Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] August 15 (ANI): A Punjab-based organization of private bus operators called off their protest after the state Finance Minister and Transport Minister agreed to consider their demands.

Chandigarh Mar 30 PTI Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar on Wednesday said that all bus permits would be put online soonDuring a meeting with the general managers of all bus depots he asserted that this decision was being taken in view of the need to bring more transparency in the functioning of the transport departmentAll the bus permits would be put online soon to root out the bus mafia from the state he said according to an official statementHe instructed Principal Secretary Transport K Siva Prasad to expedite the process of getting the permits online at the earliestThe minister also directed officials to tighten the noose around those private buses operating illegally from outside bus standsThe statement said that Bhullar told depot general managers that the department has already conferred the powers upon them to stop the illegal buses within the ambit of 500 meters of bus standsFocusing on increasing income of the department Bhullar directed officials to end irregularities and said that he was receiving reports of bus fuel pilferageTherefore the general managers should ensure a minimum mileage of 48 km per litre from each bus he saidHe directed the general managers to take action for recovery against those drivers who will not achieve mileage targetsThe minister directed that the student bus passes should be made in a hassle-free and time-bound mannerHe said that the pending cases of student passes should be resolved immediately PTI SUN ANB ANB

Chandigarh Mar 21 PTI Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday allocated portfolios to his cabinet members keeping the Home Department with himself while giving Finance to Harpal Singh Cheema Ten ministers were inducted into the Mann-led cabinet on Saturday Mann retained Departments of Home Vigilance and Personnel according to party sources Two-time MLA from Dirba Harpal Singh Cheema has been given the Finance and Revenue Departments while Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer MLA from Barnala has been allocated the Education portfolio Dr Baljit Kaur the lone woman minister in the Mann-led cabinet has been given Women Welfare Child Development and Social Security portfolio while Dr Vijay Singla is the new health Harbhajan Singh has been allocated the Power Department while Lal Chand has been given the charge of the Food and Civil Supplies Department Kuldip Singh Dhaliwal will be the states Rural Development and Panchayat minister and Laljit Singh Bhullar has been allocated the Transport Department Harjot Bains has been given Law and Tourism Departments while Bram Shanker Jimpa has been given the charge of the Water and Disaster Management Departments AAP had stormed to power winning 92 of the 117 seats in the Punjab Assembly polls decimating the Congress the SAD-BSP and the BJP-led alliance PTI CHS VSD RDK RDK

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 19 (ANI): Ten ministers were sworn in on Saturday in Punjab, with the senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Harpal Singh Cheema and Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal joining the Bhagwant Mann led Cabinet in the state.