Category: Punjab

“I have been told that the elections will be held in November [2026], not February [2027]. Only four months are left. Now we all have only one task — to make Bhagwant Singh Mann Chief Minister again,” said the ruling party’s national convener.

The recurring desecration of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s statues in the State is being seen as a deliberate attempt to fracture the Dalit-Sikh social fabric. Vikas Vasudeva finds that as Ambedkar Jayanti nears, people from both communities are determined to ensure that divisive forces do not fracture their relationship in a State where Scheduled Castes constitute 32% of the population

Congress, BJP, and SAD demand arrest of former AAP minister after warehousing corporation official’s death

Punjab’s Economic Survey 2025-26 notes that a combination of “pull” and “push” factors behind brain drain from the State.

Cautioning against attempts to exploit the situation, the Chief Minister said the government will act firmly against anyone trying to create panic or manipulate the supply of essential goods

As fewer youths from Punjab join the armed forces, the residents of Nathowal, known locally as ‘faujian da pind’ (village of soldiers) in Ludhiana district, lay out the reasons. They tell Vikas Vasudeva that Agnipath’s uncertainty, drug fears, and the lure of foreign earnings, are pushing parents to send children away from home, creating a…

Congress leaders, however, rejected the charge and accused the AAP of attempting to twist facts and misuse the sensitive issue of Dalits for political mileage by levelling false allegations against Partap Singh Bajwa

Before appearing before the Takht Secretariat, where he was present for more than an hour, Mr. Mann offered prayers at the Golden Temple

Jharmal Singh, a former sarpanch, was allegedly killed after being shot from point-blank range at a wedding venue in Amritsar

The police have launched a search to identify and nab the assailants