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Kanchan Vasdev
Kanchan is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express' Punjab bureau. She covers the Chief Minister’s Office, government policies and politics. Her 22 years of experience covering crime, women issues, environment and politics, has included a previous stint with The Tribune and has also assisted in the launch of city editions of the newspaper. She has written a monograph on Abandoned Brides by NRIs as part of Prabha Dutt memorial fellowship and as a Centre for Science and Environment fellow worked on Pollution in Satluj river. She tweets @kanchan99
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On Punjab’s procurement list: six dogs to sniff drugs in jails
October 14, 2025 12:49 IST
The source added that earlier the Punjab government had bought two sniffer dogs from central agencies. “Those two are deployed with the state excise department and have been able to detect cases of lahan.”
Tue, Oct 14, 2025
‘This colt was my third son…’: All for the love of his pet, Punjab farmer to organise bhog ceremony for his dead horse
October 14, 2025 12:16 IST
Fateh Jung, of the 'majhuke' bloodline, had become a rage on social media after it was introduced at the Jagraon horse fair 4 weeks ago
Tue, Oct 14, 2025
Janata Party chief booked after AAP MLAs say their signatures forged in his RS bypoll papers
October 14, 2025 07:30 IST
Chaturvedi filed two nominations for the elections — one on October 6 and another on October 13.
Tue, Oct 14, 2025
Post floods, Punjab allows desilting of Ravi, Sutlej: 85 sites, 190-cr cubic ft, Rs 840 cr
October 14, 2025 01:06 IST
Punjab floods: The government had on June 9 floated tenders, inviting contractors to silt the sand from Sutlej near Ismailpur block in Jalandhar and sell it in the open market.
Tue, Oct 14, 2025
Punjab trims flood damage demand by Rs 384 cr, revises figure to Rs 12,905 cr
October 11, 2025 09:38 IST
Rural Devp dept reported damage of Rs 3,554 cr, down from Rs 5,043 cr; revenue dept raises demand to Rs 2,782 cr
Sat, Oct 11, 2025
50% to 100% crop damaged on 3 lakh acres in Punjab
October 10, 2025 22:44 IST
The government had pegged total damage to crop on 5 lakh acres
Fri, Oct 10, 2025
Wary of Centre’s ‘hole-picking,’ Punjab Chief Secy calls officials with revised flood damage memo today
October 09, 2025 11:34 IST
Punjab floods: PWD officials were directed to revise the estimate of damage, which was earlier assessed at Rs 1,600 crore, but the department later revised it to Rs 1,300 crore.
Thu, Oct 09, 2025
Punjab govt plans to announce 24th district Anandpur Sahib carved out of Ropar
October 08, 2025 10:48 IST
Likely to inform the special Assembly session on Nov 24
Wed, Oct 08, 2025
350th martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur: Punjab govt plans to announce 24th district — Anandpur Sahib — carved out of Ropar
October 08, 2025 10:29 IST
Likely to inform the special Assembly session on Nov 24
Wed, Oct 08, 2025
After Shah raises protocol, Punjab prepares memorandum of damage suffered in floods
October 07, 2025 09:47 IST
Chief Secretary KAP Sinha chaired a meeting of departments concerned to finalise the memorandum. “
Tue, Oct 07, 2025
Tarn Taran Bypoll: As AAP falls back on tested turncoat formula, Akali factions may muddle waters
October 07, 2025 08:42 IST
Sandhu joined the AAP in July and was prompt assigned the ticket for the bypoll, which is being viewed as a barometer ahead of the 2027 Assembly polls.
