Punjab CM in firing line of Opposition over increased cavalcade vehicles Bhagwant Mann reportedly has 42 vehicles attached to his convoy; AAP tight-lipped on controversy The Hindu · Sep 30, 2022
Congress president election: Is Rajasthan going the Punjab way? NEW DELHI: Instability has come back to haunt the Congress in Rajasthan after two years. The Congress leadership’s move to replace Amarinder Singh with Charanjit Singh Channi in September last year as the Punjab CM a few months before the state poll had cost it dear. Its similar bid to… The Times of India · Sep 26, 2022
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to raise issues of legal guarantee to MSP, farm debt at NITI Aayog meeting Speaking to reporters in Chandigarh on August 6, Bhagwant Mann slammed his predecessors Charanjit Singh Channi and Amarinder Singh for not attending such meetings earlier. The Hindu · Aug 6, 2022
Punjab police registers FIR against nephew of ex-CM Charanjit Singh Channi for illegal mining CHANDIGARH: Punjab police on Monday registered an FIR against former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh alias Honey, presently on bail in money laundering case, and his aide Kudratdeep Singh alias Lovie for carrying out illegal mining in the area of Malikpur mining site in Nawanshahr district in… The Times of India · Jul 18, 2022
Punjab police former chief Dinkar Gupta new NIA DG CHANDIGARH: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Thursday cleared the appointment of former Punjab police chief and 1987-batch IPS officer Dinkar Gupta as the director-general of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The Times of India · Jun 24, 2022
Dinkar Gupta is appointed Director General, NIA In another order, Swagat Das was appointed Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Home Ministry. The Hindu · Jun 23, 2022
More trouble for Punjab Congress as 4 former cabinet minister go to BJP CHANDIGARH: Barely two weeks after former state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar joined the BJP, four former Punjab cabinet ministers Balbir Singh Sidhu, Sunder Sham Arora, Gurpreet Singh Kangar and Raj Kumar Verka joined the saffron party on Saturday. The Times of India · Jun 4, 2022
Pawan Kumar Bansal, Punjab ex-CM Charanjit Singh Channi, now Vijay Singla: Nephew link to graft cases BATHINDA: The arrest of recently sacked Punjab health minister Vijay Singla and his OSD Pardeep Kumar is the third instance in the last nine years wherein a nephew of the embattled politician has turned out to be a vital link to alleged corruption. The Times of India · May 25, 2022
Setback for Congress during Chintan Shivir: Sunil Jakhar resigns, Sidhu defends him NEW DELHI: Former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar quitting the party on a day it is holding ‘Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir’ at Udaipur is not the only setback to it. The rebel leader has received support from an unlikely quarter - his bete noire Navjot Singh Sidhu, who had succeeded… The Times of India · May 14, 2022
Former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar quits party; Sidhu backs him Former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar had criticised former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi The Hindu · May 14, 2022
Seeds of hatred don't bloom in Punjab: CM Mann Anything can be planted in the fertile land of Punjab but not the seeds of hatred, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said The Hindu · May 3, 2022
Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar - the quintessential rebel NEW DELHI: The Congress disciplinary committee on April 26 recommended suspension of former Punjab party president Sunil Jakhar for two years for alleged anti-party activities. The Times of India · Apr 29, 2022
Former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi grilled by ED in sand mining PMLA case Mr. Channi had earlier skipped a few summons about his links with his nephew The Hindu · Apr 14, 2022
Punjab: Congress disciplinary panel issues show-cause notice to Sunil Jakhar CHANDIGARH: Former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar was on Monday issued a show-cause notice by the disciplinary committee of the party for making comments not in tune with the party's ethos. He has been asked to submit his reply to the notice in seven days. The Times of India · Apr 12, 2022
The Times of India · Apr 8, 2022 Punjab: Sonia Gandhi must clarify stand on Sunil Jakhar’s anti-Dalit remark, take action, says AAP CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday demanded that the Congress’ central leadership, including Sonia Gandhi, should clear its stand over the alleged anti-Dalit remarks by former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar.
The Times of India · Apr 4, 2022 ED files chargesheet against former Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew and others LUDHIANA: In the case against Bhupinder Singh Honey, nephew of former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed the chargesheet in a Jalandhar court on Friday. The agency has also named Honey's close ally Kudratdeep Singh, against whom Punjab police in 2018 had registered FIR…
Dynamite News · Apr 3, 2022 ED files charge sheet against ex-Punjab CM Channi's nephew in sand mining case The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet against the nephew of former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi in an illegal sand mining case.
The Hindu · Mar 13, 2022 Channi undone by Amarinder’s baggage There was a strong anti-government sentiment in the State which led to the Congess candidate’s downfall
The Hindu · Mar 12, 2022 Riding on AAP’s wave, Mann gets edge over Channi Among all voters backing party, 81% wanted him as CM
The Hindu · Mar 11, 2022 Punjab Cabinet authorises Governor to recommend dissolution of Assembly The decision was taken during a virtual Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi
Dynamite News · Mar 11, 2022 Punjab CM Channi submits resignation to governor Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday submitted his resignation to Governor Banwarilal Purohit following his party's drubbing in the assembly polls.
Dynamite News · Mar 10, 2022 Punjab Assembly poll results: Amarinder Singh loses from Patiala Punjab Lok Congress Party chief and two-time chief minister Amarinder Singh lost from Patiala Urban by a margin of 19,873 votes to Aam Aadmi Party’s Ajit Pal Singh Kohli according to Assembly poll results declared by the Election Commission on Thursday.
The Times of India · Mar 9, 2022 Verdict Day: Future at stake, all parties jittery in Punjab CHANDIGARH/JALANDHAR: After a largely silent electorate painted a hazy picture with virtually no signs of a clear wave in favour of any party, the results of the Punjab assembly election will make everything clear on Thursday.
The Times of India · Mar 4, 2022 Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi’s jailed nephew complains of chest pain, hospitalised AMRITSAR : Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey was brought to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH) in Amritsar from Kapurthala jail, where he is lodged, after he complained of pain in the chest.
The Times of India · Mar 3, 2022 Punjab CM’s nephew Honey Singh undergoes cardiac check-up AMRITSAR: Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey was brought to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH) in Amritsar from Kapurthala jail after he complained of pain in the chest.