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TopicBhagwant Mann

Topic: Bhagwant Mann

Punjab cops trace Mohali bomb hoax emails to Dhaka, sender threatened to ‘poison’ CM Mann

The correspondence, which mentioned the Khalistan Referendum and the sacrifices of Sikh militants, was from an outfit calling itself the ‘Khalistan National Army’.

AAP functionary shot dead outside Jalandhar gurdwara, Opposition slams Mann govt on law & order

The killing marks the second such attack on a ruling-party functionary in the state this year. Last month, an AAP sarpanch in Tarn Taran was shot dead at point-blank range at a wedding.

In Punjab, a poetic slugfest as CM Mann appears to take swipe at dera chief’s meet with Majithia

Opposition trained its guns at CM for 'insulting' dera chief even as former minister Bikram Singh Majithia walked out of jail after being granted bail in disproportionate assets case. 

Farm houses in the Shivaliks: Why Punjab govt’s housing policies have run into legal headwinds

In August last year, Mann government junked its land-pooling scheme after protests. Months on, its two housing policies are now mired in cases before the NGT and High Court.

SYL row: Déjà vu for Punjab-Haryana as CMs’ meet ends inconclusively, like another exactly 40 yrs ago

The stalemate mirrors a failed 1986 attempt to resolve a related but equally intractable territorial dispute, both rooted in the 1985 Rajiv-Longowal Accord.

Ink, gin & a ‘witch hunt’: Inside Mann govt’s synchronised blitz on Punjab Kesari

After a news report on Arvind Kejriwal getting a large official residence in Chandigarh, Punjab Kesari has alleged that the AAP govt is using agencies to target it. Four different premises owned by the group were raided between 10 January and 15 January.

An ‘admission’, a denial: What happened at Bhagwant Mann’s meeting with Akal Takht

A final decision on Mann's explanation will be taken by the five Singh sahiban (high priests) during their next meeting, asserts Akal Takht jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj.

Ahead of Bhagwant Mann’s Akal Takht hearing, BJP flags video of Punjab CM ‘disrespecting’ Sikh gurus

BJP demands probe into video it claims shows Mann hurting Sikh sentiments, while CM's aides dismiss it as AI-generated clip.

Akal Takht summons Punjab CM over ‘anti-Sikh’ conduct; Mann says will comply like a ‘humble Sikh’

Addressing media, acting Jathedar said CM Bhagwant Mann occupies high constitutional office in Punjab, and his ‘anti-Sikh’ statements reflect the arrogance that comes with power.

Akali Dal turns Mann’s ‘dinosaur’ jibe into comeback campaign. Punjab politics takes ‘Jurassic Park’ turn

From lizards, to dinosaurs crushing brooms with their feet, AAP & SAD have turned barbs into a memefest with AI images packed with political messaging.

On Camera

SC decision on menstrual leave is feminist. Rani of Jhansi didn’t use period as an excuse

Women officers in the forces routinely manage the physiological realities of menstruation. Making menstrual leave mandatory would be two steps backwards for them.

India-US trade deal to be signed after Trump administration decides new global ‘tariff architecture’

New Delhi is examining the legal implications of the latest set of American investigations into Indian exports under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, it is learnt.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.