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The Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today called for a decisive end to confrontationist politics in the State and said that issues of people’s concern and development alone should constitute the economic and political agenda of the parties.
Winding up the discussion on motion of thanks [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought diesel at 25 per cent reduced rates compared to the market price. He sought this concession from the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in a letter written to the PM today. The Punjab Chief Minister also asked the Union Government to announce a one time waiver [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today asked the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to immediately intervene to ensure that the ban on wearing turban in government schools in France is revoked. Badal asked Dr Manmohan Singh to take up the matter personally and effectively since the issue is agitating the minds of the [...]

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira today asked the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to implement the clauses within the Anandpur Sahib resolution in his own home. Khaira claimed that Badal should implement prohibition, distribute excess land to the poor and nationalize Trident Hotel at Gugraon and Orbit Buses since these are according to the [...]

The Congress party today challenged the Akali government and the father-son duo of Parkash Singh Badal and his son Sukhbir for criticizing the Rs. 80 per quintal increase of wheat MSP for the current year by the UPA govt. The criticism of Mr. Badal is totally uncalled for, unjustified and politically motivated, claimed Sukhpal Singh [...]

A high powered delegation led by Canadian Minister for Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney today called on Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal and sought cooperation from the Punjab government to address the issues of fraudulent visa cases that had created a major problem for both Canadian as well as Indian Government.

Expressing concern [...]

“Party will contest upcoming Lok Sabha elections on development issue”, says Shiromani Akali Dal president, MP, Sukhbir Singh Badal. He was addressing media persons after laying foundation stone of the project of restoring the capacity of Ghaggar branch canal and its distributaries at village Kishangarh of the district. He said that state is developing at [...]

The Badal’s have reversed the most popular quote about democracy as described by Abraham Lincoln, the legendary American President, when he said ‘Democracy is for the people, of the people and by the people’ but for the Badal’s it is for the Badal’s, of the Badal’s and by the Badal’s. This is abundantly clear from [...]

Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira has sought a probe into the printing o photographs of the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon on bonus cheques issued to farmers. In a letter to the Union minister Sharad Pawar, Khaira said an inquiry should be ordered into [...]

The Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today directed the Chairman Punjab State Electricity Board to release tubewell connections for the land of village panchayats and religious institutions for agriculture purposes as per their demands on the priority basis.

Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the Punjab government said that these connections would be [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today expressed profound grief and sorrow on the passing away of Dr. Shivinder Singh Sandhu and his wife, Manveen Sandhu Director Punarjyot who died in a road accident in Rajasthan on Sunday.
In a condolence message, the Chief Minister recalled the outstanding services of Sandhu couple in the renaissance [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of veteran journalist DP Sharma who died here today this morning at his residence in sleep. He was 78 and is survived by his only daughter Miss Vibha Sharma, Senior Correspondent with The Tribune at New Delhi.
In [...]

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 [...]

The Fourteenth National Youth Festival will be inaugurated by the Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari on Monday at Amritsar. It is the first time that National Youth Festival would be held in Punjab from 12th – 16th January. Shri Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister of Punjab will be presiding over the function. [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr.Parkash Singh Badal said here today that in view of the success of the Punjab Government in getting categorically assurance from the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to agree with the demands of the farmers, the proposed agitation scheduled from tomorrow should be called of.. In a statement here [...]

Akali leaders Gurdev Singh Badal and Tota Singh today demanded that Sukhbir Singh Badal should be appointed as the next Chief Minister of Punjab. The demand to appoint Sukhbir as chief minister came at a rally at village Smad Bhai in district Moga where the party had organized a gathering to campaign for the Faridkot [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today strongly advocated the need for putting the proposed National Investigating Agency to coordinate role for controlling the menace of terrorism in the country. While addressing the conference of all the Chief Ministers of the states here today in Vigyan Bhawan. Mr. Badal also advocated that the [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today sought Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s personal intervention to direct the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to immediately resume its purchase and procurement operations of cotton in wake of its sudden withdrawal from these operations.Mr. Badal raised the issue of withdrawal of Cotton Corporation of India from [...]

Congress MLA from Bholath Sukhpal Singh Khaira has alleged that Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has captured the cable operation in Punjab and has demanded a CBI inquiry into the whole issue. The letter written by Khaira is attached.

To,                                                                                                                        26-12-2008
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Hon’ble Prime Minister
Govt. of India
New Delhi
Subject: Request for CBI inquiry into complete capture [...]

The Punjab government in consultation with   Reserve Bank of India(RBI) today  floated  Rs. 667 crore(nominal) loan  to finance part of Capital Expenditure of Plan Schemes and other development schemes under execution.
According to an official spokesman  the State government today notified  the sale of Punjab Government  Stock (Securities) of 10 year tenure for a aggregate amount [...]

Bibi Gurdev Kaur Sangha assumed office of Chairperson Punjab State Women Commission and Bibi Pushpinder Kaur Mazboor as member of Punjab State Women Commission in an impressive function held here at Commission Office.
Speaking on the occasion Bibi Sangha said that her top priority was to short out various problems faced by the women in the [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today announced that the state government had posed an ambitious action plan to the World Bank to seek special grant to eradicate the problem of water logging effectively in the districts of Ferozepur, Muktsar, Faridkot and Bathinda.
Addressing massive public rallies at Balluana, Abohar and Fazilka as a part [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today asked the Union government to build an unconditional consensus against terrorism and not to walk into Pakistan’s trap of creating war hysteria.
“Punjabis will fully back any move including war, to foil the nefarious designs of enemies of the country against our unity and integrity.  But we must [...]

In a major step towards revolutionizing administrative system, the Punjab government today decided to set up a “State Administrative Reforms Commission” to rationalize official procedure and to simplify and speed up delivery service in government offices at the cutting edge.
This was announced by the Punjab Chief Minister  Mr. Parkash Singh Badal while addressing massive Vikas [...]

Former Chief Minister and the Chairman of the Campaign Committee of the Punjab Pradesh Congress, Capt Amarinder Singh today dared his successor Parkash Singh Badal to substantiate the charges he levelled against him and his government with facts and figures. He ridiculed Badal for having no scruples in owning up the development projects which were [...]