New Delhi: Sukhbir Singh Badal, the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, on Monday attacked Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann saying he didn’t consider the latter a Sikh. He also accused AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal of running the Punjab government instead of Mann, saying the Delhi CM was also the CM of the border state. …
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, inaugurated projects worth Rs 1,125 crore at Maur Mandi in Bhatinda on Sunday. This was Kejriwal’s third trip to Punjab in a month after Gurdaspur on December 2 and Hoshiarpur on November 18. Kejriwal is scheduled to go …
At least 60 students of a government school in Sangrur district of Punjab were admitted to the hospital after complaints of stomach ache and vomiting. As per the officials, the health complications emerged after the students had a meal in the hostel mess. Punjab’s Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains took note of the matter and …
Leader of Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday flayed chief minister Bhagwant Mann for his government’s “ill-equipped drive” against drug menace in the state. Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa (File) Citing a news report, Bajwa said the Gurdaspur Red Cross De-addiction Centre was on the verge of closure following acute shortage of buprenorphine …
News Cities Chandigarh In Chandigarh, prevalence of diabetes is 20.4%, national average is 11.4%: Study According to a study published in The Lancet, Diabetes and Endocrinology, 10.1 crore people in India are suffering from diabetes, and till two decades ago, diabetes was known as a health problem associated with increasing age. The analyst estimated that …
Curated By: Nibandh Vinod Last Updated: November 01, 2023, 05:55 IST Why Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka, and 4 Other States Observe November 1 as Formation Day. (Image: Shutterstock) Seven Indian states – Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab – celebrate their Formation Day on November 1. Here’s a look at the history …
Image Source : PTI/FILE PHOTO Petrol Pump station in New Delhi The increased demand for ethanol for blending with petrol and diesel to meet government targets has pushed industry players to boost production. Ethanol is an organic compound that is produced from biomass. The reason why ethanol is blended with petrol is that it reduces …
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Image Source : FILE Besides, it collected Rs 2,348.55 crore from Value Added Tax (VAT), Rs 76.91 crore from CST (central sales tax) and Rs 52.71 crore from Punjab State Development Tax (PSDT) during the first four months of this financial year, Cheema said in a statement issued here. Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema …