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Chandigarh declared 'no flying zone' for drones on July 10, 16-17, ahead of VVIP visits

The Chandigarh Administration has declared the entire Union Territory a 'No Flying Zone' for drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) on July 10 and July 16-17 ahead of two VVIP visits: Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan's Shimla-bound visit and Prime Mini... read..

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"Differences in opinion, but we stand together": Punjab Congress leaders amid rift speculation

Senior Punjab Congress leaders met on Thursday and sought to project unity, saying the party would speak out against what they called an attack on democracy even as they acknowledged internal differences.... read..

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"Copy-pasting Mamata Banerjee's 'failed strategy'...": Punjab BJP slams Mann govt over withheld DA

Punjab BJP has asserted that the Bhagwant Mann Government in the State is currently insulting the intelligence of its workforce by copy-pasting former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's failed legal strategy by withholding the Dearness Allowance... read..

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Ensure your name is inlcuded in final voter list: CM Bhagwant Mann on SIR

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday appealed to voters to ensure that their names are included in the final voter list to be published on October 1 following the conclusion of the Special Intensive Revision.... read..

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Akali leader Bikram Majithia slams Punjab govt after FBI charges Punjab Police SHO in $400,000 extortion case

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government following reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has charged a Punjab Police officer in connection wi... read..

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"High Command decision does not change; this isn't game of dolls": Bhupesh Baghel amid Punjab Congress rift over Raja Warring as party chief

All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary in-charge of Punjab Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday said the party high command's decisions are final and cannot be changed repeatedly, as he defended the reappointment of Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as t... read..

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Ensure your name is included in final voter list: CM Bhagwant Mann on SIR

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday appealed to voters to ensure that their names are included in the final voter list to be published on October 1 following the conclusion of the Special Intensive Revision.... read..

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"A film depicting atrocities should not be banned": Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema defends 'Satluj'

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday questioned the removal of actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh's starrer 'Satluj' from OTT platform ZEE5, calling it "very wrong" to take down a film that, according to him, depicts a significant chapter in Pu... read..

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Open rift in Punjab Congress, Channi skips meeting with state in-charge Bhupesh Baghel, Warring plays down absence

Jalandhar MP and former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has opted to skip the key meeting of the Punjab Congress called by AICC State in-charge Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday amid a growing rift in the state unit of the party.... read..

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"There is no discipline in Congress party": Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on reported rift in Punjab Congress

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday took a swipe at the Congress over the reported infighting within its Punjab unit, alleging that there was no discipline in the party.... read..

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"Channi not distancing himself from party, you will soon see Punjab Congress united": Amarinder Singh Raja Warring

Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday maintained that Charanjit Singh Channi has not distanced himself from the party, after the former Chief Minister skipped a key party meeting.... read..

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"No resentment in Punjab Congress": Bhupesh Baghel downplays rift, Shamsher Dullo says "uncultured people entered party"

All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday downplayed the speculated rift within the Punjab unit after former CM Charanjit Singh Channi skipped the key party meeting.... read..

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Punjab Congress chief reaffirms unity in party ranks amid rift over Congress' leadership decisions

Amid a rift within the Punjab Congress, the party's state chief Amarinder Raja Warring has reaffirmed full unity within the party ranks on Tuesday, saying that it is normal for a few leaders to not be able to attend the PPCC meet, seeing how some of them ... read..

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Congress ramps up 2027 poll preparations; Bhupesh Baghel says party "only option" for Punjab

Stepping up preparations for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, senior Congress leader and AICC General Secretary in-charge of Punjab Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday asserted that the Congress remains "the only option" for the people of the State, claiming gro... read..

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"Will hold meetings with Charanjit Channi, Sukhjinder Randhawa": Bhupesh Baghel after senior Punjab Congress leaders skip meet

AICC General Secretary in-charge of Punjab, Bhupesh Baghel, on Tuesday said that he will hold meetings with former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa after they skipped the key meeting today.... read..

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Two killed, three rescued after building collapses in Chandigarh's Industrial Area

Two people died, and three others were rescued after a two-storey building collapsed in Chandigarh's Industrial Area, Phase II, on Saturday evening, according to officials.... read..

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Chandigarh building collapse: Three workers rescued, two still trapped; NDRF continues rescue op

Three workers were rescued while two others remained trapped after a two-storey building undergoing renovation collapsed in Chandigarh's Industrial Area Phase-II on Saturday.... read..

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Building collapses in Chandigarh's Industrial Area Phase-2; rescue operation underway

A building collapsed in Chandigarh's Industrial Area Phase-2 on Saturday evening, prompting a rescue operation by Police, administrative officials and fire brigade teams.... read..

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"Will fight together for Punjab": Raja Warring dismisses rift with Charanjit Channi

Punjab Congress state president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has dismissed reports of a rift with former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, asserting that the party will remain united to "fight together for Punjab" in the upcoming assembly elections.... read..

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Divide in Punjab Congress, Charanjit Channi's supporters bat for replacing Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as PCC Chief

The divide within the Punjab Congress ranks becam public today when former CM and newly appointed Election campaign commitee boss Charanjit Singh Channi called a meeting of his supporters in Morinda.... read..

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"People want Charanjit Singh Channi": Punjab Congress leaders pitch for leadership change amid rift over president post

Several Punjab Congress leaders on Friday backed former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi for the post of Punjab Congress president, saying public sentiment favours his leadership as the party prepares for the upcoming 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.... read..

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"The song has essence of life": Padma Shri awardee Hans Raj Hans on his latest track 'Ohdiyan Khedaan'

Padma Shri awardee singer Hans Raj Hans has returned with a soulful new offering, his latest song 'Ohdiyan Khedaan'.... read..

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