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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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After Mann govt transfers 235 revenue officials, divests them of registration work, they call off strike
March 05, 2025 22:59 IST
The transfers come a day after government suspended 15 tehsildars and naib-tehsildars for not resuming property registration work in the state despite Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the state revenue department issuing appeals and a warning.
Wed, Mar 05, 2025
As CM Mann walks out of farmers’ meeting, and into fresh row, who has lost ground?Subscriber Only
March 05, 2025 07:55 IST
Opposition slams Punjab CM, but the administration is tapping into growing frustration with continuing farmer protests in the state
Thu, Mar 06, 2025
Bhagwant Mann warns striking tehsildars: Join work or get replaced
March 04, 2025 13:33 IST
Revenue officers across Punjab have been on mass casual leave since Monday in protest against vigilance inquiries against tehsildars.
Wed, Mar 05, 2025
CM-farmers meeting ends in a fiasco, SKM to march to Chandigarh on March 5
March 04, 2025 09:33 IST
SKM Punjab chief Balbir Singh Rajewal said the CM abruptly left the meeting
Tue, Mar 04, 2025
Farmer leaders says ‘angry’ Punjab CM ‘walked out’ of meeting, stick to Chandigarh dharna call
March 04, 2025 08:31 IST
The chief minister said such actions cause problems to the general public due to which they turn against the agitators.
Tue, Mar 04, 2025
Kejriwal doesn’t need to wait for anyone to vacate RS seat: MP Arora
March 04, 2025 08:16 IST
Says first there will be an election. Then, he will have 14 days to decide whether he wants to quit as a Rajya Sabha MP or not.
Tue, Mar 04, 2025
In new excise policy, IMFL gets costlier, bigger quota for country liquor as Punjab eyes Rs 11,020 cr revenue
February 28, 2025 00:23 IST
To encourage setting up of more standalone beer shops, the government has reduced its license fee to Rs 25,000 for 2025-26, a drastic cut from Rs 2 lakh per shop in the ongoing fiscal.
Fri, Feb 28, 2025
AAP fields its Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora for Ludhiana West Assembly bypoll
February 26, 2025 10:07 IST
Earlier, Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa had claimed that AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal was planning to contest the bypoll in Ludhiana.
Wed, Feb 26, 2025
Punjab liquor baron MLA pledges to procure maize at MSP
February 25, 2025 23:28 IST
This initiative aims to address Punjab’s declining water table and support ethanol production
Tue, Feb 25, 2025
Punjab Assembly rejects Centre’s draft agri marketing policy: ‘attempt to bring back repealed black laws’
February 25, 2025 22:54 IST
It said that agriculture marketing was a state subject and any such policy by the Centre was an infringement on the rights of the states
Tue, Feb 25, 2025
32 Punjab MLAs ready to jump ship, says Congress’s Partap Bajwa; AAP accuses him of making ‘advance BJP booking’
February 25, 2025 12:15 IST
Claiming that Bhagwant Mann was also in talks with the BJP, Partap Bajwa said that the CM will join the saffron party when Arvind Kejriwal removes him from the post.
Tue, Feb 25, 2025
Punjab CM Mann unwell, Aman Arora holds the fort — in and outside House
February 25, 2025 08:13 IST
Arora, at third place in the pecking order in the Cabinet after Mann and Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, was seen intervening and fighting fire when the ministers came under attack from the Opposition members.
Tue, Feb 25, 2025
AAP asks its Punjab MLAs not to corner govt in House, they do it anyway
February 25, 2025 07:54 IST
A two-day special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha commenced Monday. During the day, in the intervening period between obituary references and the second sitting of the session, the ruling AAP in floor strategy meeting schooled its MLAs not to corner party government in the House.
Tue, Feb 25, 2025
Punjab govt directs deputy commissioners to crack down on bribery: ‘inspect at least one sub-registrar office daily’
February 24, 2025 15:55 IST
The AAP-led Punjab government has taken a firm stance on corruption following the party’s electoral setback in Delhi.
Mon, Feb 24, 2025
Central team seeks data from farmers on MSP guarantee; talks again on March 19
February 23, 2025 04:15 IST
Like last time, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann skipped the meeting Saturday. The government was represented by his cabinet ministers, including Finance Minister Harpal Cheema, Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, and Food Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak.
Sun, Feb 23, 2025
After Kejriwal debacle, why Bhagwant Mann govt is resorting to mass sacking of cops, officersSubscriber Only
February 22, 2025 18:15 IST
With AAP’s rout in Delhi polls attributed to alleged corruption, the party-led Punjab govt has stepped up the bid to revive its anti-graft campaign ahead of 2027 polls.
Sun, Feb 23, 2025
Administrative Reforms’ doesn’t exist: Dhaliwal divested of dept after 2 years
February 22, 2025 15:03 IST
Earlier, Dhaliwal was divested of agriculture and rural development department in May 2023 and was was given Administrative Reforms instead. Sources said that Dhaliwal had asked the government for clarity on his portfolio as the department did not have a secretary.
Sat, Feb 22, 2025
Algran bridge in Ropar to finally see repairs, PWD issues Rs 17.56 cr tender
February 22, 2025 11:06 IST
Education minister Harjot Singh Bains on Friday said that his efforts had yielded a positive result with the Public Works Department (PWD) issuing a tender worth Rs 17.56 crore for the repair of the Algran bridge over Swan river.
Sat, Feb 22, 2025
Punjab govt seeks resignation from all law officers; AG says ‘restructuring office’
February 21, 2025 21:58 IST
While there is buzz that following the AAP’s debacle in Delhi, several law officers from the national capital, may find a place in Punjab, state Advocate General's cites one-year contract of officers
Sat, Feb 22, 2025
Centre turns down farmers’ request to hold next round of talks in Delhi
February 20, 2025 08:37 IST
KMM coordinator Sarwan Singh Pandher said that they will take up the issue of venue in the next meeting.
Thu, Feb 20, 2025
AAP govt asks Punjab officers to shun corrupt practices, be responsive and accountable
February 15, 2025 10:25 IST
The letter to bureaucracy follows the AAP defeat in the Delhi assembly elections
Sat, Feb 15, 2025
Talks between Centre and farmers inconclusive, next round on Feb 22
February 14, 2025 21:48 IST
A 28-member delegation, representing the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, has spearheaded protests at Punjab’s Shambhu and Khanauri border crossings for the past year
Sat, Feb 15, 2025
After Delhi poll debacle, AAP govt in Punjab asks its bureaucrats to be responsive, accountable
February 14, 2025 13:34 IST
The Bhagwant Mann-led government has said the feedback on the performance of bureaucrats would be taken from the public and MLAs and MPs
Fri, Feb 14, 2025
Centre deploys Pralhad Joshi, Mann his minister Khuddian for talks with farmers in Chandigarh today
February 14, 2025 08:37 IST
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has assigned Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, Chief Secretary KAP Sinha, Special Chief Secretary Anurag Verma and DGP Gaurav Yadav to attend the meeting scheduled at 5pm.
Fri, Feb 14, 2025
Amid calls for change, Punjab CM Mann says anyone can take top post chair
February 14, 2025 08:24 IST
Sources said that after discussions on the agenda placed in the Cabinet meeting, the officers were asked to leave while Mann asked ministers to stay back.
Fri, Feb 14, 2025Journalism of Courage
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