Tue, Oct 07, 2025
Industrialist Rajinder Gupta named AAP candidate for Punjab Rajya Sabha seat
October 04, 2025 16:43 IST
Rajinder Gupta, the Trident Group chairman, earlier resigned as vice-chairman of the Punjab Planning Board and chairman of the Shri Kali Mata Temple Management Committee. Kanchan Vasdev Chandigarh
Sun, Oct 05, 2025
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom: Punjab proposes special House session at Anandpur Sahib
October 04, 2025 02:45 IST
Anandpur Sahib was founded by Guru Tegh Bahadur in 1665. He had named it Chak Nanaki after his mother, Mata Nanaki
Sat, Oct 04, 2025
Punjab flood relief | Mann says Shah promised more; MHA: ‘utlise Rs 12,589 cr SDRF’
October 01, 2025 02:21 IST
A controversy had erupted in Punjab after floods over the issue of SDRF. While PM Modi had stated that Rs 12,000 crore was lying in SDRF, the state government had contested the claim
Wed, Oct 01, 2025
Amid demand for minister, secy removal, Assembly passes flood resolution slamming central aid
September 30, 2025 09:45 IST
The resolution was passed unanimously in the absence of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators.
Tue, Sep 30, 2025
Punjab focuses on flood relief ops, procuring paddy; Haryana set to work on new voter list
September 28, 2025 14:11 IST
In a meeting with the EC on September 10, the Punjab Chief Electoral Officer, Sibin C is learnt to have stated that Punjab had suffered the worst floods in its history with all 23 districts under effect.
Sun, Sep 28, 2025
From ‘bambookat’ to chuckles: Punjab assembly unplugged
September 27, 2025 16:12 IST
While floods took the centre stage in Punjab assembly on Friday, the sidelights were equally significant
Sat, Sep 27, 2025
Punjab: Bajwa demands dismissal of Water Resources Minister, suspension of secy
September 27, 2025 03:52 IST
Speaking during the special session of Vidhan Sabha, the Leader of Opposition demanded a time-bound investigation by a sitting High Court judge into the cause of floods
Sat, Sep 27, 2025
Punjab Vidhan Sabha tables resolution condemning Centre for ‘meagre’ Rs 1,600 crore flood-relief package
September 26, 2025 15:44 IST
The PMO also faced criticism for ‘not responding to the Punjab chief minister’s repeated request for a meeting’.
Fri, Sep 26, 2025
Going under the hammer soon, five Punjab govt properties
September 20, 2025 12:44 IST
PWD guest house, printing press, vet hospital, sugar mill among properties to be sold to generate revenue
Sat, Sep 20, 2025
Centre agrees to declare Punjab ‘severely flooded’, enhanced funds on the cards
September 19, 2025 02:19 IST
With Centre agreeing to declare Punjab “severely flooded”, the border state, which is recovering from the worst floods since 1988, is expecting a higher allocation of funds for compensation.
Fri, Sep 19, 2025
What worsened Punjab’s flood crisis: ‘delayed’ desilting plan, legal hurdlesSubscriber Only
September 17, 2025 19:43 IST
Tenders for desilting the Sutlej river were floated in June, just before the monsoon season, and the government did not finalise them, citing environmental concerns.
Wed, Sep 17, 2025
Punjab now looks at Aerotropolis extension — the conventional waySubscriber Only
September 17, 2025 12:07 IST
Under this policy, forced acquisition will be done instead of voluntary acquisition as was promised in the voluntary land pooling policy.
Wed, Sep 17, 2025
‘Is settling scores’: Mann slams ban on Sikh jathas to Pak, says ‘BJP has deep-rooted enmity with Punjab’Subscriber Only
September 16, 2025 08:50 IST
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “settling scores with Punjab”, after having “some deep rooted enmity” with the state on the issue of Centre asking the states not to allow Sikh Jathas to Pakistan on the occasion of parkash utsav of Guru Nanak Dev. Mann’s reaction came a […]
Tue, Sep 16, 2025
‘Not going anywhere’: Bhagwant Mann puts speculation about change in guard in Punjab to restSubscriber Only
September 13, 2025 15:27 IST
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann hit out at the Centre over the India-Pakistan cricket match on Sunday, saying ‘in this scenario, they forget Pahalgam and Pulwama’.
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