KEJRIWAL HOLDS DISCUSSION WITH MLAS TO MAKE PUNJAB ‘PROSPEROUS’

August 2, 2021

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had a lengthy discussion with the Punjab MLAs on what else the party could contribute to the prosperity of Punjab and for strengthening the nationwide farmers’ movement. On Sunday, the meeting with the AAP MLAs led by...

REQUEST CAPT AMARINDER URGES PM TO REOPEN KARTARPUR CORRIDOR

July 29, 2021

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor, in view of the improvement in the Covid situation, to facilitate people to visit the historic shrine in Pakistan. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Captain Amarinder said that his...

SAD LEADS 7-PARTY INITIATIVE APPEALING TO PRESIDENT KOVIND ON NEW FARM LAWS

July 28, 2021

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today led an initiative appealing to President Ram Nath Kovind to personally intervene and prevail upon the union government to discuss the demand for repeal of the three agricultural laws. The SAD along with six other parties have also requested the President to give them...

ALL ISSUES OF CONCERN IN ADVANCED STAGES OF RESOLUTION: PUNJAB CM TO NEW PPCC TEAM

July 28, 2021

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday told the newly constituted state Congress leadership that all the key issues of concern raised by them were already in advanced stages of resolution by his government, which had been working on them in close coordination with the party. The new PPCC...

FLANKED BY CAPTAIN, SIDHU BEGINS NEW INNINGS WITH A ‘BIG HIT’ GESTURE

July 24, 2021

Navjot Singh Sidhu finally took over as Punjab Congress president on Friday, with his usual cricketing gesture of hitting a ball out of park. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh along with state Congress in-charge Harish Rawat, former PPCC president Sunil Jakhar and other senior leaders of the party attended...

Captain softens stance, invites Sidhu for tea ahead of installation ceremony

July 23, 2021

The ongoing turmoil in the state Congress over the appointment of Navjot Singh Sidhu as PPCC president seems to be coming to an end, as Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has not only agreed to attend the coronation ceremony of Sidhu but also extended a tea invitation to the cricketer-turned-politician....

Sidhu shows strength with 62 MLAs as tussle with Captain continues

July 22, 2021

Newly-appointed PPCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday paid obeisance at Sri Darbar Sahib, Sri Durgyana Mandir and Sri Ram Tirath, with around 62 MLAs (as claimed by the Sidhu camp), including working presidents Kuljit Singh Nagra, Narinder Singh Danny and Sangat Singh Gilzian. He also paid obeisance at Jallianwala...

Punjab CM orders opening of schools for Classes 10, 11 and 12 from 26 July

July 21, 2021

Schools for Classes 10, 11, and 12 in Punjab are all set to open from July 26, with Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announcing further relaxations, including increase in the number of people in indoor gatherings to 150 and outdoors to 300, subject to an upper limit of...

CAPTAIN WON’T MEET SIDHU TILL HE PUBLICLY APOLOGISES: PUNJAB CM ADVISER

July 21, 2021

Amid differences between Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and newly-appointed PPCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu, a tweet by CM’s media advisor Raveen Thukral on behalf of the Captain and a statement by senior Punjab Minister and No. 2 in the state cabinet, Brahm Mohindra, on Tuesday pushed the rift in...

Punjab Cong still on the edge; Captain, Sidhu fail to meet despite being in same area

July 20, 2021

Though the AICC has tried to put an end to the ongoing political turmoil in Punjab by appointing former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu as state Congress president, it seems all is not well in the party. While Sidhu continued the process of meeting ministers, MLAs and Congress leaders, Chief Minister...