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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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Commission without regular chairman since March, PPSC postpones 5 recruitment exams
January 06, 2024 10:35 IST
Sources said that atleast 4,000 complaints related to SCs were pending as there was no chairperson.
Sat, Jan 06, 2024
Governor writes to CM again, this time seeks report on Aman Arora’s conviction
January 06, 2024 08:39 IST
In a letter to the CM, the Governor said that said that he had received a representation that on December 21, 2023 a court of law convicted Aman Arora for two years and the conviction has not yet stayed by the competent higher court.
Sat, Jan 06, 2024
Amid alliance uncertainty, Bajwa hits out at AAP, says ‘Punjab govt scared of Cong’
January 05, 2024 09:27 IST
Punjab Congress leaders reacted sharply to hit out at the AAP government in the State for registering a fresh case against Khaira at Subhanpur in Kapurthala district.
Fri, Jan 05, 2024
Punjab Congress MLA gets bail, held in new case; party calls it vendetta
January 05, 2024 04:04 IST
In her complaint, Ranjit Kaur stated that five persons came to her house with their faces covered, and threatened her with dire consequences if she gave a statement against Sukhpal Singh Khaira.
Fri, Jan 05, 2024
Reading crisis in Punjab govt schools: Half can’t read Punjabi, 75% unable to read English
January 03, 2024 07:45 IST
A total of 1,17,601 students and 16,972 teachers from 3,656 schools in Punjab had participated in the NAS.
Wed, Jan 03, 2024
Punjab CM Mann softens stand on AAP alliance with Cong after Kejriwal sets toneSubscriber Only
January 01, 2024 21:10 IST
AAP cites the need to 'save the country and Constitution' for its openness for seat-sharing with Cong in Punjab and Delhi, even as Punjab Cong remains opposed to it
Wed, Jan 03, 2024
Punjab govt buys thermal plant for Rs 1,080 crore ‘in cheapest deal in the country’
January 01, 2024 14:59 IST
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann says the 540-MW thermal plant will be named after Guru Amardass, the third Guru of Sikhs.
Tue, Jan 02, 2024
‘Trafficking case’ | Nicaragua flight: 85% passengers men aged 18-40 yrs
December 28, 2023 03:57 IST
About 70% from Punjab, over 20% from Gujarat
Thu, Dec 28, 2023
Minister Aman Arora, mother awarded 2 yrs in jail in 16-year-old family dispute case
December 22, 2023 08:28 IST
Brother-in-law demands dismissal from Assembly, Cabinet; AAP says unlikely.
Fri, Dec 22, 2023
Family dispute case: Punjab minister, his mother get 2 yrs in jail
December 22, 2023 02:11 IST
The court also sentenced eight others, including Arora’s 85-year-old mother, to two years in jail and also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the convicts.
Fri, Dec 22, 2023
Of 13 Lok Sabha MPs from Punjab, 7 suspended; all from INDIA bloc
December 21, 2023 13:40 IST
A senior SAD leader said, “We can never go with the Congress and there is no doubt in that. But Sukhbir Badal was not in the House when the suspensions took place as he was busy in Punjab. Harsimrat was there, but she was not part of INDIA bloc protest.”
Thu, Dec 21, 2023
No new Covid variant in Punjab, says health minister
December 19, 2023 18:15 IST
With NRIs flocking to the state, the health department has bolstered surveillance and testing
Tue, Dec 19, 2023
Punjab scraps vigilance panel set up by Capt Amarinder
December 19, 2023 18:13 IST
Government officials said that the government wanted to bring a stricter system by disbanding the Commission as the AAP government was tightening its noose around previous ministers and MLAs besides several officials in cases of alleged corruption.
Wed, Dec 20, 2023
After making waves in Goa, OreGin comes home to origin state Punjab
December 16, 2023 07:41 IST
Citrus-flavoured gin, brewed in coastal state using kinnows from Punjab, will now be available for sale in border state
Sat, Dec 16, 2023
Punjab’s tomatoes to add flavour to Shatabdi, Vande Bharat train rides
December 15, 2023 08:32 IST
Punjab Agro is selling 200 gm soup concentrate for `90 and with it, 15-20 cups of soup can be made.
Fri, Dec 15, 2023
SYL meeting: No water to share with Haryana, says Punjab
December 15, 2023 08:20 IST
"SYL is a serious issue. I will be attending the meeting," Khattar told reporters in Chandigarh.
Fri, Dec 15, 2023
Congress ‘uncertain’ of Alliance: Mann, Kejriwal start addressing rallies in Lok Sabha segments
December 14, 2023 09:48 IST
The duo have already addressed rallies in Gurdaspur, Ludhiana, Patiala, Sangrur and Hoshiarpur
Thu, Dec 14, 2023
Pathankot DC gets notice over Madhopur rest house land encroachment; he denies charges
December 13, 2023 17:30 IST
An inquiry was conducted by the commissioner, Jalandhar Division, into the matter. The commissioner has indicated a case of encroachment in the report.
Wed, Dec 13, 2023
Punjab hits farm-leader roadblock, yet mops up 53% fine for stubble burning
December 13, 2023 07:40 IST
Officials: Caught between devil & deep blue sea, so acting smartly
Wed, Dec 13, 2023
Centre owes Punjab a whopping 8000 crore, find out how
December 12, 2023 07:12 IST
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Pathak said that centre was yet to release Rs 5,500 crore pending RDF (Rural Development Fund).
Tue, Dec 12, 2023
Punjab gets high on beer with new excise policy
December 08, 2023 07:50 IST
Punjab Medium Liquor (PML) remains an all time favourite of Punjabi tipplers who, records accessed by The Indian Express showed, consumed 20 crore bottles of the same in the 2022-23 fiscal.
Fri, Dec 08, 2023
Punjab yet to use Rs 8,000 crore of central funds, CM Mann asks secys to pull their socks up
December 07, 2023 07:37 IST
The meeting was reminiscent of a similar meeting that the CM chaired on December 23 last year, when he had got upset with the secretaries for not utilising Rs 3,500 crore.
Thu, Dec 07, 2023
Amid row, Punjab Gov reserves three Bills for President’s consideration
December 07, 2023 02:11 IST
“The Hon’ble Governor... has reserved the following three bills for the consideration of the Hon'ble President of India as per Article 200 of the Constitution,” said a Raj Bhavan statement.
Thu, Dec 07, 2023
Now Punjab Governor sends three bills to President, find out what they are
December 06, 2023 15:13 IST
One of the Bills concerns removing the Governor as the chancellor of universities in the state
Thu, Dec 07, 2023
Punjab AAP disappointed at party’s poor show in 3 states, where Mann campaigned for 15 days
December 05, 2023 15:15 IST
Spokesperson Malvinder Singh Kang says the AAP would have fared much better if INDIA parties had contested the polls as a bloc.
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