Punjab Assembly’s Anti-Sacrilege Bill Panel Holds First Meeting, Plans Public Consultations

Days after the Punjab Vidhan Sabha referred the controversial Punjab Prevention of Offences against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025, to a Select Committee, the 15-member panel held its first meeting at the Vidhan Sabha secretariat today. Aam Aadmi Party MLA and Chief Khalsa Diwan president Inderbir Singh Nijjar chair the committee. The committee, formed to deliberate … Read more

Select Committee Formed on Punjab’s Anti-Sacrilege Bill; Public Consultations to Begin Soon

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Saturday constituted a 15-member select committee to hold deliberations with religious heads, institutional leaders and the public over the contentious Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025. The move comes days after the Assembly referred the proposed legislation—commonly known as the anti-sacrilege Bill—to the panel … Read more

Punjab Cabinet Clears Educators, BBMB, Races, Universities

Punjab Cabinet approves Special Educator Recruitment, New Law for Bullock Cart races, BBMB Security Shift, and Recognition for two private universities The Punjab Cabinet has taken several important decisions in its latest meeting, aimed at improving education, protecting cultural traditions, strengthening state control, and expanding higher education. Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, Education Minister Harjot … Read more

Strategic intervention needed to accelerate pesticide-free basmati export from Punjab

The Punjab State Farmers and Agricultural Workers Commission’s Chairman Prof. Dr. Sukhpal Singh held detailed discussions to accelerate export of pesticide-residue-free basmati from Punjab to further give a big push to crop diversification. Stressing that crop diversification should be implemented a efficaciously in active participation of all stakeholders, the Chairman Prof. Dr. Sukhpal Singh pointed … Read more

Sanjeev Arora to take oath as Cabinet Minister

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is set to expand its cabinet today, Thursday, July 3. This will be the seventh cabinet expansion in the three years of the government’s tenure. During this expansion, a reshuffling of departments among some ministers is also likely. Newly elected MLA from Ludhiana West, Sanjeev Arora, is … Read more

Alliance of Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP in Exchange for Protecting Majithia: AAP

BJP Actively Shielding Majithia; Central Agencies Interfering Unnecessarily in Investigations: Tarunpreet Sond Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Punjab Cabinet Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sondh held a press conference on Tuesday, addressing the matter of the investigation into the illegal properties and wealth amassed by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia. Sondh accused the … Read more

AAP Suspends MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap for Five Years Over Remarks on Majithia Case

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has suspended its senior leader and former IPS officer and MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh from the party for five years, citing anti-party activities. The decision was taken by the party’s top decision-making body, the Political Affairs Committee (PAC), sending a strong signal that AAP will not tolerate any political … Read more

CM FELICITATES STUDENT OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS WHO HAVE CRACKED NEET EXAM

DESCRIBES EDUCATION AS PANACEA OF ALL ILLS Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday said that the state government is taking ‘out of the box ideas’ to give a boost to the education sector in the state. Addressing the gathering after facilitating the students clearing NEET exam, the Chief Minister said that in the … Read more

PUNJAB TO HAVE ITS FIRST INTEGRATED STATE WATER PLAN TO PRESERVE AND REPLENISH WATER RESOURCES

CM GIVES NOD TO THIS AMBITIOUS PLAN WITH 14 POINT ACTION PLAN THE PLAN FOCUSES ON EFFICIENT IRRIGATION PLAN, EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF SURFACE WATER, DEEP GROUND WATER STUDY, FLOOD MANAGEMENT PLAN, WATER CONSERVATION, ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE OF GROUND WATER, CROP DIVERSIFICATION AND OTHERS For the first time in the history of the state, the Punjab Chief … Read more

Thousands Participate in ‘CM di Yogshala’ at PAP Ground, Jalandhar

A large-scale yoga event titled ‘CM di Yogshala’ was held on Thursday morning at the PAP Ground in Jalandhar, Thousands Participate in ‘CM di Yogshala’ at PAP Ground, Jalandhar. drawing thousands of participants from across the region. The program commenced at around 5:15 AM and witnessed enthusiastic involvement from people of all age groups, including … Read more

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