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July 28, 2025, 10:22 PM - 4 min read
The Punjab and Haryana High Court had ordered Punjab to comply with the decision made during the May 2 meeting chaired by the Union Home Secretary.
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June 8, 2025, 03:15 PM - 5 min read
Punjab, in its plea, had argued that "material facts" were concealed by the Centre, Haryana, and the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), which it claimed led to the high court's May 6 order. The state also contended that inter-state water disputes fall under Article 262 of the Constitution and should be addressed under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956.
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May 24, 2025, 07:31 PM - 5 min read
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday raised concerns over the ongoing water-sharing dispute with Haryana and criticised what he termed the Centre’s "biased" treatment towards Punjab. Speaking at the 10th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog in Delhi, Mann strongly objected to the deployment of CISF personnel at the Bhakra Nangal dams.
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May 22, 2025, 05:48 PM - 2 min read
Bittu stressed that the CISF’s role is to protect critical infrastructure such as dams, airports, the Chief Minister’s residence and office, and Kapurthala House, and not with addressing water disputes.
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May 22, 2025, 05:29 PM - 2 min read
The matter is currently under review as part of a petition filed by Punjab, challenging the water allocation decision. The court is scheduled to continue the hearing tomorrow.
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May 22, 2025, 05:02 PM - 3 min read
Mann’s remarks come amid broader concerns from the Punjab government about the Centre’s growing intervention in matters related to law and order — a state subject under the Constitution.
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May 21, 2025, 07:28 PM - 2 min read
A total of 296 CISF posts have been created for the dam’s security wing, and a formal letter has been sent to the Director of Security and Consultancy at the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB).
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May 20, 2025, 08:11 PM - 4 min read
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday granted the Punjab government a final opportunity to respond to the replies submitted by the Central Government, the state of Haryana, and the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB).
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May 14, 2025, 05:05 PM - 3 min read
The next hearing in the matter is scheduled for May 20.
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May 5, 2025, 08:49 PM - 3 min read
CM says there are no corruption allegations against state government in two and a half years
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May 5, 2025, 08:26 PM - 5 min read
At this juncture, the priority of the Punjab government should have been national security instead of taking an aggressive stance against a neighbouring state, which just 60 years ago was part of Punjab itself.
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May 5, 2025, 06:54 PM - 8 min read
The ongoing water-sharing conflict between Punjab and Haryana escalated on Monday as the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government moved a resolution in the Punjab Assembly declaring that not to spare a single drop of water from the state’s share for the neighbouring state, Haryana.
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