Ahead of Assembly polls, Punjab rolls out pilot of women cash support scheme in select constituencies; eligible women to receive Rs 1,000 monthly under AAP promisePunjab's Bhagwant Mann government has started a pilot of its Mukhymantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana. This scheme offers monthly cash suppo...
18 Apr, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
Stricter anti-sacrilege Bill tabled in Punjab Assembly, proposes life imprisonment and heavy finesA new bill proposes severe penalties for sacrilege against the Guru Granth Sahib in Punjab. The Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Am...
13 Apr, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
Punjab to add 100 Aam Aadmi Clinics this month, 400 more planned: CM Bhagwant MannPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann unveiled significant health sector advancements. One hundred new Aam Aadmi Clinics are set to open this...
20 Mar, 2026, 09.43 PM IST
Punjab Budget: Rs 1,000/month for women, Rs 1,500 for SC women under new schemeThe Punjab government announced the Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhian Satikar Yojna, under which women will receive Rs 1,000 per month, while Schedul...
08 Mar, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
Other political parties may have money, AAP has blessings of millions of people: Arvind KejriwalUnder the scheme, people aged 60 years and above are sent on pilgrimages fully sponsored by the Delhi government.
25 Nov, 2023, 07.59 PM IST
Nearly 2.67 lakh more houses sanctioned for urban poor in 10 states under PMAY(U)The approval was given in a meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee of PMAY(U), which was held under the chairmanship o...
24 Jul, 2018, 08.41 PM IST
Congress has given go-ahead to cadre to strike at Akalis: SAD MP Sukhdev Singh DhindsaThe Akali leader also claimed that the total breakdown of the law-and-order situation in the state had boosted the morale of the gangsters.
03 May, 2017, 09.29 PM IST
Only six out of 81 women makes it to Punjab AssemblyYet, from eight women candidates in 1967, when the first election after the reorganisation of Punjab was held, to 93 in the 2012 polls, the...
12 Mar, 2017, 12.59 PM IST
Congress releases first list of 61 candidates for Punjab assembly pollsThe party, in its first list, has retained 31 sitting MLAs, while choosing to go with seven new faces, backed by strong credibility and win...
15 Dec, 2016, 08.37 PM IST
Birender Singh reviews progress of PMGSY for Punjab, Haryana, Himachal PradeshState-wise projects related to PMGSY must be thoroughly assessed by each state and sent to the Ministry on or before March 31, 2016, he sai...
19 Mar, 2016, 05.30 AM IST
29.17 lakh accounts opened under PMJDY in Punjab: Parminder Singh DhindsaPunjab Government has opened a record over 29.17 lakh accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) for which different banks or...
06 Nov, 2015, 10.47 PM IST
Punjab remains on boil, paramilitary forces stage flag marchesThe central forces along with police staged flag marches in several parts of the state, including Jalandhar and Tarn Taran, officials said.
20 Oct, 2015, 10.08 PM IST
Central forces deployed in Punjab as protests continueMeanwhile, yet another case of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib took place at Gurusar Mehraj village in Bathinda district, police said.
20 Oct, 2015, 03.25 PM IST
25 lakh bank accounts opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna in PunjabThere were 23,412 camps were organised across the state and 25,36,437 accounts have already been opened ever since the scheme was launched.
18 Dec, 2014, 04.07 PM IST
- Bhupinder Singh Hooda: 90 per cent households in rural areas of Haryana have access to banks
Hooda was speaking at a state-level function organised by Punjab National Bank here today to mark the launch of "Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yo...
28 Aug, 2014, 08.00 PM IST
IIM to be set up at Amritsar: Sukhbir Singh Badal"The step towards completion of the Kolkata-Amritsar industrial corridor would get the much needed impetus," Badal Said.
11 Jul, 2014, 06.40 PM IST
Land and Food Bills will change face of the country: Jairam RameshThe land acquisition and food security Bills introduced recently by UPA government will change the face of the country.
31 Aug, 2013, 07.06 PM IST