The Akali Dal on Friday fielded former Punjab Finance Minister Parminder Dhindsa from Sangrur for the Lok Sabha elections to take on Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Punjab chief and sitting MP Bhagwant Mann.The announcement was made by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)...

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said castigated the Congress government as well as finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal for following an anti-employee policy by denying government employees their legitimate rights and forcing them to disrupt government...

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said after crushing farmers and farm laborers by refusing to implement a comprehensive loan waiver package and denying social welfare benefits to dalits, the Congress government was set to repress all remaining sections...

The Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Deputy Chief Minister  Sukhbir Singh Badal today described the Budget presented in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha today as “anti farmer, anti Dalit, anti Youth and anti-employees.The resource mobilization figures...

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said the Congress government had run away from discussing emergent people issues including the farm crisis and denial of social welfare benefits to Dalits and poor because it had nothing to show by way of performance.In...

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today termed AAP Convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s visit to Chandigarh as a sinister media stunt staged with the sole purpose of befooling the people of Delhi, Punjab as well as the country. It said the visit...

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today castigated finance minister Manpreet Badal for giving a clean signal for political mafia raj in Punjab by stating that one needed to be in politics to do business in the State.In a statement here, former finance minister...

The Finance Minister, Punjab, Parminder Singh Dhindsa here today in sector-33 A inaugurated ‘Vit-Te-Yojna’Bhawan. The new building would see the 11 departments connected with finance and planning come under one roof which are now functioning from various...

J&K Bank today opened a new state-of-the-art Business Unit along with ATM at Zirakpur in Mohali district, which is popularly known as ‘wedding capital of Punjab’.Minister for Finance & Planning, Punjab Sardar Parminder Singh Dindsa inaugurated the business...

The Punjab government has allowed release of dearness allowance (DA) in the pension of its retired employees who have settled abroad and have acquired foreign citizenship.Punjab Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa has given his approval to the foreign...

Acting swiftly to fulfill his promise made with the Patwar Union, the Punjab Revenue & Public Relations Minister  Bikram Singh Majithia today arranged a special meeting of the Patwar Union with the Punjab Finance Minister. During the meeting the Finance...

Reiterating that Punjab has the sole right on capital city of Chandigarh, the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said everyone knows that Congress party has done grave injustice with state by snatching our capital from us. Interacting with the media...

Australian High Commissioner in India Ms Harinder Sidhu today called on the Finance Minister of Punjab Parminder Singh Dhindsa. During the meeting the core issues of mutual interest like Financial Management, Investment Promotion, Education, Immigrants and Agriculture...

The Punjab Government today announced the release of arrears of Dearness Allowance (DA)/Dearness relief to the employees/pensioners of the state government in cash. Disclosing this here today Mr. Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Finance Minister, Punjab said that...

The Punjab government on Tuesday said it has never opposed the film "Udta Punjab" and that the controversy relating to it was between the Central Board of Film Certification and the film's makers."I have no comment. Punjab government have never opposed 'Udta...

The Finance Minister, Punjab, Parminder Singh Dhindsa today reviewed the progress of Vit & Yojana Bhawan under construction in Sector-33. After conducting a tour of the place with the concerned officers, the Minister disclosed that the 70 percent of...

Punjab has become first state in the country by launching its state specific portal providing the citizen centric data services to various users during Punjab state meet on promoting space technology based tools applications in governance and development on...

Those who compare Kanhaiya with Bhagat Singh would not know what nationalism is, said BJP spokesperson Dr Sambit Patra on the JNU episode.Dr. Patra was speaking on a seminar on the ‘National Security Threats in India 2020’ organised by Bhagat Singh Kranti...

Punjab Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa today presented the budget for 2016-17 with focus on social welfare schemes and the youth. No new tax has been imposed.Addressing the media after presenting the the fifth consecutive budget Finance Minister Mr....

The Punjab government today urged the central government to provide the State a financial package worth 15,000 crores in the forthcoming Union Budget including a financial aid of Rs. 100 Crore to check the cancer penetration in the Malwa belt of the state....