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Protesters oppose ‘plans’ to merge Garhshankar with ‘new’ Anandpur Sahib dist

Opposition parties and several stakeholders are up in arms amid reports that the Punjab government is likely to announce Anandpur Sahib as the state’s 24th district, merging areas of Rupnagar and Hoshiarpur’s Garhshankar sub-division on the occasion of the 350th martyrdom day of the ninth Sikh master, Guru Teg Bahadur.

Published on Nov 13, 2025, 3:40 AM IST

Ludhiana: Govt deadline breached as aided colleges falter

The colleges were given 15 days to complete the process. (HT Photo)

Published on Nov 13, 2025, 3:38 AM IST

Udayveer Dhillon to remain Zirakpur MC prez as no-confidence motion set aside

Udayveer Dhillon (extreme right) poses with his father and senior Congress leader Deepinder Singh Dhillon in Zirakpur on Tuesday. (HT Photo)

Published on Nov 12, 2025, 8:50 AM IST

Cane growers slam Punjab government over delay in SAP payment

Last year, the government fixed the state advice price (SAP) of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>401 per quintal and had promised that it would pay the difference between FRP and SAP to the farmers who had taken their produce for crushing at the six privately owned mills in the state.

Published on Nov 11, 2025, 8:06 AM IST

‘Irregularities’ in Moga land compensation: Probe finds 2014 award fabricated, land acquired in 1963

‘Irregularities’ in Moga land compensation: Probe finds 2014 award fabricated, land acquired in 1963

Published on Nov 10, 2025, 6:26 AM IST

CAQM asks Punjab to act swiftly on stubble burning, says Haryana has shown sharp decline

The commission warned that it may issue closure directions if immediate corrective measures are not taken. The team also found stray incidents of stubble burning in the area. (HT File)

Published on Nov 9, 2025, 6:32 AM IST

Drugs, debt, law & order: Delhi CM says AAP ruined Punjab

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta with BJP candidate Harjit Singh Sandhu during a rally in Tarn Taran on Saturday. (HT)

Published on Nov 9, 2025, 5:30 AM IST

Punjab backs permanent closure of Zira distillery

The Zira distillery has remained closed since July 2022, following protests by residents of 44 surrounding villages, who alleged that industrial waste had contaminated groundwater and damaged crops. (HT FIle)

Published on Nov 8, 2025, 7:50 AM IST

Opposition flays Punjab government’s plan to hand over civil hospitals to private firms

The proposal has triggered protests from healthcare workers and unions, who say it will pave the way for the privatisation of public health services. (HT File)

Published on Nov 8, 2025, 7:38 AM IST

Khanna: ‘Illegally’ built house of peddler razed

A house of a ‘drug smuggler’ being demolished in Kartar Nagar in Khanna on Thursday. (HT Photo)

Published on Nov 7, 2025, 6:00 AM IST

Procurement nears end, Punjab presses Centre to ease norms

On Thursday, the total arrivals in mandis touched 140 lakh tonnes, which is almost 90% of the estimated inflow that the state government is expecting. (File)

Published on Nov 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST

150gm milk, 1 banana: Punjab mulls serving breakfast in govt schools

The move is aimed at providing adequate nutrition to children to improve their health and also to prevent school dropout. (HT File)

Published on Nov 6, 2025, 6:34 AM IST

Punjab to challenge Centre’s Panjab University notification in high court: Mann

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced that his government would approach the Punjab and Haryana high court against the Centre’s notification issued for restructuring governing bodies of Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Published on Nov 5, 2025, 2:09 PM IST

Punjab International Trade Expo in Amritsar from Dec 4 to 8

The 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) will be held in Amritsar from December 4 to 8, with the support of the Punjab government, said Karan Gilhotra, chair, Punjab state chapter, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) on Tuesday.

