Punjab

Chandigarh, April 27 Power Minister Sanjeev Arora has asserted that Punjab remains firmly in control even as demand skyrocketed from 7,900 MW to over 12,000 MW within just ten days. Backed by a ₹6,000+ crore infrastructure overhaul under Mission Roshan Punjab and a nearly 70 per cent reduction in unplanned outages, the state’s power utility Punjab State Power Corporation (PSPCL)...

Editor's Pick

With certain Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) leaders now lobbying hard to persuade the high command to replace the incumbent State Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, seasoned observers see the move as “dangerously misguided”. Far from strengthening the party, such a decision would risk replaying the disastrous script of 2021—when last‑minute leadership changes fractured the Congress and paved the...

Politics

Shimla, April 26 Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur said that according to reports in newspapers, the Congress has decided to charge ₹5,000 from every leader applying for a ticket in the upcoming local body elections—whether they are allotted a ticket or not. In  a statement issued today, he stated that the amount will not be...