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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
TopicPunjab CM

Topic: Punjab CM

‘It will be 13-0 in favour of AAP’ — Punjab CM Mann after Mamata says no deal with Congress in Bengal

Before coming to power in Punjab Assembly with a majority in 2022, the AAP got 1 out of the 13 seats in the 2019 general elections.

Bomb found near Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s house in Chandigarh

The live bombshell was secured with help of the police and the bomb disposal squad, an official said.

Former Punjab CM Channi back in business after 6-month break, ahead of Rahul yatra in state

Channi met Kharge, Priyanka, to 'discuss a possible role' in Punjab unit; the hierarchy underwent thorough shake-up earlier this year following Congress’ defeat in Assembly polls.

Gehlot’s ‘one magician, one post’ dilemma & why ‘PM may care’ about ‘PayCM’ posts in Karnataka

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Punjab health minister under fire for making veteran surgeon lie down on dirty mattress

Chetan Singh Jouramajra was in a video clip seen forcing the Vice Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences to lie on a dirty mattress at a hospital during an inspection.

Viral photo of Arvind Kejriwal in ‘ill-fitted’ kurta at Bhagwant Mann wedding is morphed

Kejriwal’s shirt was digitally elongated to give it the appearance of a kurta in the photo. Hence, the weird shape.

‘Were clueless’ about Gurpreet marrying Punjab CM say neighbours, but celebrate news with sweets

Gurpreet Kaur, resident of Haryana's Pehowa town, married Bhagwant Mann Thursday. Like Kaur's neighbours, many in Punjab CM's party too had little prior knowledge about the wedding.

Bhagwant Mann’s new gaffe — British left India 200 years ago, built bus station in space

Punjab CM also exhibits questionable knowledge of geography, saying Jalandhar could see snow-capped mountains like Everest during pollution-free Covid days.

‘Mr 1%’: Hours after being sacked, former Punjab minister Vijay Singla arrested for corruption

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann fired the minister earlier Tuesday, saying his government had a ‘zero-tolerance policy towards corruption’.

Best way to celebrate Bhagat Singh—rescue his memory from meeting the fate of Gandhi, Nehru

Bhagat Singh faces the ominous prospect of turning into an empty signifier, a symbol without substance, just a basanti pagri worn by anyone for anything.

On Camera

Move over Ed Sheeran, Rihanna. The only pop star India wants more of is Diljit Dosanjh

Sheeran’s concert in Mumbai on Saturday was a roaring success. But the most viral moment was when Dosanjh joined him, and brought the house down.

Complaints to RBI ombudsman up 68% in FY23, banks biggest cause for customer grievances

Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.

Tiger Triumph-24 — India-US tri-services exercise to boost coordination begins

The exercise will be simulated to undertake HADR operations in a ‘friendly island nation’, where troops will execute amphibious landing ops.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.