Punjab cabinet minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal met with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) at the NRI Bhawan in Jalandhar during the Punjab Global Migration seminar. The minister engaged with NRIs, discussing the challenges they face, particularly those who have been deported from the United States.
According to a Punjab government Gazette notification released on February 21, Dhaliwal will hold the portfolio of the NRI Affairs department only; the Department of Administrative Reforms, which was earlier allocated to him, is not in existence.
Punjab minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said that a delegation of Punjab cabinet ministers met the governor Gulab Chand Kataria and submitted a memorandum, emphasizing the need for lifting the rice from mandis and facilitating wheat production for the upcoming season.
The Punjab cabinet will have five new ministers, while four ministers are likely to be dropped by the Aam Aadmi Party in the cabinet reshuffle scheduled for Monday evening, the Punjab government sources said.
The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday gave nod to formulate a new agriculture policy in the state for ensuring the welfare of the farmers on one hand and giving impetus to the food production on the other.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Tuesday targeted Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his silence on the alleged video of Punjab Cabinet Minister Balkar Singh.
After Tajinder Bagga, the National Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), youth wing of BJP claimed that Punjab Cabinet Minister Balkar Singh compelled a 21-year old-girl to strip naked over video call, the National Commission for Women (NCW) condemned the incident and demande
The decision was taken in a Punjab cabinet meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, according to the statement released by the provincial government.
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh expressed content over former Punjab cabinet minister Malkit Singh Birmi and former Punjab MLA Luv Kumar Goldy joining Congress again. He welcomed both of them saying that the party needs such leaders who are "selfless" in nature.