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Mahatma Gandhi's statue vandalised at public park in Punjab's Bathinda

A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised by some unidentified people at a public park in Ramman Mandi here, said police on Saturday. The incident took place on the intervening night between Thursday and Friday, they said. Locals strongly condemned the incident when they came to know about the vandalism. Station House Officer (Sadar) Harjot Singh Mann said they are investigating the matter, and have registered a case at Ramman Mandi Police Station. Ashok Kumar Singla, president of District Urban Congress, demanded immediate arrest of those who were behind the incident. Police assured that the culprits would be nabbed soon. They said CCTV footages of the area are being examined to trace the culprits.

Former Punjab speaker, SAD leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon passes away at 79

Former Punjab Speaker and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon passed away in his sleep early Saturday. He was 79

Quashing gangster culture, controlling drug menace top priority: Punjab DGP

Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Thursday said eliminating gangster culture and controlling the drug menace are the top priorities of the state police.

Delhi gets rains; downpour likely in Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan today

An off-shore trough at mean sea level runs from Gujarat coast to north Karnataka coast, the IMD said

North to western India to get scattered rainfall during next five days: IMD

Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Rajasthan during the next five days will very likely receive receive scattered to fairly rainfall with isolated thunderstorm and lightning

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann faces perils of his poll promises

Mann stares at a twin-headed monster: Resuscitating the state's debilitated public-sector enterprises and controlling the spiralling debt

IMD predicts heavy rains in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh till July 10

Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr, Ropar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and several other cities of Punjab are likely to witness heavy showers between July 9 and July 10

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann gets married in a private ceremony in Chandigarh

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will get married at a private ceremony here on Thursday. Mann (48), will be tying the knot with Dr Gurpreet Kaur, who belongs to Pehowa in Haryana's Kurukshetra. It will be Mann's second marriage. He had separated from his first wife in 2015 and has two children -- daughter Seerat Kaur (21) and son Dilshan (17) -- from his first marriage. Tight security arrangements have been made at the residence of the chief minister here. Gurpreet Kaur (30), shared a picture of herself on Twitter and wrote, Din Shagna Da Chadya (the day of marriage has arrived). She also thanked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders for their congratulatory messages. According to the AAP, family members of Mann, including his mother and sister, and a few guests will attend the wedding, which will be solemnised according to Sikh rituals. Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal along with his family will attend the ceremony. Talking to reporters here, AAP

Punjab power subsidy at multi-year high, other sops in focus in new budget

Punjab's new budget promises sops that may delay the state's date with fiscal prudence

Lessons from Punjab: The perils of fanaticism

The book teaches us how a hegemonic state, unchecked religious fanaticism, political arrogance and incompetence, can create a perfect storm

PSEB Class 10 results 2022: Punjab board announces marks, check here

The Punjab state education board is likely to declare the results for class 10 exams on Tuesday

Delhi Police arrests 2 more in connection with Sidhu Moose Wala murder case

Two more people allegedly involved in the killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala have been arrested by Delhi Police's Special Cell, officials said on Monday

No GST compensation: Will the Centre find another way to give states money?

It is also important to see which states can finance a reasonable portion of their regular expenditure with their own revenue

PSEB Class 10 results 2022: Punjab board likely to declare marks today

PSEB Class 10 results 2022: The Punjab state education board is likely to declare the results for class 10 exams today

Capt Amarinder Singh to merge party with BJP after returning, claims leader

Former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh is likely to merge his party Punjab Lok Congress with the BJP after his return from London, where he is recovering after a spinal surgery

Punjab houses get 300 units of free power, pending arrears till Dec waived

Previous governments used to make promises during elections, five years would pass by the time promises were fulfilled but our government has set a new example in Punjab's history, he said in a tweet.

Punjab houses to get 300 units of free electricity from today: CM Bhagwant

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said his government is fulfilling a guarantee made to people of the state as from Friday each household will be getting 300 units of free electricity every month. The AAP government had earlier announced giving 300 units of free power to every household from July 1. Previous governments used to make promises during elections five years would pass by the time promises were fulfilled but our government has set a new example in Punjab's history. Today we are going to fulfill another guarantee given to Punjabis. From today, each family in Punjab will get 300 units of free electricity per month, Mann said in a tweet. Giving 300 units of free electricity to each household every month was one of the key promises made by the Aam Aadmi Party during the 2022 Punjab assembly polls. AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha said Punjab has become the second state after Delhi to provide free electricity to people. Today is a historic day as Punjab become

No river pollution will be allowed in proposed textile parks: Punjab CM

CM Bhagwant Mann said the Central government has approved the scheme for setting up seven PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks (PM MITRA) in partnership with state governments.

PSEB class 12th result declared on pseb.ac.in: 96.96% students pass

PSEB has recorded an overall pass percentage of 96.96 per cent, with class 12 girls performing better with a pass percentage of 97.78 per cent

Punjab CM endorses Oppn's suggestion of resolution against Agnipath

Opposition leader Partap Singh Bajwa demanded the CM to bring a joint resolution in the current assembly session against the Agnipath scheme