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Reaching out to Punjab

September 06, 2025 11:42 am

Urgent relief from Centre, reinforcement of river embankments, and reform of Indus Waters Treaty are needed

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Explained: Why Punjab keeps flooding

September 07, 2025 11:39 am

Punjab, drained by three perennial rivers and a number of smaller tributaries and seasonal rivers, is naturally prone to flooding. But the devastation is made worse by poor governance and decision-making

First religion is farming: AAP block chief quits over land pooling policy

July 29, 2025 10:23 am

Tapinder Singh, a resident of Jodhan village in Ludhiana, announced his resignation through a Facebook post written in Punjabi, stating, “First religion is farming.”

'Not just land, we are fighting for our identity, livelihood’

July 23, 2025 11:28 am

Villagers have accused the government of duplicity, questioning why the sale and purchase registration of land has been stopped in villages falling under the scheme if it is truly voluntary as they say.

Amid protests by farmers & Oppn, higher rent, letter of intent in 21 days: Mann govt tweaks land pooling policy

July 22, 2025 9:22 pm

CM hits back at Opp for 'misleading' farmers for 'vested political interests'

CM Bhagwant Mann, AAP, Arvind Kejriwal, Opposition parties, Punjab, Chandigarh

Punjab AAP govt draws Oppn parties’ ire over replacing CM with CS as chief of development bodies

June 23, 2025 9:40 am

Punjab Cabinet minister Harbhajan Singh hit back at the opposition parties, accusing them of making “baseless and misleading” statements to confuse the public for political gains.

BJP chief Sunil Jakhar, Punjab CM, Bhagwant Mann, Arvind Kejriwal, Chandigarh

AAP govt has turned into commission agent for realtors; Mann and Kejriwal aggregators: Jakhar

June 14, 2025 11:55 am

Earlier on Tuesday, Jakhar had demanded a probe by the Income Tax (IT) department into the income of the state's political leaders to ascertain how much assets they possess now and how much they had before joining politics.

Easy Jamabandi app, Punjab government, Chandigarh

As Punjab launches Easy Jamabandi, why it matters to public, and how it may help govt save resources

June 14, 2025 11:50 am

Currently, the applicant has to meet the DC or SDM for reporting corruption. With the new system, as soon as the applicant submits the application, the department proactively sends the What’s App message to the applicant.