Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann raised questions on the members of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after Vinesh Phogat had tipped the scales above the 50kg mark and was disqualified.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday gave a clarion call to the people to transform the plantation drive into a mass movement to check environmental pollution and enhance the green cover of the state.
Terming Aam Aadmi Clinics (AACs) as a gamechanger in imparting primary healthcare facilities to the people of Punjab, state Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education and Research Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Thursday said the government is now focusing on further strengthening the tertiary
After being denied special status by the Centre, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government has decided that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will not attend the NITI Aayog meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 27.
The decision came on Wednesday after the opposition parties claimed that the Union Budget presented on July 23 was "discriminatory" as it did not allocate enough funds for the state ruled by non-NDA parties.
Prominent leaders of the party, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Sandeep Pathak and Sushil Gupta were present at the occasion.
Meanwhile, security has been tightened along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway after five army soldiers were killed in an ambush by terrorists in Kathua district on June 8.
Speaking to media persons here after visiting Shiv Sena leader Sandeep Thapar at DMC, Jakhar said law and order is the top priority for any government, but CM's ineptness and casual attitude towards governance is making Punjab going down the path of uncontrolled violence.
Opposition lawmakers from the PTI (Sunni Ittehad Council) and ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers have been at loggerheads after 11 opposition members were suspended for 15 sittings due to "rowdyism" during Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz's address on Friday.
PTI leader Malik Ahmed Khan Bhachar said the issue has also "exposed" Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), who he accused of providing tacit support to the law.
BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu expressed happiness after he is likely to be part of Prime Minister- designated Narendra Modi's cabinet despite losing the Lok Sabha elections and also affirmed that he would like to take responsibility for Punjab's CM if assigned with it.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday said that the state government is duty-bound to ensure an uninterrupted supply of ration to the beneficiaries under Ghar Ghar ration scheme.