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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicPunjab Vigilance Bureau

Topic: Punjab Vigilance Bureau

Why Mohali court denied Akali Dal’s Majithia bail in Rs 540-cr disproportionate assets case

In February 2022, he surrendered in drugs case & was granted bail 6 months later. He was then booked in DA case & was arrested 25 June 2025. He has been denied bail in DA case.

From Gorakhpur to Singapore & Cyprus, Punjab vigilance cites ‘money trail’ to seek Majithia’s remand

Member of Bikram Singh Majithia’s legal team says Akali Dal leader ‘resigned as director of firm Saraya Industries, and his role was limited to that of a shareholder’.

AAP’s old foe Majithia ‘knew’ he was next, warned CM Mann before arrest—’will make you scream’ 

Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia Wednesday in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Akali leader Majithia held in disproportionate assets case linked to drug cartel, ‘laundered Rs 540 cr’

Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested Majithia at his residence in Amritsar. Raids carried out at around 25 premises linked to Majithia across the state, including around 9 in Amritsar.

Mann govt changes Punjab Vigilance Bureau chief, 3rd time in less than 2 months

P K Sinha, ADGP intelligence, gets additional charge of vigilance bureau. Others who got suspension orders are AIG Swarandeep Singh & SSP Harpreet Singh.

How guava ‘orchard owners’ & Punjab officials ‘siphoned off Rs 147 crore’ in compensation

From showing inflated number of trees to leaking information about land acquisition, accused used all tactics to extract as much as compensation that could be drawn from govt.

Grilled by Punjab vigilance, Manpreet Badal feuds with Congress chief— ‘I’m not Warring, won’t beg Mann’

BJP’s Manpreet Badal, an ex-finance minister, targeted Warring while addressing a press conference over questioning by vigilance bureau. Warring has hit back, calling Badal ‘corrupt’.

Former Cong MLA Kushaldeep Dhillon arrested by Punjab Vigilance Bureau on corruption charges

 Dhillon had earlier said the allegations against him were false and politically motivated and claimed the ruling AAP was trying to suppress Congress leaders through these cases.

‘Received Rs 1.17 cr as compensation’: Vigilance Bureau books Punjab IAS officer’s wife in guava orchard ‘scam’

According to FIR, Jasmeen Kaur, other accused illegally bought land to be acquired by govt, in order to get compensation much higher than original cost. IAS Rajesh Dhiman denies allegations.

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India has 7.4% growth, but faltering tax revenue could have implications in coming fiscal year

In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Army chief lambasts Chinese infra push in Shaksgam Valley. ‘We consider it illegal action’

Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.