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Punjab assembly session: House panel flags growing buprenorphine use, calls for de-addiction centres’ audit

According to official figures cited in the report, the Punjab government purchased nearly 7 crore buprenorphine tablets in 2022, 9.44 crore in 2023, 10 crore in 2024, 11 crore in 2025, while 6 crore tablets had already been procured by June 2026. (HT File/for representation only)

Published 14 hours ago

Noisy scenes in Punjab assembly session over BJP MLA’s ‘girl child’ remark

BJP MLA Ashwani Sharma at Punjab Vidhan Sabha on the fourth day of monsoon session in Chandigarh. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

Published 14 hours ago

Punjab: House passes resolution urging Centre to suspend mandatory rollout of E20 fuel

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann address the house on the 2nd day of Monsoon session of Punjab in Chandigarh, India, on Tuesday. (Ravi KumarHT)

Updated 2 days ago

{Punjab monsoon session} Aug 3 to 10 Don’t pass amendments sans consensus: Takht to Sikh MLAs

{Punjab monsoon session} Aug 3 to 10 Don’t pass amendments sans consensus: Takht to Sikh MLAs

Published 6 days ago

Allot time for debates on Punjab’s critical issues in assembly session: Bajwa to Speaker

Punjab leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa. (HT)

Published 11 days ago

Why Punjab's Sikh MLAs were summoned before Akal Takht, one-month deadline set

AAP MLAs during proceedings at the secretariat of the Akal Takht in Amritsar on Monday, June 29, 2026.

Updated 39 days ago

Will work for Panthic unity: Ayali after joining Amritpal-led outfit

The three-time MLA from Dakha ruled out any possibility of aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party in the run-up to the 2027 assembly polls. (HT)

Published 58 days ago

‘You can be him’: BJP collabs with Honey Singh for anti-drugs appeal to Punjab

BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh with music producer Honey Singh, sharing a milk-based drink as part of an anti-drugs message to the youth of Punjab, in a video posted by them on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

Updated 73 days ago

Sikh intellectuals seek repeal of Punjab’s anti-sacrilege law

Justice Nirmal Singh (retd, second from right) addressing the media in Chandigarh on Monday. (HT)

Published 80 days ago

Bhagwant Mann must sack Sanjeev Arora immediately: Bajwa

Leader of Opposition in the Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa has demanded minister Sanjeev Arora’s removal from the state cabinet. (PTI)

Published 88 days ago

Akal Takht asks Punjab to take back sacrilege law

Akal Takht asks Punjab to take back sacrilege law

Published 90 days ago

Labour Day bonanza: Punjab assembly clears 15% hike in minimum wages

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann termed the increase a tribute to the working class. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

Published 97 days ago

Mann govt’s confidence motion passed in House, Oppn absent

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann arriving for the special assembly session in Chandigarh on Friday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

Published 97 days ago

CM Mann alcohol row, trust vote win: Punjab assembly sees action-packed day

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann speaks in the State Assembly, in Chandigarh on Friday.

Updated 98 days ago

High drama in Punjab assembly as Oppn demands alcohol test for CM

Leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa along with other Congress MLAs, including Sukhpal Khaira, after walking out from the special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh on Friday.

Updated 98 days ago

Punjab Police register first case under new anti-sacrilege Act in Muktsar

The FIR was registered against unidentified persons under the anti-sacrilege law notified by the Punjab government on April 20. The assembly enacted this legislation to provide a stronger legal deterrent against desecration, stipulating a quantum of punishment that includes life imprisonment and a penalty of up to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>25 lakh for acts of sacrilege against Guru Granth Sahib.

Published 98 days ago

‘6.6% votes, 86% RS seats’: What BJP Punjab spike means after Chadha's move

Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal being escorted into the BJP HQ by the party's senior leader Tarun Chugh, in New Delhi last week.

Updated 101 days ago

Anti-sacrilege bill's effective implementation key concern: SGPC chief Dhami

Anti-sacrilege bill's effective implementation key concern: SGPC chief Dhami

Published 116 days ago

Raghav Chadha is reading up on ‘power’. Will he go to BJP, what about RS seat?

Raghav Chadha reading up on the ideas of power, in a post on Instagram in which he took aim at the AAP leadership on Monday, April 6.

Updated 122 days ago

Punjab Assembly session: House passes motion against LoP Bajwa over ‘band player’ remark

Leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa along with other Congress MLAs protesting outside vidhan sabha on Monday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

Published 143 days ago

Amit Shah’s claim to make Punjab drug-free a hollow slogan: Bajwa

Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa. (HT File)

Published 145 days ago

Punjab assembly passes resolution slamming Centre over LPG shortage

Rush outside a LPG gas agency in Amritsar on Thursday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)

Published 147 days ago

Punjab House passes privilege motion against Sukhpal Khaira over ‘bonded labourers’ remark

Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema along with other AAP MLAs at Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Thursday, (Ravi Kumar/HT)

Published 147 days ago

Debt-to-GDP ratio down from 48% to 45% with fiscal mgmt: Cheema

The Punjab assembly on Wednesday passed the state budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, presented by finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, after a three-day debate. Concluding the discussion, Cheema highlighted the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s achievements over the past four years and addressed concerns raised by MLAs.

Published 148 days ago

Punjab mulls entry tax on HP vehicles in tit-for-tat move

In a move that could escalate inter-state tensions, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is exploring the possibility of levying an entry tax on vehicles registered in Himachal Pradesh.

Published 148 days ago

Chaos in House as AAP, Cong spar over Khaira’s remarks on women

Leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, along with Sukhpal Singh Khaira and other Congress MLAs, raising slogans against the government at the Punjab Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (Ravi Kumar / Hindustan Times)

Published 148 days ago

Punjab considering entry tax for Himachal-registered vehicles

Punjab finance minister Harpal Cheema told the assembly on Wednesday that the state government is considering a reciprocal measure following the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government’s decision to hike the entry tax on all non-Himachal registered vehicles entering the state from April 1, 2026. (File photo)

Published 149 days ago

Chaos in Punjab assembly: AAP women MLAs storm well over Khaira’s remarks

Punjab finance minister Harpal Cheema, flanked by AAP women MLAs, interacting with the media regarding Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira’s comments on Wednesday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

Published 149 days ago

G-RAM-G debate: When paper rights collide with delivery failure

A resolution was passed in the Punjab assembly recently against the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act. (File)

Published 217 days ago

BJP misleading people under guise of MGNREGA overhaul: Punjab finance minister

Cheema said the BJP government has effectively liquidated the employment guarantee and weakened the federal framework (HT File)

Updated 218 days ago

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