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Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the 50-year-old senior vice president of the PML-N, is set to become the first woman Chief Minister of Punjab province. File | Photo Credit: PTI Senior PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on February 25 submitted her nomination papers for the post of Chief Minister…
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The lawyer was caught based on evidence from a camera he had installed. Chandigarh: Her own home was made a living hell for a 73-year-old woman by none other than her son, whom she cared for and educated enough for him to become a lawyer. Videos show the woman being tortured and mercilessly thrashed by…
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New Delhi: The Punjab government and its police were at the receiving end of sharp rebuke from the Punjab and Haryana High Court today over “non-action in the drug menace facing the state. Pointing out that the police personnel seldom turn up to give statement as witnesses, the court said, “It is clearly visible that…
Every single penny will be recovered from these corrupt leaders, Bhagwant Mann said. Chandigarh: The Punjab government will attach the properties of everyone who built these assets by indulging in corruption, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Thursday and added that a crusade has been launched in the state against graft. CM Mann was addressing…
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Chandigarh: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reprimanded the Punjab government for ignoring a 21-year-old direction to construct its side of a canal linking the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers, and warned the ruling Aam Aadmi Party to comply with its orders on pain of further action. A bench led by Justice SK Kaul told the Punjab…
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New Delhi: The AAP is “fully committed to the INDIA” opposition bloc, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Friday, even as leaders from his party and the Congress are locked in a bitter row in Punjab over the arrest of MLA Sukhpal Khaira on drugs charges. Here are the top 10 points in this big…
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Police said that the reason behind the murder incident is unknown. (Representational) Hoshiarpur: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Surjit Singh was allegedly shot dead by two unidentified assailants on Thursday evening, police said. Deputy Superintendent of Police Talwinder Singh said that the incident occurred when the deceased leader was sitting outside a grocery shop in…
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Mr Singh and Mr Chahal joined the BJP last year. Chandigarh: A team of officials from the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday raided the Patiala residence of Bharat Inder Singh Chahal, the former advisor to former chief minister Amarinder Singh, in a disproportionate assets case, official sources said. The raid was conducted to nab Mr…
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Punjab BJP chief quoted the extent of the state’s debt at Rs 2,42,000 crores. Chandigarh: The BJP’s Punjab president, Sunil Jakhar, on Monday voiced concern over the state’s financial situation saying that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government was heavily in debt. Saying that he feared for the state’s future, the former Congress leader quoted…
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Bhagwant Mann said 36,524 appointment letters of government jobs have been given in 18 months Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said his government has given 36,524 appointment letters of government jobs to the youth in the past 18 months of being in the office. Addressing a gathering during a function to hand…
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