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2-day Punjab assembly session likely from July 10

Earlier, the state assembly held a special one-day session on May 5 on the water issue amid a stand-off with Haryana over the distribution of water from the Bhakra dam.

Published on Jul 5, 2025, 10:10 AM IST

Punjab: Govt to target bail bond brokers in crackdown on drug offenders

District police have been instructed to identify individuals who have signed surety bonds for more than two cases involving drug-related offences, with such individuals now facing arrest. (HT)

Updated on Jul 3, 2025, 10:55 PM IST

Ludhiana: Bittu blames Mann govt over NOC delay

Ravneet Singh Bittu (HT File)

Published on Jul 2, 2025, 8:14 AM IST

Chandigarh: Docs end protest after stipend hike, bond review assurance

Resident doctors and MBBS interns protest for demands at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar on Monday. (Sameer Sehgal/ht)

Published on Jul 1, 2025, 7:58 AM IST

Opposing ₹20-lakh bond, fee hike, doctors to boycott OPD services in Punjab on Monday

The state medical education department has increased the tuition fees by 5% for the upcoming academic session. The Punjab government claimed that the fee hike was a regular exercise as per the 2020 notification issued by the medical education department.

Published on Jun 30, 2025, 8:38 AM IST

Punjab: AAP suspends MLA Kunwar Vijay for 5 years over ‘anti-party activities’

Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh

Published on Jun 30, 2025, 8:20 AM IST

Punjab to have law on harsher punishment for sacrilege: CM

The CM said the state government would consult all stakeholders, including religious organisations, in drafting the legislation. (HT Photo)

Published on Jun 29, 2025, 7:36 AM IST

Punjab govt suspends 26 jail officials

Punjab jail minister Laljit Singh Bhullar informed that 26 officers and employees of the jail department have been suspended with immediate effect. (HT Photo)

Published on Jun 29, 2025, 6:46 AM IST

Punjab govt transfers 8 IAS, 9 PCS officers

The Punjab government on Friday transferred eight Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and nine Punjab Civil Service (PCS) officers across key departments. (Representational image)

Published on Jun 28, 2025, 7:34 AM IST

Mann meets NITI Aayog, wants areas bordering Pak to be made war-resilient

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann with member (agriculture) of NITI Aayog Prof Ramesh Chand during a meeting, in Chandigarh on Thursday. (ANI)

Published on Jun 27, 2025, 8:02 AM IST

Kejriwal trying to run Punjab like East India Company: SAD

In a statement issued here, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said, “The notification omitted any requirement for Punjabi proficiency or preference for Punjabis, clearing the path for recruitment of AAP cronies.” (HT File)

Published on Jun 25, 2025, 6:24 AM IST

Five Punjab-cadre IPS officers promoted as DIGs

The Punjab government on Tuesday promoted five IPS officers of the 2011 batch to the rank of deputy inspector general of police (DIG).

Published on Jun 24, 2025, 4:18 PM IST

Punjab: AAP govt’s claim of success in drug war is misleading: Bajwa

Senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa said that while Punjab claimed progress against heroin, traffickers have already shifted focus to methamphetamine or ICE. (HT File)

Published on Jun 22, 2025, 6:42 AM IST

Medical students protest bond policy, fee hike in Punjab

Amid widespread unrest over a recent hike in tuition fees and the introduction of a controversial bond policy, the Medical Student Association (MSA), Punjab, met with medical education minister Dr Balbir Singh at Government Medical College, Amritsar, on Friday to register their protest. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

Published on Jun 21, 2025, 8:06 AM IST

Punjab all set to launch 2nd phase of ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ from July

Buoyed over the success and public response of the first phase of its anti-drug campaign ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’, the Punjab government is all set to launch the second phase of the campaign from the next month with more focus on de-addiction and rehabilitation. (Representational image)

Published on Jun 21, 2025, 7:48 AM IST

Ludhiana: House of drug trafficker demolished in Khanna’s Malaud

A peddler’s house being razed in Malaud, Khanna, on Friday. (HT photo)

