Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], August 23 (ANI): Former minister and Congress leader Bharat Bhushan Ashu was sent to Police remand till Saturday, August 27.

Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], August 22 (ANI): The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Monday arrested former Congress minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu from a local salon near the residence of Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu, according to a police official.

Chandigarh [India], March 12 (ANI): Additional Director General of Police (security) has ordered the withdrawal of security cover of 122 former MPs and MLAs in Punjab.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 10 (ANI): Punjab Cabinet Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Wednesday said that the state government has procured around 97 per cent or 180-189 lakh metric tonnes of crops via mandis and assured that the rest will be done in 2-3 days.

New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Saturday said that pollution is not just limited to northern states of the country and every citizen will have to think about it.

Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], October 3 (ANI): Punjab Food, Civil and Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu and Industry Minister Gurkirat Singh Kotli on Sunday started the paddy procurement in Asia's biggest grain market at Khanna in Ludhiana.

Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], October 3 (ANI): The newly sworn-in Transport Minister of Punjab, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, on Sunday morning showed up and at the bus stand here and kicked off a cleanliness drive of all bus terminals of Punjab.

Chandigarh Sep 29 PTI Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday directed the Food Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs department to ensure smooth and hassle-free procurement of paddy during the current Kharif Marketing Season beginning October 1 While reviewing the arrangements and preparedness for the paddy procurement season at a high-level meeting the chief minister asked the Food and Civil Supplies Department the nodal agency for the procurement operations to ensure all necessary arrangements for smooth prompt and seamless procurement and storage of paddy Reiterating his governments firm commitment Channi said that every single grain of the farmers produce would be lifted from the market and strict adherence to the prescribed norms of timely payment to the farmers would be ensured an official statement said Meanwhile Food Civil Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu said the persistent and personal efforts of Chief Minister Channi on Wednesday yielded authorisation of Cash Credit Limit CCL of Rs 3571273 crore up to end October 2021 for procurement of paddy during Kharif Marketing Season KMS 2021-22 As per the statement Reserve Bank of India RBI has sanctioned CCL of over Rs 35713 crore for paddy procurement against Rs 42013 crore demanded by the state government and the remaining amount would be released close to November for purchasing paddy during that month The Chief Minister thanked the Union Food Secretary for his personal intervention and helping the state in getting timely issuance of CCL for smooth procurement Channi had raised this issue with the Union Secretary Food and Public Distribution Sudhanshu Pandey who called on the Chief Minister in his office on September 24 as per the statement The Chief Minister had urged Pandey to take up this matter with RBI for expeditious authorisation of CCL to ensure smooth and hassle free procurement of paddy during current KMS 2021-22 Meanwhile during the meeting Ashu assured the Chief Minister that the department will leave no stone unturned in ensuring smooth procurement during the current paddy season to the satisfaction of all the stakeholders Taking part in the deliberations Director Food Civil Supplies Abhinav Trikha informed the Chief Minister that elaborate arrangements have already been put in place to procure the paddy arriving in the mandis of the state As many as 1806 purchase centres notified by the Punjab Mandi Board have been allotted amongst the government procurement agencies during the procurement The state government has ordered to lift the procured crop within 48-hours Bharat Bhushan Ashu said the government was committed to lift every single grain of the farmers produce He said that the state government had made elaborate arrangements as ensured at the time of wheat procurement so that health protocols especially social distancing could be followed meticulously amid Covid pandemic All concerned authorities involved in the procurement process have been directed to strictly follow the health protocols besides ensuring availability of soap for washing hands availability of water and sanitisers at the procurement centres he said The Minister further stated that the procurement operations would continue till November 30 PTI SUN MR MR

Chandigarh [India], September 28 (ANI): Congress leader Bharat Bhushan Ashu assumed charge of office as Punjab Cabinet Minister on Tuesday in the presence of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 26 (ANI): Congress MLAs Tript Singh Bajwa, Aruna Chaudhary, Sukhbinder Sarkaria, and Rana Gurjeet Singh took oath as minister on Sunday, in the new Cabinet of Punjab led by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.