Chandigarh, Ridiculing SAD's claim that it had chosen not to contest the Delhi assembly polls due to differences with the BJP over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday challenged the Akalis to quit the alliance at the Centre to prove their sincerity with regard to the legislation.

Chandigarh, In a major relief to Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday stayed the operation of order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) that set aside his appointment.

A bench of Justices Jaswant Singh and Sant Parkash Singh issued notice to Punjab, the Central government and other respondents for the next date of hearing on February 26.

Chandigarh, Punjab government on Monday moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) that set aside the appointment of Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta.

Acting on submissions of the state and DGP's counsels, a division bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu allowed the listing of the case for hearing on Tuesday.

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In order to sustain polio eradication from the state, the Health and Family Welfare Minister Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu on Sunday launched the three-day pulse polio campaign at Jagatpura village in Mohali. More than 33 lac children of less than five years across the state will be administered polio drops as part of the National Immunization Day (NID) drive.

Chandigarh, Trashing an illogical and irrational demand of Pratap Bajwa, a Rajya Sabha MP, for sacking Advocate General Atul Nanda, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday asked him to "keep out of my government's business, of which you are totally ignorant".

Taking strong exception to Bajwa's open letter, listing the alleged failures of the Advocate General (AG), the Chief Minister termed it a sign of the former Punjab Congress chief's desperation to grab the political limelight.

Chandigarh, Eighty-nine-year-old renowned Sikh historian and writer Surjit Hans, who had translated all the works of William Shakespeare into Punjabi, died on Friday in a hospital, his family said.

He was residing with his journalist daughter Nanki Hans in Punjab's Mohali town, 10 km from here.

It took the retired history professor two decades of meticulous effort to translate all the works, including 38 plays, of the 16th century Bard of Avon into Punjabi

Chandigarh, The Congress-ruled government in Punjab on Friday moved a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the Punjab Assembly that got the support of the main opposition AAP

Chandigarh, The Punjab Assembly on Friday passed unanimously the Punjab Water Resources (Management and Regulation) Bill, 2020, thus paving the way for the creation of Punjab Water Regulation and Development Authority to manage critical water resources in the border state.

The Bill was introduced by Irrigation Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria in the House.

Chandigarh- Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced that his government will bring out a White Paper, in the monsoon session of the state Assembly, to expose the fraud committed by the Akalis with regard to the controversial Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with private players.

The White Paper will reveal all the documents signed by the previous SAD-BJP government in the state, as well as the power plants set up by them, which had caused undue burden on the state, the Chief Minister told mediapersons in an informal chat after the Governor’s address on the first day of the two-day special session of the Assembly.

Chandigarh, The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday urged Governor V.P. Singh Badnore to direct the Congress government in Punjab to recommend a CBI inquiry to probe the nexus among ministers, Congress leaders and officials in the Rs 4,100-crore power scams.