he ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday won three Assembly by-polls - Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak and Chabbewal – which were earlier held by the Congress, but lost Barnala seat to the grand old party.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the people of Punjab have once again reposed their faith in his party after it won three out of the four seats in the Assembly by-polls there.
In a bold move to address negligence and absenteeism, Punjab Animal Husbandry Department on Thursday terminated the services of five veterinary officers with immediate effect.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C on Wednesday informed that 63 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 6 pm in the by-elections for four Punjab Vidhan Sabha seats
Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said on Tuesday that going by the data of Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs) of a survey conducted by the Agriculture Department an increase of 1.4 quintals has been observed in the average paddy yield per hectare in the state this season.
"The police have registered a total of 3,236 first information reports (FIRs) (in the drug cases) of which 328 are related to commercial quantity (of drug)," he informed.
He further added that in the near future state hospitals in Punjab will provide medical packages at competitive rates to attract foreign nationals for treatment.
Announcing the decision of his government, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said being the son of a teacher, he is well aware of the problems faced by them. He hoped that this would give a major relief to the teaching faculty in colleges and universities.
Interestingly, this fitness enthusiast from the nondescript village of Umarwala in Gurdaspur district of Punjab now has a following of 168k on Instagram, with followers from all around the world
The Power Minister also said due to the two-month bill circle with electricity waiver, consumers are getting 600 units of free electricity.
