Ludhiana : Of Punjab’s 117 elected MLAs, 27 face criminal cases. And 11 of them face “serious” charges such as murder, attempt to murder, dacoity and robbery, according to a 44-page booklet released by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR). The booklet carries details of the legislators’ background, financial status, educational qualification, gender and other […]
Chandigarh, March 16 : Supreme Court lawyer and senior advocate Atul Nanda was on Thursday appointed as Punjab Advocate-General. He replaces senior advocate Ashok Aggarwal, who resigned as the state’s top law officer soon after the change of guard in Punjab almost six years after he was appointed by the previous SAD-BJP government. A prominent […]
Chandigarh, March 16 : After steering the Congress to a stupendous victory, Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday took oath as Punjab Chief Minister. Seventy-five-year-old Amarinder was sworn in as the state’s 26th Chief Minister along with nine ministers, including Navjot Singh Sidhu. Speculation was rife that the cricketer-turned politician would be given the post of […]
Chandigarh, March 12 : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday tendered his resignation from the post following the defeat of the SAD-BJP alliance in the state Assembly elections. Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal and eight other ministers, Badal submitted his resignation to Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore at the Raj Bhavan […]
Chandigarh, March 12 : Punjab Chief Minister-elect Captain Amarinder Singh said on Sunday that his government’s priorities would be education and health sectors. A day after the Congress recorded a resounding victory in Punjab Assembly elections with 77 of 117 seats, Singh, while addressing the media here, said that his government would tackle drug menace […]