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Punjab: 8 greenhorns over giant-killers in Bhagwant Mann's cabinet
Eight first-time MLAs were preferred over a few prominent leaders and AAP's giant-slayers among the 10 ministers who joined Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann's cabinet on Saturday. Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to them at a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan, reports Vibhor Mohan.
First Punjab cabinet decision: To recruit for 25,000 govt jobs
In the first meeting held soon after 10 legislators took oath as ministers on Saturday, the Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann-led cabinet took its first decision of undertaking recruitment for 25,000 government jobs in the state.
Woman and eight first-time MLAs to join Punjab cabinet
Ten ministers, including a woman, will be inducted in the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab on Saturday. Among the 10 ministers, eight are first-time MLAs. After their oath-taking, the newly inducted ministers will assume charge in the Punjab Civil Secretariat and the first cabinet meeting of the AAP government will be held in the afternoon, sources said.
Congress Punjab MPs meet Sonia Gandhi, gun for Charanjit Channi, Navjot Sidhu, Sunil Jakhar
Congress MPs from Punjab blamed the state leadership for the election debacle, and accused the central managers of messing up poll management and ticket allocation, as they indulged in a post mortem of the defeat with party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday.
Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns; now back to showbiz or commentary?
Even as Navjot Singh Sidhu had refused to quit unless with the losing state Congress presidents of Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Manipur, he submitted his one-line resignation to Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday and now rumours abound that he might return to showbiz or cricket commentary.
SKM to farm groups: Don’t attend Rajewal meet
The rift between the two factions of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the grouping which spearheaded the 2020-2021 farm agitation, widened on Wednesday.
Of 117 MLAs, 1 filed papers in Punjabi, none in Hindi
When it comes to using Punjabi language for official purposes, nearly all MLAs in Punjab seem to be preaching what they don’t practise.
Congress appoints Ajay Maken to suggest changes in Punjab unit
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has appointed Ajay Maken to assess the post-poll situation in Punjab and suggest organisational changes based on feedback from MLA candidates and other important leaders.
Bhagwant Singh Mann sworn in as Punjab chief minister
Aam Admi Party's Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday took oath as the Punjab chief minister at Khatkar Kalan. Mann was administered the oath by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit. A grand ceremony of the swearing-in has been organized in Khatkar Kalan, the anscestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
Punjab going to get honest CM after years: Kejriwal
AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said after many years, Punjab is going to get an honest chief minister and asserted that his party will also give an honest government to the state. Accompanied by chief minister-designate Bhagwant Mann, Kejriwal said this at a roadshow organised by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to thank the voters of Punjab for its landslide victory in the just-concluded state Assembly polls.
Punjab: Bhagwant Mann alone to take oath on Wednesday, 16 ministers to be sworn in later
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday said that the party leader Bhagwant Mann alone will take oath on March 16 at the freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's native village Khatkar Kalan while 16 Ministers would be sworn in later.
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