Others in the race include Ambika Soni and Vijay Inder Singla. However, the party will not contest the upcoming Punjab assembly polls under the new CM's leadership, as per the source. Meanwhile, the Congress Legislative Party( CLP) has unanimously passed a resolution to give party president Sonia Gandhi power to nominate the new CM of Punjab. Addressing media after the CLP meeting, Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat said the party has sent two resolutions to the high command which were passe

.... Sunil Jakhar, who is currently heading Punjab Congress will be adjusted in AICC," a source was

Sahib constituency in the state assembly.... It is learnt that Jakhar, who is not an MLA, was later

Farmer organisations and agri experts on Wednesday pressed for MSP based on realistic cost of production, higher subsidies on diesel and allowing new technologies like genetically modified organisms( GMOs) in their pre-Budget submission to the finance ministry. Ministers of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Karad held the first pre-Budget consultations with representatives of agriculture and agro processing industry through virtual mode.In order to achieve the target of doubling far

Soon after the announcement, Channi met the Punjab Governor and staked claim to form government.... Some say the Congress' Dalit pick is aimed at keeping Sidhu in check and to nullify the impact of Amarinder Singh stepping down.... Others see it as a massive jolt to the party and Aam Aadmi Party( AAP) gaining at their expense. Subscribe to Mint Newsletters* Enter a valid email* Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter....

However, he returned to Chandigarh without an audience with party president Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi. AICC general secretary in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat and former MP JP Aggarwal are members of the panel. Punjab is crucial for the Congress party as it is one of the few states where the party is in power and the outcome will have an impact on its prospects outside the state. With agency inputsSubscribe to Mint Newsletters* Enter a valid email* Thank you for subscribing to our new

Members of the committee expressed concern that provincial and district authorities remained under-resourced to act on the NDMA’s warnings.... Drawing on 300 satellite feeds and an in-house Global Glacier Monitoring Portal, NDMA highlighted its early warning systems, the Integ-rated National Search and Rescue( INSaR) platform, and training initiatives of over twomillion responders.... Yet, the committee lamen-ted that provincial and district authorities often lacked capacity....

Captain Sahib himself said that the party had kept him as Chief Minister for nine and a half years....