Issuing notice to Punjab government on the contempt plea, a vacation bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia directed the Chief Secretary of the State and the Director General of Police to be present online during the hearing of the matter on Saturday (December 28) at 11 am.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday passed a Condolence Resolution in the memory of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who died last night.
Punjab raised demand for central assistance to strengthen its police infrastructure and security efforts in border districts, with a grant of Rs 1,000 crore.
Tragedy struck Mohali as a multi-storey under-construction building collapsed in Sohna village in Mohali, Punjab on Sunday, leaving two people dead and several others feared trapped under the rubble.
With the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) having an edge over Opposition parties, voting got underway on Saturday for Punjab’s five municipal corporations, 44 municipal councils, and various nagar panchayats.
Shiromani Akali Dal leader and candidate Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday urged the people to vote for those who have delivered and fulfilled their promises.
The largest festival of democracy has come to its final stage with the last phase of polling slated to kick off in 57 parliamentary constituencies across seven states and Union Territory of Chandigarh on Saturday.
The single phase election for Punjab’s 13 Lok Sabha seats on June 1 promises to be a watershed moment in the state’s political landscape.
Addressing a BJP election rally in Gurdaspur, Punjab, Modi cited the Partition, instability, and unrest as the wounds inflicted by the Congress party and its allies on the state.
Former Deputy chief minister of Punjab Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa would contest from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat as the party’s nominee.
