Chandigarh, October 29 Punjab Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Affairs Minister Dr Baljit Kaur said that the Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, is consistently strengthening infrastructure to promote social justice, equality and the empowerment of marginalized sections of society. As part of this commitment, the Ambedkar Bhawan being constructed at an estimated cost...

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The power sector is facing deep structural uncertainties arising from unstable policy directions, aggressive privatisation trends, and inadequately planned energy transitions. The engineers oppose any provision permitting privatization and fragmentation of the power sector. Any reform in the power sector must prioritize affordability, accessibility, reliability and public accountability rather than privatization and profit maximization. The promise behind parallel distribution licensing...

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Chandigarh, October 29 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the previous Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (SAD-BJP) governments for ignoring Punjab’s alarming groundwater depletion and allowing the state’s canal irrigation network to deteriorate. He said that while successive governments ignored repeated warnings from experts and failed to protect...
Chandigarh, October 28 The BJP has expressed deep concern over incidents of firing at two Gurdwaras at different locations in Punjab within two days. Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon said that these incidents are...
Chandigarh, October 28 Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over the Mansa incident, alleging that the state is witnessing “emergency-like” conditions and...