Punjab Newspaper

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has decided to field former Punjab governor Lt Gen (Retd.) B K N Chhibber from Amritsar constituency. Chhibber was earlier associated with the Congress.
The BSP, which is headed by Mayawati has announced 12 candidates so far in Punjab. Punjab, which has the highest percentage of dalit population in India gave [...]

Punjab will witness two phase elections with four seats witnessing parliamentary elections on May 7, while the other nine seats going to polls on May 13. Chandigarh, the capital city of Punjab will also go to polls on May 13.
The four seats which go to polls on May 7 are
Ferozepur
Bathinda
Sangrur
Patiala
The nine seats which go to [...]

The Communist Party of India (CPI) today announced 2 candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in Punjab. Hardev Arshi shall be the party candidate from Bathinda, while Kushal Bhaura shall be the candidate from Faridkot constituency.

Hardev Arshi has been the party legislator from Budhlada constituency. He will be contested from Bathinda, where the Badal [...]

Shiromani Akali Dal got a boost in Bathinda constituency as Harbhajan Singh Khiala, a loyalist of Ravi Inder Singh former Speaker of Akali Dal 1920 and also son of former Rural development and Panchayat Minister late Baldev Singh Khiala along with a number of Congress Municipal Councilors of Mansa and President Artia association Munish [...]

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today announced the candidature of the Chief Parliamentary Secretary S. Sher Singh Ghubaya from the Ferozpur constituency for the next Lok Sabha elections. S. Sher Singh Ghubaya is sitting MLA from Jalalabad and won by more than 44000 votes in last Vidhan Sabha elections.

Addressing a massive rally here, the announcement [...]

Shiromani Akali Dal President, MP, Sukhbir Singh Badal said here today that sports wings would train 2000 more players this year to promote sports at grass root level. Addressing players during 16th Kabbadi Cup at village Chauke of the district, Mr. Badal said that at present 3000 players were getting training, whereas 2400 players got [...]

The Punjab Government today nominated three Chairmen and twelve Vice Chairmen in 13 Market Committees besides five members of district Planning Committee Amritsar. Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the Punjab government said that these Chairmen and Vice Chairmen had been nominated under Sub Section (1) of Section 16 of Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets [...]

Punjab government has given additional responsibility to District Transport Officer of Bathindia.Moneesh Kumar, PCS, District Transport Officer Bathinda will also look after the responsibilities of District Transport Officer, Mansa in addition to his responsibility. He relieves Gurjit Singh of his additional charge.

Founder patron of `Nannhi Chhaan’ Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said that she will request Chief Minister S. Parkash Singh Badal to reward the village panchayats that will took initiatives to lower the difference in sex ratio and plant maximum trees for environmental protection by issuing special grants and announced that organization will also honor [...]

Shiromani Akali Dal President and Member Parliament S. Sukhbir Singh Badal announced here today that SAD-BJP government is going to setup Rs. 400 Crore fund to provide every basic infrastructure and facilities in remote area schools of villages and cities for giving better education to underprivileged students. He said that proper education to these students [...]

The Ministry of Defence (MoD), Government of India had given a ‘No Objection Certificate’ for setting up a flying training institute at Talwandi Sabo in Bathinda district.
Disclosing this here today Chief Minister’s Media Advisor Mr. Harcharan Bains said that the Punjab government had received in principle approval from the MoD, GoI through a communiqué saying [...]

Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has introduced Energy Conservation Awards to encourage energy efficiency in Large & Small Scale Industry, Government and Commercial Buildings, Educational Institutions, Agriculture Sector, Poultry Farms and Domestic Sector.
Mr.  Bikram Singh Majithia, Science & Technology and Non-Conventional Energy Minister today informed that these awards have been instituted to encourage people to [...]