Farmers demand arrests over alleged conspiracy to defame protest at Shambhu border

Farmers demand arrests over alleged conspiracy to defame protest at Shambhu border

Wednesday, 26 June 2024 | PNS | Patiala

Farmers protesting at the Shambhu border in Patiala district on Tuesday demanded the arrest of individuals, they allege, attempted to create chaos at their protest site. The farmers, led by prominent farm union leaders, did not mince a word to claim that these miscreants are backed by the Punjab and...

PSPCL advances green energy initiatives with recommissioning of Jalkheri biomass plant

Tuesday, 25 June 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh/Patiala

In a significant move towards sustainable energy and environmental conservation, Punjab’s Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Monday announced the successful recommissioning of 10 megawatt (MW) biomass power plant in Jalkheri village, Fatehgarh Sahib district. This initiative marked a major stride in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited’s (PSPCL) efforts to...

Jalandhar Bypoll: Senior Cong leader Tikka joins AAP

Tuesday, 25 June 2024 | PNS | Jalandhar

With the Jalandhar West Assembly by-election approaching, senior Congress leader and former councillor Rajiv Onkar Tikka on Monday resigned from the party, citing dissatisfaction over being overlooked for the party ticket.   Tikka, a prominent figure in the Jalandhar political scene, expressed his long-standing grievances with the Congress party. Tikka, who has...

Under Cheema, Finance Ministry should be renamed as ‘Ministry of Debt Raising’: Bajwa

Tuesday, 25 June 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh

Senior Congress leader and the Leader of Opposition in Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday lashed out at the Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema for handling the state’s economy so poorly as it has reached the verge of collapse. “The Finance Ministry of Punjab, under Harpal Singh Cheema, should be...

Fissures evident in Cong as Ashu absent from Warring’s Ludhiana meeting

Tuesday, 25 June 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh

Amid ongoing internal strife within the Ludhiana District Congress, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president and newly-elected MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday conducted a meeting with Congress workers. Notably absent was the party’s state working president and former MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu, intensifying speculation about the widening rift...

Gear up for upcoming assembly polls: BJP’s Haryana election in-charge to party workers

Monday, 24 June 2024 | PNS | Rohtak/Chandigarh

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who has been recently made Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP's) election in-charge for Haryana on Sunday, asked the party workers to gear up for the upcoming state assembly elections and reach out to the people to expose the Congress’ “falsehood” and “misrule”.   Pradhan, addressing the party workers...

NEET-UG Retest in Chandigarh: Both Students Fail to Appear

Monday, 24 June 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh

A retest for the NEET-UG examination scheduled for two students at an exam centre in Chandigarh turned out to be a non-event as neither of the students showed up, leading to the gates of the centre being closed after the no-shows.   The exam was slated to take place at St Joseph’s...

Over 58.93L animals vaccinated against FMD and HS in Punjab

Monday, 24 June 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh

Stating that more than 58.93 lakh animals have been vaccinated against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Hemorrhagic Septicemia (HS) in Punjab, the state’s Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Sunday directed the Department officials to inoculate total livestock population of 65,47,407 — comprising 25,31,460...

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