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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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National Crime Records Bureau Report-2022: Punjab third in registering drug cases in list led by Kerala, tops in smuggling
December 05, 2023 08:33 IST
Punjab top the list of states in cases pertaining to possession of drugs for trafficking with 7,433, up from 5,766 in 2021. It was followed by Uttar Pradesh (4,920), Tamil Nadu (2,590), Rajasthan (2,428) and Madhya Pradesh (2,169).
Tue, Dec 05, 2023
Punjab: Over 3 weeks after SC order, Gov still sitting on state Bills
December 03, 2023 07:06 IST
Mann, in his DO letter, had submitted that the “five Bills which were passed by the Punjab Vidhan Sabha are pending at your end for your assent.
Sun, Dec 03, 2023
Punjab sugarcane costliest in the country but Maharashtra cane has more sugar
December 01, 2023 10:45 IST
CM hikes sugarcane price but farmer unions reject it as 'too little'; find out if it can affect the price of sugar for the consumer. Also, why does sugarcane grown in Maharashtra have a higher sucrose content
Sat, Dec 02, 2023
540-km roads ‘only on paper’, AI helps call the bluff in Punjab
December 01, 2023 09:52 IST
While the Mandi Board made use of the software bought from a private company, the local bodies department of the state also used it for its municipal roads in the major cities such as Ludhiana.
Fri, Dec 01, 2023
Punjab to impose 0.25% tax on home, car loans, aims to mop up Rs 1,500 cr
November 30, 2023 07:55 IST
While two Bills including Transfer of Property (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2023, and Indian Stamp (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2023, deal with transfer of property through GPA, the Registration (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2023, deals with levying of registration fee on home and vehicular loans.
Thu, Nov 30, 2023
Mann: BJP-led central govt ‘anti-Punjab’, may remove state from national anthem
November 28, 2023 21:21 IST
The top court decided on the plea of the AAP government in Punjab which alleged the governor was not granting his assent to the pending bills which were passed by the Assembly.
Wed, Nov 29, 2023
All you need to know about AAP govt’s pilgrimage scheme in Punjab
November 28, 2023 08:07 IST
As many as 10 buses will depart per day for these shrines from all over Punjab.
Tue, Nov 28, 2023
Winter Session on Nov 28-29: CM meets legislators, ministers, asks them not to attack own govt in House
November 25, 2023 09:18 IST
The source said that it was learnt that a few MLAs had sent “tough” questions to the Speaker to be taken up in the upcoming session.
Sat, Nov 25, 2023
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann reminds Gov of pending bills, is told: Under consideration
November 24, 2023 15:38 IST
Talking to reporters, Mann said that he has reminded the Governor about the pending bills and hoped that “the Governor will take the decision fast”.
Sat, Nov 25, 2023
‘Good news’ on sugarcane prices soon, says CM Bhagwant Mann; unions call off stir
November 24, 2023 15:25 IST
Hundreds of farmers in Punjab had blocked the Jalandhar-New Delhi National Highway to press the government for a hike in sugarcane assured price from Rs 380 to Rs 450 per quintal.
Sat, Nov 25, 2023
Sugarcane farmers agitation: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to meet union leaders at 12 today
November 24, 2023 10:47 IST
Following protests by sugarcane farmers, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann had held a meeting with Finance Minister Harpal Cheema and discussed how much enhancement in prices the government could afford.
Fri, Nov 24, 2023
Protest over sugarcane price: After NH, farmers block tracks; Mann sends emissary with Rs 8 per quintal hike offer
November 24, 2023 09:37 IST
Farmers led by Bharti Kisan Union (Doaba) are staging a 'dharna' on the Amritsar-Delhi National Highway which has affected traffic between Jalandhar and Delhi.
Fri, Nov 24, 2023
War of words between Punjab CM Mann and agitating sugarcane farmers
November 22, 2023 16:32 IST
The farmers are demanding a hike in sugarcane assured price from Rs 380 to Rs 450 per quintal.
Thu, Nov 23, 2023
Bhagwant Mann rejigs Punjab Cabinet, clips Meet Hayer’s wings
November 21, 2023 21:57 IST
Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, who was considered closest to the CM in the Cabinet, is now left with the sports and youth services department.
Tue, Nov 21, 2023
Farm fire hearing in SC today | On back foot, Punjab lists numbers: 1,084 FIRs, red entries in 340 farmers’ books, Rs 1.87 cr in fine
November 21, 2023 09:50 IST
The top court, in a rap to the state government on November 7, had asked them to stop stubble fires at any cost.
Tue, Nov 21, 2023
Action taken selective, not adequate to control farm fires in Punjab: NGT
November 21, 2023 06:00 IST
The Tribunal has noted that the counsel for the State of Punjab has submitted that further efforts will be made to bring down farm fires and has sought time to file another report.
Tue, Nov 21, 2023
Why Punjab sees scam in ‘unprecedented’ arrival of 4.7-lakh tonne paddy in its mandis on Diwali day
November 16, 2023 08:21 IST
Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Secretary Gurkirat Kirpal Singh has asked the Vigilance Bureau to investigate the matter.
Thu, Nov 16, 2023
Eight months after House adjourned sine die, Mann finally clears file to terminate session
November 15, 2023 08:11 IST
Amid the ongoing friction between the Raj Bhavan and the AAP-led dispensation, the sate government had not been getting the Budget Session of the Vidhan Sabha prorogued.
Wed, Nov 15, 2023
30% paddy yet to be harvested, officials fear sharp spike in stubble fire cases in Punjab
November 14, 2023 08:58 IST
On Monday, Bathinda recorded 272 cases of farm fires, followed by Sangrur (216), Muktsar (191), Fazilka (171), Moga (164), Barnala (132), Faridkot (129), Mansa (110), and Ferozepur (98).
Tue, Nov 14, 2023
Issue shouldn’t have reached SC…Gov should carry out the duties expected of him: Mann
November 11, 2023 01:52 IST
The Supreme Court termed the deadlock between the AAP government in Punjab and the Raj Bhavan over assent to Bills a matter of "serious concern" and said it was not happy with what was happening in the state.
Sat, Nov 11, 2023
In Punjab, doubts over paddy phase-out: Crores in farm earnings, key part of central pool
November 09, 2023 06:50 IST
Punjab Advocate General Gurminder Singh Kharbanda had suggested to the court that paddy cultivation must be replaced by millets and MSP should be given for other crops.
Thu, Nov 09, 2023
Paddy phase-out doubts in Punjab: Major producer, crores in earnings
November 09, 2023 03:46 IST
Punjab Advocate General Gurminder Singh Kharbanda had suggested to the court that paddy cultivation must be replaced by millets and MSP should be given for other crops.
Thu, Nov 09, 2023
AS SC puts Punjab govt in dock, AAP says ‘only farmers not responsible’
November 08, 2023 08:49 IST
The Supreme Court directed Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan to ensure that crop residue burning was stopped "forthwith".
Wed, Nov 08, 2023
Freebies bleeding it dry, AAP Govt bites 40-crore bullet to ‘revive’ pilgrimage scheme from the Badal era
November 07, 2023 08:15 IST
This scheme will be rolled out on 'Parkash Purb' of Guru Nanak Dev on November 27, the chief minister said in a post on X.
Tue, Nov 07, 2023
On campaign trail, Mann’s stern message to farmers back home: ‘stubble burning a heinous crime’
November 05, 2023 09:26 IST
The CM not only wrote a condemning message on X, while posting the video of the incident, but also directed the officials to get the farmers booked immediately so that a message is sent loud and clear to those setting the fields on fire.
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