SS Dharamsot's arrest is part of an investigation into an alleged forest scam in the state, involving bribery within the forest department. The 64-year-old politician, a five-time MLA, has faced legal issues in the past, including an arrest last year related to disproportionate assets.
Assistant Professor's suicide case: Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains landed in trouble after the suicide of an assistant professor. Earlier, the police registered a case against the deceased's in-laws but following the pressure by the Opposition parties, the cops named the minister in the DDR.
Punjab Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said, "Firecrackers will be allowed only for two hours on Diwali night from 8 to 10 pm. Apart from Diwali, crackers will be permitted for one hour from 4 am to 5 am & one hour from 9 to 10 pm on November 8, Prakash Purab day of Sri Guru Nanak Dev."
IMA seeks dismissal of Punjab minister: Jouramajra has come under fire from several quarters after he allegedly forced Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) vice-chancellor Raj Bahadur, a noted spine specialist, to lie down on a dirty mattress during an inspection.
"I also ask the Union government to compensate the families of farmers who passed away during the protest," Randeep Singh Nabha told the media.
The new faces in the Channi Ministry are Randeep Singh Nabha, Raj Kumar Verka, Sangat Singh Gilzian, Pargat Singh, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and Gurkirat Singh Kotli.
On the demand by the different state governments, the Union Ministry, however, has decided that from 2021 this entrance test would be conducted in Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Urdu, Marathi, Oriya and Telugu as well," Bajwa has written to the Union minister, said a Punjab government statement here.
The SAD leaders said a central inquiry by the CBI or the National Investigation Agency (NIA) or even by a sitting judge of the high court could alone expose the minister-gangster-police nexus in the murder of Dhilwan and the extortion racket.
According to media report, a Cabinet minister would harrass the officer by sending obscene messages. He stopped for a while upon receiving warning from the officer but again started texting her over a month ago.
Newly elected Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has refused to cede ground on his TV stint saying that it was not an office of profit and he does not have any other source of
Amritsar: In a faux pas, Punjab Cabinet Minister Bikram Singh Majitiha today unfurled the national flag which was upside down during an Independence Day function here and it was only corrected as the event was
Jalandhar (Punjab): Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Friday questioned Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia with regard to a multi-million rupee international synthetic drugs racket busted last year.Majithia, who is the younger brother of Union Minister
Chandigarh, June 13: Two Punjab police personnel attached to the security team assigned to Punjab Education Minister S.S. Maluka were killed in a freak accident Thursday near Kundli barrier in Haryana's Sonipat district, police said.The
Chandigarh, June 10: With government doctors across Punjab planning to observe a two-day strike beginning today, Punjab Health Minister Madan Mohan Mittal Sunday sought the help of doctors under the rural development and panchayats department
Chandigarh, March 8: After being forced to resign from the Parkash Singh Badal-led Punjab government in September last year following allegations of embezzlement of funds, Akali Dal leader Gulzar Singh Ranike was Thursday again inducted
Amritsar, Oct 1 : Punjab's Vigilance Bureau conducted raids at the residence of Sarabdyal Singh, the personal assistant of former animal husbandry minister Gulzar Singh Ranike, and recovered cheques worth Rs nine lakh. After obtaining
Patiala, Mar 30: Punjab minister and former SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur was today convicted for conspiring in forcible abortion, abduction and wrongful confinement in connection with the killing of her daughter Harpreet Kaur 12
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