Published on Jun 21, 2025, 6:30 AM IST

AAP hits back at Sukhbir over power tariff claims

AAP senior spokesperson Neel Garg, while blaming the SAD-BJP regime’s abysmal track record, alleged that they left behind a legacy of corruption, inefficiency and debt. (HT File)

Published on Jun 20, 2025, 10:26 AM IST

Punjab’s rural dispensaries crumble amid urban health push, staff freeze

Despite the Punjab government’s push for urban healthcare reforms, rural healthcare in the state remains in crisis. Even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government announced new initiatives such as 1,000 additional MBBS posts in the Punjab Civil Medical Services (PCMS), hundreds of rural dispensaries continue to operate without medical staff or basic infrastructure.

Published on Jun 20, 2025, 7:00 AM IST

Doctors’ shortage: Punjab govt introduces bond policy for MBBS, BDS students

In a move aimed at addressing shortage of doctors in government health institutions, the Punjab government has introduced a new bond policy for students enrolling in MBBS and BDS courses in state-run medical and dental colleges. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Jun 19, 2025, 8:14 AM IST

Pact inked, decks cleared for 2nd Sainik School in Punjab

Sainik School in Kapurthala (HT File)

Published on Jun 18, 2025, 9:16 AM IST

Ludhiana: Disciplinary action against govt official for violating EC guidelines

The Commission directed the state government to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the said official under the extant rules, official release said. (HT Photo)

Published on Jun 18, 2025, 8:14 AM IST

Staff awaits May salary as govt fails to reimburse PRTC for free travel of women

The free travel for women has left the state-run Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) in a tight spot, financially. (File)

Published on Jun 17, 2025, 9:40 AM IST

Punjab: RC, DL backlog to be cleared, says minister Bhullar

Transport minister Laljit Singh Bhullar said that the move will offer significant relief to citizens across the state. (HT File)

Published on Jun 17, 2025, 9:28 AM IST

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta accuses AAP of misrule in Punjab

Targeting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its supremo, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said new cases have been filed against Arvind Kejriwal and his team in Delhi for corruption, and that those party leaders currently out on bail could soon be imprisoned. (HT File)

Published on Jun 16, 2025, 8:10 AM IST

Delhi AAP leaders out on bail may be rearrested: CM Rekha Gupta

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, (left) BJP candidate Jiwan Gupta along with other BJP leaders addressing the media persons in Ludhiana on Sunday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT Pgoto)

Published on Jun 16, 2025, 4:16 AM IST

Punjab: AAP, Congress, SAD oppose ‘One Nation One Election’ proposal

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema and AAP state president Aman Arora termed the proposal a direct assault on the fundamental structure and spirit of the Constitution of India, framed by Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar. (HT File)

Published on Jun 15, 2025, 7:40 AM IST

Power outages leave Chandigarh tricity gasping in stifling heat

Zirakpur residents gathered in a street in exasperation amid a power outage on Friday night. (HT Photo)

Published on Jun 14, 2025, 9:44 AM IST

Ludhiana: Restore Old Pension Scheme, demand government employees

The members of Adarsh Schools Union protesting in Ludhiana on Thursday. (Manish/HT)

Published on Jun 13, 2025, 6:50 AM IST

Funds recall by AAP govt: Sukhbir alleges fiscal mismanagement behind cash crunch

Sukhbir said that the AAP government has bankrupted Punjab and chief minister Bhagwant Mann owed an explanation as to where <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 lakh crore taken by way of loan in the last three years had been spent. (HT File)

Published on Jun 11, 2025, 6:42 AM IST

Bajwa slams AAP govt over rising debt in state

With the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government raising a loan of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>11,200 crore in April and May, the leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Monday expressed concern about the “sorry state of affairs” of the economy in the state. (HT File)

Published on Jun 11, 2025, 5:24 AM IST

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