Punjab Government

Punjab Health Minister Vijay Singla was sacked from the cabinet by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday shortly after which, he was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said his government will present a paperless budget which will save Rs 21 lakh of the state exchequer, besides saving 34 tonne of paper.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced the state government will set up single window in every district to ensure speedy clearances to industrialists.

Kejriwal's image of a middle-class son and brother, will begin to crumble if he is seen as inimical to the perceived interests of the majority. So, Bagga had to be challenged in such a dramatic mode

A Congress delegation on Tuesday met Punjab Governor B L Purohit here, expressing concern over law and order seeking the termination of the knowledge-sharing agreement with Delhi.

The Punjab Cabinet Monday approved recruitment on 26,000 posts in different government departments, and also gave its nod to roll out a doorstep ration delivery scheme.

Congress leader Alka Lamba alleged that with the Aam Aadmi Party now in the government of a full state, the chief minister of Delhi was using the police against his political opponents

The Punjab government has declared summer vacation in all schools from May 14 in view of the severe heatwave scorching the state.

Delhi Congress president Anil Kumar charged that 'Knowledge Sharing Agreement' was Kejriwal's 'devious method to remote-control the Punjab government in an unconstitutional manner'

Mann said that education, health and power were a priority of his government and Punjab can learn from Delhi where a lot of work was done in these fields

Mann, who is on a two-day visit to Delhi along with his senior officers, toured health institutes and schools in the national capital to understand the "Delhi model" and replicate it in the state

Wheat growers in Punjab have reported drop in crop yield and shrivelled grains because of the early onset of heat wave

The AAP-led dispensation in Punjab on Sunday ordered an inquiry against 720 private schools for allegedly raising fee despite government's directions.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann is likely to sign a few MoUs with the Government of Delhi for imparting quality health and education facilities to people in the state during his visit to the national capital

The private transporters, who have had several meetings with the new Aam Aadmi Party government, have been demanding that the Motor Vehicle Tax (MVT) of Rs 2.54 per km be reduced

Twenty per cent of the annual budget is being spent only to pay the interest on the loans

Kejriwal on Saturday had said that after the formation of the AAP government in Punjab, several 'big mafias' approached him, Mann, ministers, party MLAs and leaders seeking favours by offering bribe

He said the state government will take up with the Centre the issue of giving remunerative price of alternative crops

The scheduled castes, backward castes, below-poverty-line households and freedom fighters will be charged just for the usage over and above 600 units in two months

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had on Tuesday said his government will soon give 'good news' to the people of the state, indicating it could announce free power supply to households