Punjab cabinet

Punjab Cabinet scraps Khalsa University Act

The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday decided to scrap a controversial law passed by the earlier SAD-BJP government to facilitate the setting up of a new university on the Khalsa College campus in Amritsar.

Apr 19, 2017, 17:59 PM IST

Punjab announces reservation for women, dumps VIP culture

The new Punjab Cabinet in its maiden meeting here on Saturday announced reservation for women in jobs and urban and rural local bodies and an end to use of red beacons on official vehicles by the Chief Minister, ministers, legislators and officers.

Mar 18, 2017, 18:27 PM IST

Navjot Singh Sidhu touches Amarinder Singh's feet after taking oath as Cabinet minister – Watch

Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu was on Thursday inducted as a cabinet minister in the new Congress government in Punjab.

Mar 16, 2017, 15:14 PM IST

Punjab Cabinet sends PCOCA to AG for re-examination

Modelled on the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, this proposed law aims at ensuring imprisonment of dreaded gangsters, who in most cases are acquitted because of witnesses turning hostile.

Jul 13, 2016, 01:40 AM IST