Patiala, October 26 Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday tore into the BJP, pointing out it is seeking votes to snatch Panjab University, Chandigarh, and Punjab’s water, while making a habit of depriving the state of its rightful rights and financial dues. Slamming the Modi government for withholding Punjab’s RDF (Rural Development Fund) and VAT (Value Added Tax) dues...

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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/Abohar, October 25 Former Punjab BJP President and former Union Minister Vijay Sampla has demanded that provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act be added to the FIR in the Ajay Atwal murder case in Abohar and that Shiv Lal Doda’s name be included in the FIR. Like the family of Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa, which has been...