Mohali building collapse: Death toll rises to 2, many feared trapped for 17 hours
Dec 22, 2024, at 01:33 pm
Mohali/IBNS: At least two people including a 20-year-old woman from Himachal Pradesh were killed after a four-storey building collapsed in Punjab's Mohali on Saturday, media reports said. Several people are still feared trapped even after 17 hours.
Bhagwant Mann denied political clearance for Paris Olympics visit over security arrangement issue
Aug 04, 2024, at 03:07 am
Chandigarh: The Central Government has refused political clearance for Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to travel to Paris to support the Indian hockey team at the ongoing Olympic Games, media reports said.
Feb 21, 2024, at 01:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a historic move, the Supreme Court Tuesday declared Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Kuldeep Kumar the winner of last month's Chandigarh mayoral election, ending weeks of controversy after Returning Officer Anil Masih was caught on camera invalidating and discarding eight votes in his favour.
'Muslims are 18 percent, we are 2 percent but we are...': Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal
Dec 26, 2023, at 05:02 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: In a remark potent enough to stir a row, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has claimed Muslims are not equal because of an absence of a leader unlike the Sikhs, media reports said.
Aug 26, 2023, at 05:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab and the Governor has intensified after the latter warned of recommending the President's rule over Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann not responding to official communication.
'Gurbani is for all': Bhagwant Mann's free broadcast rights bill set to become law
Jun 21, 2023, at 04:02 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: The free broadcast of Gurbani, Sikh religious hymns, is set to become law in Punjab with the state assembly clearing the bill introduced by the Bhagwant Mann government Tuesday.
May 24, 2023, at 02:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann met Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata during which the Bengal Chief Minister pledged support to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi against the Centre's move on officers' posting in the national capital.
Bhagwant Mann denies reports on Punjab increasing water supply to Rajasthan
May 24, 2023, at 01:33 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday denied the reports about Punjab increasing river water supply to Rajasthan from the present 700 cusecs to 1200 cusecs and said that the state has no single drop of spare water to share with the other states.
'He had no way to escape': Punjab Police on Amritpal Singh's arrest
Apr 23, 2023, at 07:35 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Amritpal Singh, the fugitive Sikh separatist leader who had been on the run for more than a month, was arrested after a massive operation involving surrounding of a village where he was hiding, the Punjab Police said on Sunday.
Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh arrested after 37 days, surrendered to Punjab Police
Apr 23, 2023, at 04:29 pm
Moga/IBNS: Amritpal Singh, a fugitive Khalistani leader who has been on the run since March 18, surrendered before Punjab police in Moga on Sunday.
Kejriwal faces 56 questions from CBI in Delhi excise policy case
Apr 17, 2023, at 05:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After being questioned for nine hours in relation to a Delhi excise policy case, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal left the Central Bureau of Investigation headquarters on Sunday night.
Amritpal Singh crackdown: Top Sikh body Akal Takht gives ultimatum to AAP govt, Centre
Mar 28, 2023, at 05:05 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Top Sikh body Akal Takht has given an ultimatum to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab and Centre over the police's crackdown against separatist leader Amritpal Singh, mdia reports said.
Amritpal Singh crackdown: 'No incident from the state,' says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
Mar 21, 2023, at 07:04 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday boasted of the "peace and harmony" which his government claimed to have maintained amid a major crackdown on Khalistani separatist leader Amritpal Singh.
Bhagwant Mann govt cracks down on Punjab 'gun culture', cancels 800 licences
Mar 12, 2023, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major crackdown on the so-called 'gun culture' in Punjab, the Bhagwant Mann government Sunday cancelled the licences of 813 guns in the state.
Feb 26, 2023, at 04:52 am
Amritsar/IBNS: People, who brought the Sikh holy book Guru Granth Sahib to a police station to use it as a shield, are in no position to call themselves the 'waris' (heir) of Punjab, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Saturday.
Employment is the biggest solution to drug problem in Punjab: Bhagwant Mann
Feb 25, 2023, at 05:41 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Friday said the state government is implementing proper measures to increase employment in the state.
KCR projects national image with opposition parties' meet, Arvind Kejriwal attends
Jan 19, 2023, at 05:01 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao took the first step towards building a non-Congress Opposition Front with the maiden meeting with Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal and other top leaders at Hyderabad.
CMs from Delhi and Punjab arrive to participate in BRS public meeting
Jan 18, 2023, at 02:15 pm
Hyderabad: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann, arrived in Hyderabad on Tuesday evening to participate in the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Party’s inaugural Public Meeting to be held at Khammam on Wednesday.
Sidhu Moosewala murder: Gangster Goldy Brar detained in the US, confirms Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
Dec 02, 2022, at 07:54 pm
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday confirmed that Canada-based gangster Satinder Singh aka Goldy Brar has been detained in the US in connection with the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala, media reports said.
Dec 01, 2022, at 03:00 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: A massive protest is underway outside the Sangrur home of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who is on the campaign trail in Gujarat ahead of assembly elections in the western state.
'Operation Lotus defeated': Bhagwant Mann after winning trust vote in Punjab assembly
Oct 04, 2022, at 01:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann won the trust vote in the assembly on Monday amid a walkout by the Congress MLAs.
Chandigarh airport to be renamed after Bhagat Singh: PM Modi
Sep 25, 2022, at 07:53 pm
Chandigarh airport will be renamed after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat'.
Bhagwant Mann calls meeting of MLAs tomorrow after Punjab Guv's move
Sep 22, 2022, at 05:22 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has called for a meeting of MLAs on Thursday after Governor Banwarilal Purohit turned down the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's demand for a special session of the assembly to introduce a trust vote.
Drunk Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann deplaned, caused flight delay, says opposition; AAP denies
Sep 20, 2022, at 02:04 am
The opposition in Punjab has slammed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann after reports emerged that he was allegedly deplaned in Germany's Frankfurt airport for being drunk.
Viral video shows AAP Punjab MLA slapped by husband
Sep 02, 2022, at 07:17 pm
Jalandha/UNI: A day prior to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s visit to Talwandi Sabo, a video on social media showing party MLA Baljinder Kaur being slapped by her husband after an altercation has gone viral.
Bhagwant Mann appoints Raghav Chadha as Advisory Committee chief
Jul 12, 2022, at 02:21 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has appointedAAP's Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha as the Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the state government.
Jul 07, 2022, at 09:42 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Thursday tied his nuptial knot with a doctor from Haryana, Gurpreet Kaur, in presence of close people including party supremo Arvind Kejriwal.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to marry second time today in low-key ceremony
Jul 07, 2022, at 06:44 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will get married to Dr. Gurpreet Kaur in a low-key ceremony in Chandigarh on Thursday. This is his second marriage.
Days after Sidhu Moose Wala murder, Punjab CM seeks Canada's help in nabbing gangsters
Jun 11, 2022, at 12:19 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Friday sought support from the Canada government to nab "gangsters operating from Canadian soil", said reports.
Sidhu Moosewala killing: Bhagwant Mann orders probe into Punjab singer's security curtail
May 30, 2022, at 06:47 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has ordered a probe into the decision to curtail popular singer-Congress leader Sidhu Moosewala's security in response to a letter sent by the father of the 28-year-old singing sensation who was killed Sunday, media reports said.