Harpal Singh Cheema

The Punjab Cabinet on Thursday gave approval to hike value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by 61 paise a litre and 92 paise per litre, respectively.

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has said an investigation by the state taxation department's enforcement wing exposed a fake billing scam worth thousands of crores.

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema informed the House that it is for the first time that the state government provided reservation for the scheduled castes in the appointment of law officers in the office of the state advocate general.

No central team will be allowed to survey land for the SYL canal in Punjab, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Saturday.

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said that Rs 27,000 crore from around Rs 47,000 raised in the last 18 months has been paid as interest on the borrowings under previous governments amid the opposition allegations.

Total budget size has been increased by 26 per cent to Rs 1,96,462 crore for 2023-24 over the previous year, the state finance minister said.

Speaking in the Assembly, Harpal Cheema said education, health, and agriculture are among the priority sectors for the government.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday described his government's first budget as balanced, development-oriented and pro-people, hailing it as a roadmap for a "New Punjab".

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday presented the AAP government's first budget for FY23 in the state assembly and announced that the focus in the first year will be to restore deteriorating fiscal health, deliver on the promises of

A missive directing the district authorities in Punjab to play hymns during the chief minister's visits in order to counter slogans by protesters drew flak from the opposition, prompting the authorities to roll it back citing "clerical error".

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday said his party, if voted to power in Punjab during the 2022 Assembly elections, will bring those responsible for the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib to justice.

Several AAP leaders, including Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Harpal Singh Cheema, were detained by police on Tuesday when they were going to ''gherao'' the residence of state minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu.

The Punjab Cabinet on Thursday gave approval to hike value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by 61 paise a litre and 92 paise per litre, respectively.

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has said an investigation by the state taxation department's enforcement wing exposed a fake billing scam worth thousands of crores.

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema informed the House that it is for the first time that the state government provided reservation for the scheduled castes in the appointment of law officers in the office of the state advocate general.

No central team will be allowed to survey land for the SYL canal in Punjab, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Saturday.

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said that Rs 27,000 crore from around Rs 47,000 raised in the last 18 months has been paid as interest on the borrowings under previous governments amid the opposition allegations.

Total budget size has been increased by 26 per cent to Rs 1,96,462 crore for 2023-24 over the previous year, the state finance minister said.

Speaking in the Assembly, Harpal Cheema said education, health, and agriculture are among the priority sectors for the government.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday described his government's first budget as balanced, development-oriented and pro-people, hailing it as a roadmap for a "New Punjab".

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday presented the AAP government's first budget for FY23 in the state assembly and announced that the focus in the first year will be to restore deteriorating fiscal health, deliver on the promises of

A missive directing the district authorities in Punjab to play hymns during the chief minister's visits in order to counter slogans by protesters drew flak from the opposition, prompting the authorities to roll it back citing "clerical error".

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday said his party, if voted to power in Punjab during the 2022 Assembly elections, will bring those responsible for the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib to justice.

Several AAP leaders, including Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Harpal Singh Cheema, were detained by police on Tuesday when they were going to ''gherao'' the residence of state minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu.