Former Punjab Education Minister and Congress MLA Pargat Singh on Saturday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of politicising education by painting government schools in party colours, calling it a violation of neutrality and basic humanitarian values.
The Punjab government on Monday declared a holiday for all schools across the state on January 27 in observance of Republic Day, according to an official notice issued by the state's School Education Department.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday emphasised on 77th Republic Day that despite Punjab's significant contributions to the country, it remains the only state without its own capital. Addressing people in Hoshiarpur, Punjab CM Bhagwant Man, he assured that his government will mak
Under this scheme, three crore Punjabis from 65 lakh families in Punjab will receive health insurance coverage of up to Rs 10 lakh per year at over 900 government and private hospitals in the state and its capital, Chandigarh.
CM Mann said road construction was not a favour but the government's responsibility. "People pay taxes, and that money is now being used directly for public welfare. Earlier, it used to end up in the pockets of leaders, but our government has completely stopped this practice," he said, ad
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Mann said a key issue discussed was the rehabilitation of agricultural land situated beyond the border fencing. He requested a review of the current border fencing, which leaves significant agricultural land isolated between the fence and the actual i
"We met with Amit Shah. We have opposed the Seed Act. Punjab is an agrarian state, an agriculture-dominated province. If Punjab is not included in any seed act, regarding what seeds to sow in the land, then how can you make such an act?" CM Mann told ANI.