet meeting held last week. He has inducted two women in his Cabinet. Punjab has seen some of the toughest women politicians, who have worked independently. Rajinder Kaur Bhattal has been the CM. Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder, Satwant Kaur Sandhu, Bibi Jagir Kaur and Dr Upinderjit Kaur have been ministers. They all worked independently.

New Delhi, March 21

A total of 88 Kashmiri youths joined militancy in 2016, the highest in the last six years, the Centre has said, adding that infiltration almost tripled last year as compared to 2015.It, however, said the situation in J&K had “improved to a large extent” in the current year. In written replies to two separate questions in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir shared data about Kashmiri youths taking up arms, infiltration attempts and law and order situation in the Valley.The data shows a steady increase in the number of youths taking up arms in the Valley from 2014 onwards as compared to the period between 2010 and 2013.According to the data, 88 Kashmiri youths joined militancy in 2016, which is the highest in the last six years.In 2010, 54 youths joined militancy, in 2011 the number came down to 23. It further dipped to 21 in 2012 and 16 in 2013, it said. In 2014, the number shot to 53, and in 2015, it reached 66 before touching the highest mark in six years (88) in 2016, the data said.“The state of Jammu and Kashmir has been affected by terrorism, sponsored and supported from across the border. The levels of terrorist violence in the hinterland of J&Kare linked to infiltration from across the border,” Ahir said.The data on infiltration shows that about 121 terrorists had sneaked into the country in 2012, highest in six years, followed by 119 in 2016.“The counter-terrorism efforts saw the best figures in 2010, when 81 per cent of the infiltration attempts were thwarted by the security forces, with only 95 terrorists entering the country as against 489 attempts,” the data said.In 2011, 52 terrorists had crossed over against 247 infiltration attempts, while in 2013, 97 ultras managed to sneak in against 277 attempts, it said. — PTI

Laying focus on violence-prone areas’

• “Barring some violence-prone pockets, the situation is at present normal. Efforts are afoot to bring the situation under control in these vulnerable pockets,” said Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir in the Lok Sabha

Charanjit Singh Channi assumes charge as Technical Education Minister on Monday. Photo courtesy: Facebook Charanjit Channi

‎Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 20

Charanjit Singh Channi on assuming charge as Technical Education and Industrial Training Minister on Monday said his priority would be to ensure professional training to the youth of the state. ‎He said evaluation of the present syllabi in the technical education institutes would be carried out, which would be replaced by the syllabi in accordance with demands of today’s technologically driven era and would be of the level of IITs and other prominent institutes.

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The Minister said it would be his endeavour to substitute the outdated courses with the ones which would be job-oriented. He said the intelligent students would be sent abroad for higher studies at government expense which would save them from being exploited by unscrupulous agents.

A Sikh manuscript and swords displayed at Newarke Houses Museum in Leicester. Photos: sikhmuseum.org.uk

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 19

An exhibition underway at Newarke Houses Museum, Leicester, is showcasing relics from the Anglo-Sikh wars.The wars were fought between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company in a series of battles leading to the annexation of Punjab in 1849. The British were led by Generals who had fought in many military campaigns, such as the Napoleonic wars (1803-15), while the Sikh forces comprised remnants of the army created by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.The exhibition uses 3D modelling and augmented reality technology to bring lost relics to life. The Anglo-Sikh Wars Project was initiated last year by the Sikh Museum Initiative (SMI), which has worked with various museums across the UK. The SMI was formed in 2015 by a group of Leicester professionals and volunteers to research and promote Sikh heritage in the UK.Leading the project is Sikh scholar and historian Gurinder Singh Mann, head of the SMI. Speaking at the exhibition launch recently, Mann said: “This exhibition has brought together many items from the Anglo-Sikh wars in one place for the first time. A number of items have never been seen in public before.“We have 3D-modelled several key relics, from the Kohinoor diamond to the sword of Lord Hardinge. Our augmented reality set-up showcases how we can advance our knowledge of history and heritage through new technologies.”The exhibition, which will continue till June 4, tells the story of the battles through artefacts which were captured by British regiments, including swords, manuscripts, paintings and other objects from the battlefield.There is a parallel display at the University of Leicester, where copies of the Illustrated London News and other publications from the period can be viewed.

VIP culture ‘to end’ I Legislation on ‘conflict of interest’ I Cartels to face action

The Cabinet has called for banning use of red beacons atop vehicles, though CM’s convoy (above) is exempt. Barring Manpreet Badal, all ministers allowed use of beacons while leaving post the meeting. Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Rajmeet Singh

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 18

Proposing an overhaul of the political, administrative and police setup in Punjab, the Capt Amarinder Singh government, in its first Cabinet meeting, today decided to end the VIP culture and bring in a legislation on “conflict of interest”, wherein the ministers or MLAs could be unseated on being found to have business interest in their official capacity.

No beacons will be used by ministers, MLAs and officers on vehicles, except on emergency vehicles, the vehicles of the CM, the Chief Justice and High Court Judges.

To cut expenditure and minimise public harassment, the functioning of the district administration would not be disturbed during visits by the CM and ministers.

No banquets and dinners at government expense will be allowed.

With an aim to end the sand mining, transport, cable and liquor “cartels” active during the previous Parkash Singh Badal government, the Cabinet decided to introduce a slew of steps and legislations.

Apart from bringing a White Paper on various omissions and commissions by the SAD-BJP government, it was decided to set up a Commission of Inquiry to review “false” political cases and fix accountability.

Further, a third party audit of all the government expenditure (above Rs 10 crore) during the last three years would be done. In future, third party audit of government spending will be an annual feature.

The Cabinet also decided to recall unutilised pre-election funds from all departments to generate revenue and stayed all decisions of the last six months pending for review.

For transparency and accountability, all the MLAs and MPs will have to declare their immovable properties on January 1 every year and asset details of all IAS, IPS, PCS and Class-1 officers would be tabled every year in the Vidhan Sabha.

33% JOBS FOR WOMEN

Cabinet decided to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in all government jobs and increase their representation in PRIs and Urban Local Bodies from 33 to 50 per cent.

NO FOREIGN TRAVEL

The Cabinet banned foreign travel by ministers, MLAs and officials for two years.

HALQA SYSTEM GOES

The system of halqa incharge and use of political clout by staff in seeking transfers and favours has been ended.

DRUG TASK FORCE

A Special Task Force headed by ADGP Harpreet Sidhu, leading anti-Maoist ops in Chhattisgarh, will implement a programme to eliminate drugs. In next meeting, Home Department will submit a proposal for enactment of Confiscation of Drug Dealers Property Act.

NO SALE OF FARMER LAND

A new legislation will be brought to prohibit sale/auction of farmers’ land by lending agencies.

JOINT EXERCISE WITH NEPAL ARMY GOES ON FOR 9TH DAY

K-SITUATION, HARSH WEATHER CAST SHADOW ON ZOJILA TUNNEL PROJECT

CAPT STARTS SECOND INNINGS WITH TEAM OF 9 FIRST TASK: DRUG TASK FORCE

MINISTERS AND THEIR PORTFOLIOS

LT GEN JASBIR SINGH DHALIWAL ,CHIEF PATTRON SANJHA MORCHA THE MAZAR OF HAZRAT MOINUDDIN CHISHTY PRAYS AT AJMER

CAPT AMARINDER SINGH TAKES OATH AS PUNJAB CM RAHUL GANDHI, MANMOHAN SINGH ATTEND SWEARING-IN

CAPT KEEPS HOME; MOHINDRA GETS HEALTH, SIDHU LOCAL BODIES, MANPREET FINANCE

NO DEPUTY CM POST FOR SIDHU, TAKES OATH AS CABINET MINISTER

AMARINDER SINGH’S JOURNEY TO BEING PUNJAB’S CAPTAIN A SECOND TIME

KARAN AVTAR SINGH NAMED PUNJAB CHIEF SECRETARY AMONG 12 TOP TRANSFERS

AMARINDER SINGH’S JOURNEY TO BEING PUNJAB’S CAPTAIN A SECOND TIME

ATUL NANDA APPOINTED PUNJAB ADVOCATE-GENERAL

PRIORITY WILL BE TO RESTORE LOST GLORY OF PUNJAB: MANPREET BADAL CHANNI ORDERS REMOVAL OF RED BEACON FROM HIS CAR

6,000 PUNJAB BUS PERMITS TO GO