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.
A spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said the accused prepared fake bills of bogus firms and withdrew over Rs 52 lakh meant for ‘tree guards’ by diverting government funds to different bank accounts.
Taking immediate action to contain the disease, the Animal Husbandry Department has declared zero to one kilometer (km) area of the epicenters as "infected zones" while zero to 10 km area is classified as "surveillance zones.
Addressing a press conference here, AAP Punjab’s chief spokesperson Malvinder Singh Kang said that instead of spending taxpayers' money on their welfare, PM Modi is diverting it to topple the governments of oppositions in different states but they have failed to do it in Delhi.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led AAP government is fully aware of all the problems being faced by the common man and it would bring a comprehensive policy to clean this messy system so as to ensure planned development in the state, besides keeping a check on the loot of people in this business, the Minister said.
“It is now clear that the government is helpless before the mining mafia. Only a Central probe can expose the mining mafia and force the government to stop illegal mining along the international border as well as elsewhere in the state,” says SAD senior leader Dr Daljit Singh Cheema.
