Punjab
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'Improved law and order driving major industrial investments in Punjab': CM Bhagwant Mann
India | Mar 21, 2026, 09:29 PM ISTSpeaking at a press conference in Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that more than 95,000 smugglers have been arrested and ₹772 crore worth of illegal assets have been seized under his government's ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ campaign.
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India's second-largest Tata Steel plant begins operations in Punjab, thousands to be employed
India | Mar 20, 2026, 07:59 PM ISTIn October 2023, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann laid the foundation stone of the project in Ludhiana and inaugurated it on Friday. Highlighting its significance, he said the plant is expected to generate employment for around 2,700 youth directly and nearly 10,000 indirectly.
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Punjab: 98-year-old woman receives cashless cancer treatment under Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna
India | Mar 19, 2026, 01:43 PM ISTThe Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna provides cashless health coverage of up to Rs 10 lakh per family annually, enabling beneficiaries to access treatment across empanelled government and private hospitals in Punjab.
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Bhagwant Mann govt's 'Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna' saves Mandoli mechanic from Rs 90,000 medical debt
India | Mar 15, 2026, 02:18 PM ISTBy providing cashless coverage of up to Rs 10 lakh per eligible family annually, the scheme aims to prevent medical emergencies from turning into long-term financial setbacks for working families across Punjab.
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Punjab's 'Sehat Yojana' helps save Mohali woman's life, costly heart stent provided free
India | Mar 14, 2026, 12:18 PM ISTPunjab govt has overall released Rs 500 crore to ensure timely settlement of claims and uninterrupted cashless medical services in the state. The scheme covers major procedures including cardiac surgeries, cancer care and kidney ailments at government and private hospitals.
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Turkish woman killed after speeding Audi hits her in Punjab's Mohali; CCTV footage surfaces
India | Mar 11, 2026, 08:14 AM ISTThe impact was so severe that she was thrown nearly 15 feet and landed across the road. She sustained critical injuries and died on the spot due to heavy bleeding.
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Mann govt presents Rs 2.60 lakh crore budget, women to get Rs 1000 to Rs 1500 monthly in Punjab
India | Mar 08, 2026, 01:49 PM ISTPunjab Budget 2026: The Punjab government presented a Rs 2.36 lakh crore Budget for 2025–26, with a strong focus on women's welfare, the anti-drug campaign, health, education, rural development, industry and agriculture.
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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann unveils Industrial and Business Development Policy 2026
India | Mar 07, 2026, 07:57 PM ISTChief Minister Bhagwant Mann has announced Punjab's Industrial and Business Development Policy 2026. He said the new policy will allow investors to choose up to 20 incentives and design customised packages suited to their business models, introducing capital subsidy for the first time in Punjab.
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Gurmeet Ram Rahim, Dera Sacha Sauda chief, acquitted in journalist murder case
India | Mar 07, 2026, 11:03 AM ISTPunjab and Haryana High Court acquits Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.
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Punjab to invest Rs 3,500 crore in collaboration with World Bank to transform government schools
India | Mar 05, 2026, 05:48 PM ISTThe Punjab government, in collaboration with the World Bank, will invest Rs 3,500 crore to transform schools in the state. The investment highlights that the revolution in the education sector of the state is gaining recognition at the international level.
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Punjab government issues helpline to assist Punjabis stranded in Middle East
India | Mar 02, 2026, 10:14 PM ISTPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has said that his government has been in regular touch with the central government to ensure the safety of Punjabis in the Middle East.
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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann announces 'Meri Rasoi Yojna'; 40 lakh families to get free ration from April
India | Feb 23, 2026, 09:49 PM ISTThese food kits will be provided in addition to the wheat already being distributed to eligible beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act.
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Punjab govt brings back bullock cart races as Kila Raipur Rural Olympics return with huge fanfare
India | Feb 18, 2026, 09:11 PM ISTThe Kila Raipur Rural Olympics began in Ludhiana with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann reviving the celebrated bullock cart races after several years. The three-day event features hockey, kabaddi, athletics and traditional rural competitions.
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AAP sarpanch shot dead at wedding in Tarn Taran, BJP slams Punjab govt over law and order situation
India | Feb 18, 2026, 07:07 PM ISTHarpinder Singh, sarpanch of Thathian Mehta village, had gone to attend a wedding at a marriage palace when three armed men opened fire on him from close range.
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'Money rain' at Punjabi wedding: Guests shower bundles of cash on couple, video goes viral | Watch
Trending | Feb 18, 2026, 05:05 PM ISTThe video, which is going viral on social media platforms, shows guests tossing bundles of currency notes into the air as the couple stood on the decorated stage. Visuals show the platform and surrounding floor blanketed with notes.
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Two Pakistani nationals who escaped from juvenile home in Jammu arrested from Punjab's Ludhiana
India | Feb 17, 2026, 05:16 PM ISTThree inmates, including two Pakistani nationals, escaped from a juvenile home in the border area of Jammu after allegedly attacking and injuring two police personnel on duty on Monday.
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Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann pay obeisance at Rankeshwar Temple in Punjab's Sangrur
India | Feb 15, 2026, 03:51 PM ISTBhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal offered prayers at the Shri Rankeshwar Mahadev Shiv Mandir in Punjab's Sangrur on Mahashivratri. Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia was also present with them.
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Man caught consuming drugs in Kalanaur has Congress links: Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema
India | Feb 15, 2026, 10:52 AM ISTPunjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the people of Punjab are fully supporting this success, and it has become a mass movement in Punjab.
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Punjab: AAP accuses Congress of anti-Dalit mindset, demands public apology
India | Feb 09, 2026, 05:54 PM ISTPunjab politics has intensified as AAP accuses Congress of repeatedly insulting the Dalit community through derogatory remarks and threats. AAP's protests and strong demands for public apologies have placed Congress under heavy scrutiny.
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Punjab youth shoots classmate dead in Tarn Taran, then shoots self; murder caught on cam | VIDEO
India | Feb 10, 2026, 10:31 AM ISTPolice said Prince Raj shot Sandeep Kaur inside the classroom and then shot himself. The shooting was caught on CCTV camera. The man is currently in a critical condition.