Published on Nov 5, 2025, 8:22 AM IST

Guru Teg Bahadur’s 350th Martyrdom Day| Politics of upmanship as Punjab, Haryana, Sikh bodies to hold separate events

All processions will culminate at Anandpur Sahib in Rupnagar district between November 20 and 25, when the martyrdom day will be observed. Anandpur Sahib marks the place from where Guru Teg Bahadur began his final journey in November 1675 to Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, where he was martyred. (PTI)

Published on Nov 3, 2025, 5:44 AM IST

11-member panel to draft report on Punjab flood losses

The devastating floods, the worst in four decades, hit the state in August and September. (HT File)

Published on Nov 1, 2025, 8:26 AM IST

Sheesh Mahal 2.0: BJP accuses Kejriwal of building mansion with Punjab funds in Chandigarh

In their X posts, the Delhi BJP and AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal shared an image that showed an aerial view of a government bungalow complex in Sector 2, Chandigarh, the purported location of the property. (X)

Updated on Oct 31, 2025, 4:01 PM IST

Sinha removed as PSPCL CMD, Garg to take charge

The Punjab government on Thursday removed senior IAS officer AK Sinha from the post of chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and Punjab State Power Transmission Corporation Limited, appointing Basant Garg, a 2005-batch IAS officer, as the new head of both state power utilities. (File)

Published on Oct 31, 2025, 7:56 AM IST

Honorarium to anganwadi workers released: Punjab govt to HC

The Punjab government on Wednesday told the Punjab and Haryana high court that it has released the pending honorarium to anganwadi workers up to the month of September. (Shutterstock/ Representational image)

Published on Oct 30, 2025, 6:14 AM IST

Punjab health director gets one-year extension

Dr Hitinder Kaur

Published on Oct 29, 2025, 8:06 AM IST

Punjab: Farmers gherao cops, demand CRM machines, no FIRs

Farmers surround a police vehicle in Qila Bharian village of Sangrur on Tuesday.

Published on Oct 29, 2025, 7:06 AM IST

Increase sugarcane SAP to ₹450 per quintal: Bajwa

The leader of the Opposition in the Punjab assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, has demanded that the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government immediately announce a state advised price (SAP) of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>450 per quintal for sugarcane for the 2025–26 crushing season, in line with the escalating cost of cultivation and to safeguard the interests of thousands of sugarcane farmers across the state. (HT File)

Published on Oct 28, 2025, 6:58 AM IST

Punjab: Centre puts Rajpura-Mohali rail line on the fast-track

The 18-km railway line, estimated to cost <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>443 crore, was announced by railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in September. (HT File)

Published on Oct 26, 2025, 3:20 AM IST

Punjab forms ‘CM Flying Squad’ to monitor quality of road construction

A notification regarding the formation of the squad was issued by the state government on Friday (HT File)

Published on Oct 25, 2025, 6:44 AM IST

FICO urges govt to restore property registries within Ludhiana MC limits

The organisation stressed that registries within MC limits must be reopened without delay to ease citizens’ difficulties. (HT Photo for representation)

Published on Oct 25, 2025, 4:20 AM IST

Punjab mulls setting up Aam Aadmi Clinics in all 10 central jails

The Punjab government is mulling over a proposal to set up Aam Aadmi Clinics (AACs) in all 10 central jails across the state. The state health department is learnt to have already started identifying space inside jails to erect the facilities. (HT File)

Published on Oct 24, 2025, 5:18 AM IST

AAP govt mulling legal route to dismiss DIG Bhullar

Published on Oct 23, 2025, 4:36 AM IST

Six IAS officers transferred in Punjab bureaucratic reshuffle

The Punjab government on Wednesday issued the transfer and posting orders of six IAS officers, including the deputy commissioners of three districts in the Majha region. (Representational photo)

Published on Oct 22, 2025, 4:07 PM IST

DIG Bhullar suspended: CM Mann reiterates his govt’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy towards corruption

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann claimed that this action reflected the Punjab government’s unwavering commitment to ensuring transparency, accountability and integrity in public service delivery. (HT file photo)

Published on Oct 22, 2025, 6:00 AM IST

₹7,472 cr paid to farmers for paddy, 100% lifting ensured: Punjab CM Mann

Mann further shared that payments totaling <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>7,472.20 crore had already been made to farmers for the procured grains (Representational Image)

Published on Oct 19, 2025, 5:24 AM IST

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