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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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Amid procurement pangs, Mann dials Shah, urges him to move Centre’s stock
October 23, 2024 13:50 IST
Bats for rice millers ahead of their meeting with Union minister Joshi
Wed, Oct 23, 2024
Amid stand-off with Mann govt, Punjab rice millers say called by Centre for talks
October 22, 2024 08:48 IST
Punjab Rice Millers Association chief appeals to farmer bodies to have patience, wait for meeting’s outcome.
Tue, Oct 22, 2024
Bhagwant Mann approves prosecution of Dera chief Ram Rahim in 2015 sacrilege cases
October 21, 2024 22:43 IST
The three FIRs relate to sacrilege incidents that began on June 1, 2015, when a copy of the Guru Granth Sahib was stolen from a gurdwara in Burj Jawahar Singh Wala village.
Mon, Oct 21, 2024
RTI reveals shrinking travel bills of Punjab MLAs
October 21, 2024 12:54 IST
In 2021-22, the total travel bill of the state legislators was Rs 2.37 crore, which dropped by Rs 17 lakh to Rs 2.20 crore in 2022-23. By 2023-24, it had further decreased to Rs 1.60 crore, marking a significant decline from over Rs 2 crore.
Mon, Oct 21, 2024
A turncoat and a son of a sitting MP among 4 AAP candidates for Punjab by-elections
October 20, 2024 14:32 IST
It has been learnt that R K Chabbewal was trying to get the Chabbewal ticket for his brother. But the party chose his son for the seat
Mon, Oct 21, 2024
Disruptions in paddy procurement: Punjab CM Mann reads riot act to millers: ‘Won’t hesitate to get rice milled outside state’; they say go ahead
October 20, 2024 12:44 IST
The CM said that the state government has already enhanced the labour charges adding that if needed he will explore possibility of further increasing it.
Sun, Oct 20, 2024
High Court warning and a year later, Punjab conducts panchayat polls. But cloud over AAP govt still hoversSubscriber Only
October 18, 2024 20:21 IST
First, AAP govt faced heat for dissolving panchayats ahead of tenures ending, then for delaying the rural polls after setback in Lok Sabha elections. In run-up to polls, Opposition accused officials of putting hurdles in filing nominations.
Fri, Oct 18, 2024
EC announces bypoll to 4 Punjab Assembly seats, battle of prestige for both AAP, Cong
October 16, 2024 14:54 IST
Of 4 Assembly seats, three were represented by Cong, one by Aam Aadmi Party
Wed, Oct 16, 2024
Decode Politics: Why paddy again has Punjab govt in muddy watersSubscriber Only
October 16, 2024 11:04 IST
Parties trade charges, CM Mann approaches Centre as lack of storage space, ‘low yield’ from new varieties hit procurement
Thu, Oct 17, 2024
Protesting farmers refuse to accept SC panel’s invite for talks, say ‘it’s being imposed on them’
October 16, 2024 09:21 IST
The two-page letter raises seven points describing the inability of the farmers organisations to hold talks with the committee.
Wed, Oct 16, 2024
India-Canada row: AAP Punjab govt maintains silence on issueSubscriber Only
October 15, 2024 18:32 IST
Bhagwant Mann's government yet to clarify its stand, has faced Opposition attack earlier over its silence on the Canada row
Tue, Oct 15, 2024
Punjab appoints Arbind Modi, who simplified India’s tax law, chief advisor on fiscal affairs
October 12, 2024 08:16 IST
Elective surgeries, admissions to be suspended; OPDs shut today due to Dussehra
Sat, Oct 12, 2024
Gov, Mann on same page on innovation, improving education landscape
October 12, 2024 03:20 IST
Govt awaits Raj Bhawan assent to Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
Sat, Oct 12, 2024
Punjab govt ‘to vacate offices being run from rented accommodations as austerity measure’
October 11, 2024 09:24 IST
“With the audit of these buildings, everything will be clear. Soon after the audit, we will issue orders to these departments to vacate the private properties. We may save over Rs 50 crore with this exercise,” the official said.
Fri, Oct 11, 2024
Growing footprint of Arvind Kejriwal in Punjab govt? As shake-up continues, speculation mountsSubscriber Only
October 11, 2024 07:24 IST
AAP insiders say Kejriwal has “taken the driver’s seat” to help party course-correct after LS poll poor performance; CM’s aide says Mann approved changes in CMO, Cabinet
Fri, Oct 11, 2024
Punjab gets a new chief secretary, third in two and a half years
October 09, 2024 16:10 IST
IAS officer K A P Sinha succeeds Anurag Verma as chief secretary in Punjab.
Thu, Oct 10, 2024
Punjab Cabinet OKs rules for notifying law granting ownership rights to tillers
October 09, 2024 05:15 IST
It took the AAP government in Punjab over a year-and-a-half, to get the rules of the Act approved. The Bill to this effect was brought to the Punjab Legislative Assembly by former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s government in October 2020.
Wed, Oct 09, 2024Kejriwal meets Punjab ministers in Delhi, reviews performance
October 08, 2024 08:30 IST
Except for Mann, Kejriwal had called all Punjab ministers to Delhi and held one-to-one meetings with them, asked them about their report cards and gave them targets for the next year, a Punjab government source told The Indian Express.
Tue, Oct 08, 2024
Rice mess in Punjab: How Food Corporation of India is to blame
October 05, 2024 08:25 IST
Last year, Punjab procured around 185 LMT of paddy, which was sent to over 5,000 rice mills for processing.
Sat, Oct 05, 2024
Days after SC notice over temporary police chief, Punjab govt says will take legal opinion after getting order copy
October 05, 2024 08:21 IST
The Centre had questioned the state government in March 2023 as to why it was not sending a panel of eligible officers for appointment of a regular DGP.
Sat, Oct 05, 2024
After high court rap, funds-starved Punjab deposits Rs 12 crore
October 02, 2024 11:28 IST
Hearing a case related to the insufficient sewage treatment plants in Punjab, the high court had threatened to impose a daily fine of Rs 1 crore on the state government.
Wed, Oct 02, 2024
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s aide removed as director of communications
October 02, 2024 11:04 IST
Navneet Wadhwa's removal followed that of Onkar Singh as officer on special duty to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
Wed, Oct 02, 2024
Retired IAS officer makes way for retired IRS officer as Punjab RERA chief
October 01, 2024 09:43 IST
A source said that the government had received 16 applications and shortlisted two candidates
Tue, Oct 01, 2024
In Punjab, 15 IAS, PCS officers transferred twice within 48 hours
September 26, 2024 13:25 IST
The 15 IAS and PCS officers in Punjab had received their first transfer orders on Monday. The latest orders were issued as part of a massive rejig where 124 officers were transferred on Wednesday.
Thu, Sep 26, 2024
Bereft of MLALAD funds, Punjab legislators feel helpless: ‘We are for attending bhogs & weddings only’
September 26, 2024 09:36 IST
The fund-crunched state, having a debt of Rs 3.5 lakh crore, has been unable to give its MLAs a discretionary fund or MLALAD to carry out development work in their constituencies.
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