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Have no faith in chief minister Amarinder Singh: Punjab ministers

Four ministers said they would seek time to meet Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and apprise her of the political situation in the state

Demand to 'replace' Punjab CM gains momentum within Congress again

The demand to 'replace' Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh just months ahead of the Assembly polls once again gained momentum

Punjab Congress dispute runs deep ahead of the Assembly elections

There is an element of creative tension in all this that was missing in the party so far

Amarinder, Sidhu agree on 10-member policy group for better coordination

CM Captain Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday agreed to set up a 10-member 'Strategic Policy Group' to ensure better coordination between the ruling party and the state government

Punjab hikes state agreed price of sugarcane by Rs 15 per quintal

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday approved a Rs 15 per quintal hike in the State Agreed Price (SAP) of all sugarcane varieties for the 2021-22 crushing season

Won't tolerate any aggression by Pakistan, will teach a lesson: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday vowed to protect the state against the "nefarious designs" of Pakistan

Will teach Pak lesson of lifetime if tries to be adventurous: Punjab CM

CM Amarinder Singh vowed to protect the border state against the nefarious designs of Pakistan, even as he pledged to continue fighting with the farmers for the repeal of the Centre's black farm laws

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh meets PM Modi, seeks repeal of farm laws

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to immediately initiate steps for the repeal of the controversial farm laws.

Punjab CM raises farm laws issue with Amit Shah; seeks 25 CAPF companies

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh met Home Minister Amit Shah and urged him to repeal the three farm laws, citing social, economic and security implications of a prolonged farmers' agitation.

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor resigns as Punjab CM's Principal Advisor

Kishor on Thursday resigned as Principal Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, saying "he's resigning in view of his decision to take a temporary break from public life".

Tokyo 2020: Indian hockey team played extremely well, says Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the Indian hockey team played extremely well and wished the team the very best for the next match

Sidhu's team flags key issues' before Amarinder, told govt already on it

Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu and the four working presidents met Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Tuesday demanding action on five key issues

Amarinder to meet Gadkari to seek land relief revision for farmers

The issue relates to 25,000 hectares of land in 15 districts of the state.

Punjab Congress crisis far from over: Jakhar questions Sidhu's appointment

All is not well within Punjab Congress as former state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar has expressed his grievance openly, saying the party has forgotten him

Best of BS Opinion: Living in 'interesting times', Af without Pak & Islam

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day.

Sidhu takes charge as Punjab Congress chief in presence of Amarinder

Navjot Singh Sidhu took charge as the president of the Punjab Congress in the presence of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday

One team, two captains

With the appointment of Navjot Sidhu as the head of the Punjab Congress, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh is, without doubt, down. But whether he is out remains to be seen, writes Aditi Phadnis

Sidhu meets Amarinder before taking charge as state Congress chief

Ahead of taking charge of the state Congress, Navjot Singh Sidhu met Chief Minister Amarinder Singh at the Punjab Bhawan here on Friday

Amarinder to attend Sidhu's inauguration as Punjab Congress chief on Friday

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will attend the Friday event where Navjot Singh Sidhu will formally take over as the state Congress chief. Kuljit Singh Nagra and Sangat Singh Gilzian, two of the four newly appointed working presidents for the state party unit, extended a formal invite to the CM at his farmhouse in Mohali's Siswan for the installation ceremony. Sidhu and Amarinder Singh have been at loggerheads for the past some time, with the Amritsar (East) MLA recently attacking the CM over the desecration cases. The chief minister had also opposed his appointment as the state Congress chief and had said he won't meet Sidhu until the cricketer-turned-politician apologises for his "derogatory" tweets against him. After meeting Amarinder Singh, Nagra told reporters that the CM will come to the event. "An invitation from the pardhan sahib (PPCC president), ministers and MLAs have been given to the CM. He has accepted the invitation and will reach there to give his blessings,"

Sidhu to take charge as Punjab Cong chief on Friday, to invite CM for event

Sidhu will be taking over from incumbent state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar.