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Thursday, October 30, 2025
TopicPunjab AAP government

Topic: Punjab AAP government

Crater-sized quarries, bold sand mafia — why Punjab’s mining scandal is a political hot potato

Blanket ban on sand mining in place in Punjab since 10 November has done little to abate sand mafia. State govt opened first sand & gravel sale outlet in Mohali earlier this month.

More beds, new mattresses – Faridkot hospital was spruced up two days before minister’s visit

Punjab health minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra spent four hours at the Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital in Faridkot. The incident involving V-C Dr Raj Bahadur happened in the skin ward.

Simranjit Singh Mann is reborn because there’s an uneasy vacuum in Punjab

By electing AAP three months ago, people of Punjab had shown they were fed up with the vicious power circle of BJP-SAD-Congress. They are now teaching AAP the same lesson.

Brother, farmer ally, singer — At Moose Wala funeral, fans count the many ways they loved him

Moose Wala’s funeral at his village — Moosa in Punjab’s Mansa district — witnessed a massive gathering Tuesday. Hundreds had camped outside the singer's mansion Monday night.

Popular dentist & social worker with ‘RSS link’, Singla’s sacking as minister shocks hometown

Former Punjab health minister Vijay Singla has been accused of taking bribe and demanding 1 per cent cut for government contract and departmental purchases in the state.

All of Bhagwant Mann’s men: These 5 aides and advisers hold the keys in Punjab’s new AAP govt

From bureaucracy and police to politics and even the media, these 5 men advise Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann day to day, and are part of his 'inner circle'.

Looking to save costs, Punjab’s AAP govt deliberates on excluding big farmers from power subsidy

Having promised 300 units of free electricity to every household, the Bhagwant Mann government is learnt to be looking at ways to free up some funds.

With ‘window’ to CMO in every Punjab district, Bhagwant Mann looks to ease grievance redressal

The initiative — named 'e-solutions' — was taken by CM Bhagwant Mann Sunday after he visited his own constituency Dhuri for the first time since AAP's win last month.

On Camera

Starbucks was once progressive. It’s now approaching a dangerous spot in culture wars

Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.