Chief ministers' sub-group on skill development to file report in 15 days

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 15:48

The sub-group of chief ministers on skill development will submit its final report to the Prime Minister's Office within 15 days, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday said.

India to provide skill training to 109 million new entrants

Last Updated: Monday, May 11, 2015, 17:48

India has to provide skill training to 109 million new entrants into the job markets and 460 million people to upscale their skills by 2020, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said Monday.

Parkash Singh Badal for `severe` punishment for food adulteration

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 18:48

To check food adulteration, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said state government will introduce a bill in the upcoming Assembly session for awarding "severest of severe" punishment.

Sever ties with BJP for true federalism: Dal Khalsa to SAD

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 17:09

Radical Sikh outfit Dal Khalsa on Monday said that the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal could not achieve its demand of recasting the Constitution on true federal lines, unless it severs the ties with BJP.

Punjab CM calls for strong federalism, secularism and peace

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 23:50

Accusing the Centre of encroaching upon the rights of states, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday called for recasting the Constitution to ensure implementation of federalism in the right spirit.

Badal accuses centre of usurping states` power

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 13:14

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Sunday accused the central government of usurping the power of the states over the years, saying the authority of the state governments has been eroded by doing this.

PCC relay fast enters day 3; Badal dubs it `political stunt`

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 22:07

Punjab Congress `relay hunger strike` seeking CBI probe into a multi-crore synthetic drug case entered the third day on Tuesday with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal describing it as a "political stunt".

CM, Cabinet ministers sitting on dharna looks absurd: Badal

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 17:35

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday deplored the action of his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers of holding `dharna`, saying it is "absurd" and against the spirit of the Constitution.

Even Punjab`s CM has to wait for his turn here

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 14:04

t a time when the `VIP culture` in India is under threat from the ideology of the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, Harmandar Sahib, Sikh`s premier shrine here, has been showing the way of treating everyone alike, including VIPs and celebrities.

Punjab to become hub for cancer treatment soon: Badal

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 23:36

Underlining his government`s efforts in eradicating cancer, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said Punjab would emerge as a hub for treatment of cancer in the near future.

Badal, Bajwa mourn death of Ludhiana acid attack victim

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 20:08

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of Ludhiana acid attack victim, who breathed her last at a hospital in Mumbai.

Badal hails court order Gujarat riots

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 23:18

Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal welcomed a Gujarat court verdict rejecting the protest petition against the clean chit given to BJP`s prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi by the SIT in 2002 riots.