Kanchan Vasdev

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Kanchan Vasdev

Two officials from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s media team have resigned from their posts, with sources claiming they did so due to “family commitments”. Adil Azmi, the media advisor to Mann, and Ayushi Saraswat, the senior media relations manager, put in their papers on Tuesday. A source close to Azmi said that he had proceeded on a sabbatical. “He has family reasons to take some time off. He will be away till December. He may get back to work after that,” he said.

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Kanchan Vasdev

A Punjab Congress delegation led by PCC president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa and PCC general secretary (organisation) Capt Sandeep Sandhu presented the party’s case before the committee. “We tell the committee that the idea of ‘One Nation, One Election’ goes against the basic concept of federalism that has been guaranteed by the Constitution of India.

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Kanchan Vasdev

Punjab has become the first state to launch Easy Jamabandi, an online system to provide easy access to land records and related services for citizens. The Punjab Land Records Society (PLRS) has digitised and streamlined processes related to the revenue department. The services, related to revenue record, maintained by the revenue department would be available after applying on the state government’s portal, through sewa Kendra and doorstep delivery sahayaks by calling on 1076 helpline.

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Kanchan Vasdev

“We cannot afford a conflict. A number of our ships, with consignments of Basmati, are already in transit. If the conflict deepens, our Basmati would not be able to reach the destination. This will mean a loss of millions for us,” Ashok Sethi of Punjab Basmati Exporters Association told The Indian Express. Middle-East is a major consumer of Basmati from India and Punjab accounts for 40 per cent of nation’s Basmati production. “This is giving us sleepless nights.

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Kanchan Vasdev

The BBC World Service released the documentary titled ‘The Killing Call’ on the killing of Moosewala, on YouTube in two parts Wednesday, which coincided with his birth anniversary. The documentary was released at 5 am Wednesday. The BBC was scheduled to screen the documentary in a cinema hall in Mumbai Wednesday evening. However, after the controversy, the BBC released it on YouTube. Moosewala’s father, Balkaur Singh, had petitioned a court in Mansa to stop its release or screening.