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TopicBhagwant Mann

Topic: Bhagwant Mann

Punjab minister Dhaliwal has been in charge of admin reforms dept since 2023. But it doesn’t exist

The department of administrative reforms ceased to exist in 2012, when the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine came to power in the state for the second consecutive time.

Delhi gone, Kejriwal to work on ‘Punjab Model’ of governance

At a meeting with AAP's Punjab MLAs in Delhi Tuesday, the party chief asked them to approach him if they face any bureaucratic hurdles.

What AAP’s defeat in Delhi could mean for Punjab & Bhagwant Mann

AAP had registered a phenomenal victory in Punjab in the 2022 assembly elections, winning 92 of 117 seats. The state will next go to polls in 2027.

US deportations take centre stage in Punjab—debate over their ‘culpability’, calls for aid & jobs

Punjab has formed panel to look into illegal immigration as returnees say agents duped them. But a police officer says most were fully aware of what they were doing.

EC rejects Atishi’s claims of ED raid at Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s Delhi residence

The Election Commission said there was no such raid with Returning Officer OP Pandey saying they received a complaint about money distribution on the cVIGIL app.

SGPC demands ban on Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Emergency’ in Punjab, writes to CM Bhagwant Mann

An SGPC spokesperson said that the body’s president, Harjinder Singh Dhami, not only wrote to CM Mann but also visited various deputy commissioners requesting them to ban the film in their districts.

AAP delivers in ‘semi-final’ Punjab bypolls in boost to CM Mann’s influence, winning 3 of 4 seats

Congress won 1 seat, while BJP lost all 4. Both parties may see a leadership rejig in the state. The bypoll victory is expected to reassert Mann’s authority as AAP’s leader in Punjab.

Jathedar’s resignation fuels simmering tension between SAD & Akal Takht. CM Mann ups the ante

While SGPC rejected resignation of Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Harpreet, row comes soon after Sukhbil Badal was declared a 'tankhaiya' by Akal Takht, highest temporal body of Sikhs.

Change of chief secretary adds to buzz about tensions between Punjab CM Mann, Kejriwal

On Monday, Kejriwal summoned some cabinet ministers from Punjab for one-on-one meetings. AAP chief is expected to meet AAP MLAs from Punjab in coming days, it is learnt.

Students now on hunger strike over ‘lack of action’ against him, RGNUL V-C refuses to resign

Controversy began after Jai Shankar Singh is said to have inspected girls' hostel on 22 September without notice. Female warden was present during visit, says law university's V-C.

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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.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘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.