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TopicBhagwant Mann

Topic: Bhagwant Mann

Mann accuses Amarinder of allotting prime waqf land to Mukhtar Ansari’s sons when he was Punjab CM

This comes days after CM announced decision to 'recover Rs 55 lakh', spent on 'keeping Ansari in a Punjab jail', from former CM & his jails minister Sukhjinder Randhawa.

Slugfest over Mukhtar Ansari’s prison bills as Punjab CM Mann locks horns with Amarinder, Randhawa

Mann had announced costs for keeping Ansari in Punjab jail would be recovered from the two leaders. While Amarinder called it 'foolish', Randhwaha says he will take legal recourse.

Punjab govt to ‘auction’ Pearl Group properties to refund victims of alleged Rs 57,000 cr ponzi scam

Punjab-based Pearl Group stands accused of duping 6 crore investors to the tune of Rs 57,000 crore on pretext of returns from development of agricultural land.

SGPC & Akali Dal vs Bhagwant Mann— inside Punjab’s political showdown over Gurbani telecast

Punjab govt amended Sikh Gurudwara Act to end SGPC-Akali ‘monopoly’ over Gurbani telecast rights this week. Row has ignited debate on lines between religion, governance, politics.

‘Pushing anti-Sikh ideology of his Delhi boss’ — SGPC rejects Mann’s gurbani broadcast bill

SGPC’s general house passes resolution against Punjab govt's 'anti-Sikh' amendment to Sikh Gurdwaras Act 1925, says will protest if it isn't revoked, and called it a bid to 'usurp SGPC'.

After Bhagwant Mann’s ‘love letters’ jibe, Punjab governor says govt has become ‘laughing stock’

Banwarilal Purohit slams CM for not taking action on complaint of alleged sexual misconduct against minister Lal Chand Kataruchak. Will not use state copter to travel, he adds.

‘Velha’ governor to Sukhbir’s beard, Punjab CM Mann delivers series of insults in assembly

CM Bhagwant Mann let loose an unchecked torrent of insults in the state assembly Tuesday, targeting everyone from Governor Banwarilal Purohit to central govt, to opposition leaders.

Punjab assembly passes law replacing governor with CM as chancellor of state universities

Punjab University Laws (Amendment) Bill 2023 is latest salvo in the ongoing power struggle between Governor Banwari Lal Purohit and CM Bhagwant Mann. Akali Dal MLAs vote in favour.

Mann govt defies Akal Takht direction, amendment against ‘monopoly on Gurbani broadcast’ passed

Punjab assembly Tuesday cleared a controversial amendment to the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925. Akal Takht had called for the state govt to discuss the issue with SGPC.

In tussle with SGPC over Golden Temple gurbani, Mann govt to amend law, end broadcast monopoly

Broadcast rights for gurbani are currently with the PTC, a Punjabi television network owned by Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. PTC’s contract ends in July. 

On Camera

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.