CM Charanjit Singh Channi was also present at the meeting, along with PPCC Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, present Punjab party in charge Harish Chaudhary, and Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh.

Chief Minister Channi, during a press conference, had added that 444 crores will be spent on DA every month.

With assembly elections in mind, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has reduced electricity rates by Rs 3. With new rates applicable from today, Punjab becomes the only state in India to offer the cheapest electricity for residential connections.

It is to be noted that, Congress state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu had reservations regarding the A-G's appointment.

The Punjab chief minister also asked the mining department to ensure that no charges are levied on sand being used by panchayats for development works.

The chief minister reached Sri Devi Talaab Mandir complex on Sunday morning to offer prayers and sought the blessings of the almighty to give enormous strenth to him for serving the people of the state with all humility and dedication.

The Punjab government has decided to call a special session of the Legislative Assembly on November 8. We demand the Centre abolish farm laws by November 8 or else, we will abolish them at the special session on November 8, said Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.

CBSE clarified that "Punjabi is one of the regional languages being offered. All the regional languages have been put under minor category for the purpose of administrative convenience in relation to the logistics required for the conduct of examinations."

The class 10th list had Punjabi as one of the minor subjects apart from some other regional languages.

Earlier, there was a tussle between Sidhu and former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh which eventually resulted in the later's exit from the party.

Punjab government has decided to waive water bill arrears of consumers in urban and rural areas, a relief announced keeping an eye on the assembly polls beginning next year.

The chief minister said that subsequently all the eligible residents after proper identification or verification will be given the property cards (sanads) to give ownership rights to them in a time-bound manner. 

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is meeting former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh at his farmhouse, in Siswan, Mohali.

The Punjab government took strong exception to the Centre's reported move of empowering the BSF to carry out searches and make arrests up to an area of 50 km from the international border.

Earlier on Monday, one Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and four jawans of the Indian Army had lost their lives during a counter-terror operation at Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch.

Sidhu also skipped the wedding ceremony of the Chief Minister's son. He did not cite any reason for his absence.

The video was apparently shot near Mohali airport when Sidhu and other leaders were waiting for CM Channi to join the protest march headed for Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter and responded to Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's remark where the latter questioned his dressing sense and asked somebody to give him Rs 5,000.

According to sources, earlier it was only CM Charanjit Singh Channi who had left for Delhi, however, his chopper was made to land in Chandigarh airport where Working President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Kuljit Nagra and Congress MP from Ludhiana, who is in the race for the post of new Punjab Congress President Ravneet Singh Bittu along with Channi boarded a chartered plane to Delhi.

Gehlot will be hosting a lunch for Channi at his residence, said sources, adding that it will also be attended by all Rajasthan ministers.