Sidhu terms Punjab budget as "development centric"

Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal today tabled Congress government's maiden budget in Punjab Vidhan Sabha here.

The SAD-BJP alliance today accused Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal of engineering a fake loan waiver scheme which does not give any relief to the poor farmers.

IMAGE: Manpreet Singh in action. Photograph: Facebook. A misfiring and inconsistent India finished a disappointing sixth in the Hero Hockey World League Semi-finals after being stunned 2-3 by lowly Canada, in London, on Sunday. It was India's second upset loss against a lower-ranked side in the tournament after having lost to Malaysia in the quarter-finals. Gordon Johnston (3rd, 44th minutes) scored two goals while Keegan Pereira (40th) found the net once for the 11th ranked Canadians.

After Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal triggered a controversy by comparing kin of debt-ridden farmers who committed suicides with beggars on the streets, the Opposition led by SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has sought his unconditional apology.

An ardent fan of Urdu poetry, Punjab's Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal today invoked the renowned poet Allama Iqbal, Greek philosopher Socrates and legendary martyr Bhagat Singh during the course of his budget speech in the state Assembly here today.

Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal proposed the budget of Rs 1,18,237.90 crore, with an emphasis on education and social sectors.

From the government side, Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal tabled the white paper during the ongoing budget session of the Assembly.

State finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal and Local Bodies minister Navjot Singh Sidhu today attacked the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for repeatedly creating ruckus in the State Assembly and not allowing the House to function smoothly. The Akalis said they ...

The Indian Men's Hockey Team got over an early setback to register an impressive 4-1 win against Scotland with back-to-back goals in the third quarter. It was the kind of start India were aiming for at the Hockey World League Semi Final, which began here on ...