Punjab

SC stays Punjab & Haryana HC ruling striking down Income-tax Section 147A

The dispute concerns whether tax reassessment notices can be issued by jurisdictional assessing officers or must be routed through the faceless assessment mechanism

Punjab Lecturer Cadre Admit Card 2026 out at erd.punjab.gov.in, know more

The Education Department Directorate, Punjab, has released the Punjab Lecturer Cadre Admit Card 2026. Candidates can download the hall ticket on the official website of ERD, Punjab

Coal stocks at Punjab's power plants at around '114% of requirement'

Coal ministry says Punjab power plants had stocks at 114% of normative requirement on September 11, ruling out inadequate coal supply as the cause of low generation

Former Punjab minister Bhagat Chunni Lal passes away at 93 in Jalandhar

Former Punjab minister Bhagat Chunni Lal passed away on Thursday, his son and Cabinet minister Mohinder Bhagat said. The 93-year-old Lal breathed his last at his home in Jalandhar. "Chunni Lal Bhagat ji is no longer with us. We are deeply saddened by his demise, Mohinder Bhagat, who is the Horticulture minister in the AAP government, said. His cremation will take place in Jalandhar at 5 pm on Thursday. The Punjab government declared a half-day holiday in view of Lal's demise. Lal was a cabinet minister in the erstwhile SAD-BJP government in 2012. He held the portfolios of Local Government and Medical Education and Research in the then Parkash Singh Badal government. Born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan) on December 1, 1932, his family settled in Jalandhar after partition. Lal unsuccessfully contested his first election as an Independent from Jalandhar South in 1985. He won the election from the same constituency on a BJP ticket in 1997. He again became MLA in 2007 and 2012. In 201

Congress reshuffles key posts, names Sachin Pilot Punjab poll in-charge

Punjab goes to polls early next year while assembly elections in Gujarat will be held later next year

Centre advances Census exercise in poll-bound UP, Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand

The elections in all four states are due early next year

Nitin Nabin appoints BJP in-charges for poll-bound UP, Punjab, Gujarat

BJP president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday appointed Rajya Sabha MP Vinod Tawde and national general secretary as in-charge of party affairs in Uttar Pradesh and newly appointed national secretary Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel as co-in-charge. Newly appointed BJP national general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Satish Poonia was made in-charge of party affairs in Punjab, according to a notification issued by the party. Nabin made Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Chugh in-charge of party affairs in Gujarat. "These appointments will come into effect immediately. The appointment of other state in-charges will be made in due course; meanwhile, the current Prabhari arrangement will continue," the BJP said in a circular. According to party sources, these appointments have been made in view of the assembly polls next year. While the assembly elections in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh are due early next year, Gujarat will go to polls later in 2027. This comes a day after the BJP overhauled its national team under party

Forty years on, has India allowed General Vaidya's sacrifice to fade away?

Soldiers, however senior, can't determine their destinies, and especially so in democracies

HC bars Punjab govt from large-scale ad campaigns till DA arrears are paid

Punjab High Court dismissed PSPCL appeal, saying financial constraints cannot justify withholding Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief from employees and pensioners

PSEB Punjab Supplementary Result 2026: Class 10th, 12th results out soon

Punjab Board 10th and 12th Supplementary Result 2026 is expected to be out soon on the official website. Candidates must be ready with their login credentials and download the marksheet

Punjab govt urges Guv to clear ordinance on absorbing outsourced staff

The Punjab government has urged Governor Gulab Chand Kataria to approve an ordinance that entails a long-pending measure to end the exploitation of thousands of outsourced employees and pave the way for their direct contractual engagement with the state government. The Punjab State Outsourced Personnel Transition to Contractual Engagement Ordinance, 2026, was approved by the state Cabinet on July 13, 2026. Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said here on Saturday that the Bhagwant Mann-led state government has consistently prioritised employment generation and workers' welfare, and accused the previous Congress and Akali Dal-BJP regimes of "institutionalising contractor-based exploitation". Cheema said, "The ordinance, which was approved by the Punjab Cabinet on July 13, 2026, will facilitate the transition of thousands of long-suffering outsourced workers -- including sanitation workers, sewer workers, and power board staff -- into direct contractual engagement with the state ...

Punjab DSR area rises 36% to over 400K acres in Kharif 2026: State agri min

Punjab's area under direct-seeded rice rose 36% to over 4 lakh acres in Kharif 2026, aided by incentives and efforts to conserve groundwater

Punjab Police arrest inspector in US indictment-linked extortion case

Punjab Police arrested Inspector Gurinderjit Singh after a probe allegedly linked him to the extortion of ₹16 lakh from a US-based family, with corruption and extortion charges added to the case

How the controversy over 'Satluj' could reshape Punjab's electoral politics

The Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj doesn't blame any political party or individual politicians. We only know the demographic in Punjab it's bound to trigger the most

Tussle for Punjab Congress chief post: Leaders from Channi camp meet Baghel

Amid a tussle over the party's state leadership, Congress leaders considered close to former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday started arriving at party leader Rana Gurjit Singh's residence, where a meeting has been scheduled with AICC state in-charge Bhupesh Baghel. Baghel also reached Rana Gurjit's residence at around 12.15 pm. Ending days of suspense, Channi and senior Congress leaders close to him decided to finally meet Baghel on Saturday and apprise him of party workers' "sentiments". Channi, along with senior leaders Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Gurpreet Singh Kangar, along with several other leaders, have reached Rana Gurjit's residence. It was not clear if Baghel would interact with all the leaders present or only a select number of them. Leader of Opposition and senior party leader Partap Singh Bajwa, who was invited by Rana Gurjit Singh, and former deputy chief minister O P Singh will be present at

Govt committee backs retaining OTT ban on Satluj over 'security' concerns

A committee set up by the Centre to examine the content of the Diljit Dosanjh-starrer film 'Satluj' is learnt to have recommended that the ban on its public access through online streaming platforms should remain as the film allegedly goes against India's sovereignty and integrity, government sources said on Saturday. The Honey Trehan-directed film depicts the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, who investigated the cremation of thousands of unidentified bodies in Punjab between 1984 and 1994, and was abducted and murdered by the state police in 1995. It was pulled from the OTT platform ZEE5 for viewers in India two days after its release on July 3 after the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting cited security concerns. Subsequently, the ministry set up an inter-department committee (IDC) under the IT Rules 2021 for a detailed examination of the film and recommend the future course of action. The issue turned political in Punjab, with the Shiromani Gurdwara ...

Diljit Dosanjh's 'Satluj' removed from ZEE5 just 2 days after its release

Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh's long-delayed film "Punjab '95", which released in India on streaming service ZEE5 under a new title "Satluj", has become unavailable on the platform just two days later. The film, based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, was stuck in censorship for over three years. The Honey Trehan-directed movie was released without any cuts on Friday, but on Sunday evening the platform shared a statement to inform viewers that it's no longer available in India. "In light of the current developments, 'Satluj' will be unavailable in India until further notice. We remain committed to exploring every appropriate avenue through due process to bring the film back to our audiences at the earliest opportunity," the streamer said in a statement. The OTT platform said the response to 'Satluj' since its release has been truly overwhelming. "We are deeply grateful to every viewer who chose to subscribe, watch and champion the film. Your love and support

Punjab AAP govt notifies VB-G RAM G scheme despite earlier opposition

The AAP government in Punjab, which had been opposing the Viksit Bharat Guarantee Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G), has notified the rural employment scheme, which will come into force from July 1 in the state. The Bhagwant Mann government had convened a special session of the Punjab Assembly last December which had unanimously passed a resolution against the VB-G RAM G Act. "In order to align the rural development framework with the national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 by providing an enhanced statutory wage employment guarantee of one hundred and twenty five (125) days in each financial year to such rural households whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work; "And to focus on employment, growth, convergence and saturation, the government of Punjab is pleased to notify the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM G] Scheme, Punjab 2026, under the provisions of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevik

Punjab Police Admit Card 2026 Out: Phase 1 exam to commence from July 1

Punjab Police has released the admit card for the Phase 1 exam 2026. Candidates can now download their hall tickets from the official website. This CBT will be held from Jul 1 to Jul 30, 2026

Punjab BJP chief urges Centre to boost DAP, urea supply for paddy season

Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon has written to Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers J P Nadda, urging him to ensure an uninterrupted and timely supply of DAP and urea fertilizers during the ongoing paddy sowing season in the state. In his letter, Dhillon mentioned that the issue was discussed in detail during his meeting with the Union minister on June 6. With the paddy sowing season now fully underway across Punjab, he requested that the supply of these crucial fertilizers be further enhanced to meet rising demand. Dhillon stated that the central government is already aware of the seriousness of the issue and has been supplying fertilizers as required. However, he drew the Union minister's attention to the fact that fertilizer demand in Punjab reaches its peak during June and July. Any shortage during this critical period forces farmers to stand in long queues outside cooperative societies and fertilizer outlets. Such delays can disrupt sowing operations, adverse