MUMBAI: The Congress got a fresh dose of glamour with well-known television actress Kamya Panjabi joining the party here on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH: Captain Amarinder Singh has today formally joined the BJP. Informally and internally, he had joined the BJP long ago but today the former Chief Minister has let the cat out of the bag by announcing formation of a new party and negotiating seats with the BJP. This was stated by senior Congress leader and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa in a press statement released here today.

CHANDIGARH:  The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved summoning of the special session of the Assembly on November 8 to oppose the Centre's notification extending the jurisdiction of the BSF from 15 km to 50 km from the international border, besides repealing the three "black" farm laws.

CHANDIGARH: Trials for selection of various state teams for Khelo India Youth Games will be held by Sports Department Punjab on October 30, 2021 at 11 am.

AMRITSAR: Dedicated to the centenary of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and in memory of the martyrs of the Gurdwara Reform Movement, a grand gurmat function of Sikh missionary organizations was held at Gurdwara Sri Manji Sahib Diwan Hall here on Monday.

CHANDIGARH:  Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will lead a non-political delegation of agricultural experts to meet the Union Home Minister to discuss possible solutions to the ongoing farmers' agitation on Thursday.

LUDHIANA: The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved summoning of the 16th Special Session of 15th Punjab Vidhan Sabha on November 8, 2021 to oppose Centre's notification extending the jurisdiction of BSF from 15 km to 50 km along the international border besides repealing the three black farm laws.

CHANDIGARH: Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced the launch of his own political party, ahead of the Assembly elections slated for early next year.

AMRITSAR: Bibi Jagir Kaur, President, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) today inaugurated a solar power plant at Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib to reduce the cost of electricity.

CHANDIGARH: Reiterating the commitment of the state government to raise the standard of medical education and research, Dr. Raj Kumar Verka said that projects worth Rs. 219 crore are being implemented for the rejuvenation of Patiala government medical college and hospital. With the full implementation of these projects the people of Malwa region would start getting better facilities for treatment.

CHANDIGARH:Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon on Tuesday assumed charge as the Chairman of Markfed in the presence of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa accompanied by the Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Transport Minister Amarinder Singh Raja Waring and Industries Minister Gurkirat Singh Kotli.

CHANDIGARH:  Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh may announce the launch of his own political party on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday directed the procurement agencies to immediately take all necessary steps to put the paddy procurement process back on track after heavy rains lashed parts of Punjab over the past two days.

CHANDIGARH: The All Party Meeting convened by the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday resolved to strongly oppose the Centre Government’s decision to extend the jurisdiction of BSF from 15 to 50 KM areas along the International border in the state constitutionally, legally and politically in order to restore the status quo that existed before the notification of October 11, 2021.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Transport Minister Mr. Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, on Monday, handed over appointment letters to family members of the seven farmers of district Mansa, who have lost their lives during the ongoing farmers' agitation against the draconian agri-laws of the Modi government.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to further improve the horticulture sector, the Punjab government has decided to adopt the latest technology from Israel so as to get a good yield of crops and vegetables even with less water consumption.

VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the Pradhan Mantri Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana (PMASBY) from his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi which will be one of the largest pan-India schemes to strengthen healthcare infrastructure.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government would soon conduct a survey of the blind persons across the state and provide best treatment to those who have any chance of regaining their eye sight.

MUMBAI: In a new bombshell, a witness in the cruise ship rave party raid case has accused the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of allegedly demanding bribes from Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan to release his son Aryan Khan, here on Sunday.

CHANDIGARH: Having strong ecosystem, business friendly policies and excellent factors of production, Punjab has become a preferred investment destination for the global firms in last few years.

VARANASI: Atul Rai, the jailed Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP from Ghosi and one of his accomplices, have now been booked under the Gangster Act.

CHANDIGARH: As a precursor to two-days Progressive Punjab Investors Summit-2021 on October 26 & 27, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday in a meeting met delegation of German Companies operating in the state.

AMRITSAR: Mr. Karnail Singh Peermohammad, General Secretary, SAD-United has made it clear that there can never be an election pact with the Congress Bhartiya Janata Party and (SAD) Badal Dal.

CHANDIGARH: On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, the Punjab Government on Friday handed over cheques of Rs. 50 lakh each to the victim families of the farmers and a journalist, who were killed in the tragic incident at Lakhimpur Kheri District in Uttar Pradesh on October 3.

CHANDIGARH: Assuring the farmers of cotton growing belt in Southern Punjab of every possible help in mitigating their woes, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday asked the Deputy Commissioner of cotton affected districts to send the complete reports positively by October 29 so as to disburse compensation to them at the earliest.

AMRITSAR: Former minister Bikram Singh Majithia today said chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi had made promises worth Rs 15,000 crore in the last one month but had failed to give any real benefit to the people as no money had been allocated to fulfill the so-called commitments.

CHANDIGARH: Building a pharmaceutical park in Bathinda would serve the entire country, particularly the Northern region, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The Punjab Finance Minister Mr. Manpreet Singh Badal made these remarks during a meeting today with Union Minister for Chemicals, Fertilizers and Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Mansukh L. Mandaviya, seeking the establishment of a pharmaceutical park in Bathinda.

CHANDIGARH: A 24X7 online Quick Response Centre would be set up to deal with any problem faced by NRIs at the airports on their return home. This was stated by the NRI Affairs Minister Pargat Singh while presiding a review meeting of NRI Affairs department here today.

CHANDIGARH:On the directives of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has cleared the outstanding arrears of electricity bills worth Rs. 77.37 crore of 96,911 domestic consumers having load below 2 KW till date.

FEROZEPUR: The Punjab Government headed by Chief Minister Mr. Charanjit Singh Channi has given huge relief to the consumers of power up to 2 KW to help the needy people and waived the outstanding electricity bills of Rs. 758.9  lakh Have gone.

AMRITSAR: the 487th  birth anniversary  of 4th Sikh Guru  and founder  of holy city Amritsar  Sri Guru  Ram Dass   ji  was celebrated  with  great enthusiasm enthusiasm  here today and thousand  of devotees  took a holy  dip  in the sacred  "sarovar" of Sachkhand  Sri Harmandir  Sahib.

KAPURTHALA: Punjab Government has launched a special caimpaign to save ground water under " Micro irrigation " policy as the farmers would be able to attain subsidy upto 80 to 90 % on drip irrigation projects.

CHANDIGARH: Aiming to control pharmaceutical drug abuse, Deputy Chief Minister Punjab OP Soni directed all the Drugs Control Officers to check indiscriminate sale of habit forming drugs.

CHANDIGARH: Emphasizing the need to harness the immense potential of the State youth in a constructive manner, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday said that the youth would be the deciding factor in the forthcoming Punjab Vidhan Sabha polls next year.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday asked the Police force to ensure effective, efficient and transparent policing across the state to instil confidence of the general public in the law and order machinery.