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BJP RS MP and state-in-charge Tarun Chugh

BJP slams AAP government, flags illegal mining, extortion, media censorship

August 09, 2026 6:24 am

A day after SAD chief Sukhbir Badal called on PM Narendra Modi, BJP RS MP and state-in-charge Tarun Chugh at a press meet questioned AAP’s style of governance, and said that the party has become “the country’s biggest example of misuse of state machinery”.

Rs 25,000 crore pending DA: Punjab employees knock on Supreme Court doors

August 06, 2026 9:59 am

Punjab government employees and pensioners have filed a caveat in the Supreme Court, anticipating the government may challenge a high court order directing it to clear pending dearness allowance dues.

Corridors of Power: Bhagwant Mann’s retreat on stray dogs, bureaucratic 'pen paralysis' and anxiety over women’s aid

May 24, 2026 3:27 pm

With the ED arrest of Sanjeev Arora, often seen as the Punjab government’s chief troubleshooter on finances, money is a bigger concern than optics for the AAP, as the women’s aid scheme is set to launch in July.

Punjab and Haryana High Court cracks whip on illegal Sutlej mining, warns deputy commissioner of personal appearance

April 27, 2026 9:31 am

Despite a detailed representation submitted on December 21, 2025, to multiple authorities – including the Punjab chief minister, Punjab chief secretary, and district officials – the petitioners claim no action was taken.

560-day protest ends in 10 minutes: Gurjeet Singh Khalsa brought down from BSNL tower in Patiala

April 25, 2026 4:47 am

Farmer Gurjeet Singh Khalsa had climbed the 400-foot-high BSNL tower in Samana in Punjab’s Patiala district, to demand stricter laws against sacrilege incidents.

Punjab sacrilege protest: After 560 days atop 400-ft BSNL tower, farmer to descend on Friday

April 22, 2026 9:51 am

Farmer Gurjeet Singh Khalsa’s protest demanding a stricter law against sacrilege incidents will end on April 24, the 560th day of his protest.

Punjab nurses' strike enters Day 2, talks with govt inconclusive

March 27, 2026 5:30 pm

Despite the government invoking ESMA, the protesting nurses remain firm on continuing the strike.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday issued notice on an application alleging that 961 fully grown trees were being cut in Sector 69, Mohali, on land owned by the Working Friends Cooperative House Building Society,

Midnight transfer for Baghapurana SDM after Moga election row, 8 other officers also transferred in Punjab

March 26, 2026 1:33 pm

In a letter addressed to the chief secretary, Baghapurana SDM Babandeep Singh Walia had reportedly sought his transfer and raised concerns about ‘mental harassment’ and undue interference in the electoral process.