Top News of August 5: Punjab Cabinet Clears Outsourced Workers’ Bill and 3 Digital Universities; Kullu DC, SP Removed, Satnam Sandhu Seeks Bajheri Entry-Exit; 11 Overseas Appointments Approved; Cabinet, Home Secretaries’ Term Extended, SC Judge Strength Raised, Watch Video
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, August 5, 2026: Here are the top news updates for today.
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Punjab Cabinet approves Private School Fee Cap, Outsourced Workers’ Relief bill and three Digital Universities
Breaking: Kullu DC and SP removed following High Court order in Kasol Rave Party case
Parliament clears bill to raise Supreme Court judge strength to 38
विधानसभा चुनाव से पहले ‘मीरी-पीरी’ सिद्धांत के तहत पंथक एकता के लिए ग्लोबल सिख काउंसिल ने जत्थेदार से की अपील
Centre approves 11 key overseas appointments and tenure extensions at World Bank, IMF, ADB and WTO
Punjab IAS officer Baldeo Purushartha appointed Senior Adviser at Asian Development Bank
MP Satnam Sandhu seeks entry-exit point at Bajheri Toll Plaza to improve Fatehgarh Sahib connectivity
Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan’s term extended
Barnala: DC office clerical staff begin 2-day pen-down strike
Punjab Govt waives electricity bills for all Gau Shalas, extends free power benefit to 518
CM Mann reaffirms commitment to fast-track development of Punjab’s Kandi, border areas
Keralam rains: 26 dead, over 27,000 in relief camps
RPF tightens noose on chain pullers, 150 cases booked in Ferozepur Rail Division
Punjab Vidhan Sabha pays heartfelt tributes to Bhagat Puran Singh on his death anniversary
No Congress leader raised ‘Go Back’ slogans against party in-charge: MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
Gurbani broadcast is a matter of faith, not commerce: MLA Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar
No Congress leader raised ‘Go Back’ slogans against party in-charge: MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
No factionalism in Punjab Congress, differences will be resolved soon: MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
2027 Punjab polls set for high-voltage battles? Kulbir Zira urges Congress to field heavyweights against heavyweights
Vigilance Bureau nabs Senior Assistant red-handed accepting bribe of Rs 1 lakh
Amritsar set for major sewage upgrade as Punjab clears new 60 60 MLD Treatment plant
Punjab Realty leaders welcome RBI’s decision to keep repo rate unchanged at 5.25%
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25 pc, lowers FY27 inflation forecast to 5 pc; flags monsoon, geopolitical risks
'Assam Needs You' message highlights continuing plight of flood-affected families
"All destroyed within seconds": July 19 floods leave Sivasagar families destitute, victims fight despair in makeshift tents
Punjab Govt created jobs, expanded SC scholarships and recruited 10,000 Anganwadi workers: Dr. Baljit Kaur
Monsoon disrupts life in Himachal Pradesh; 153 roads blocked, 191 power transformers down
Over 150 migrants rescued from burning boat in English Channel, no fatalities reported
Ganieve Kaur Majithia corners Government on orders from Jathedar Akal Takht
Punjab’s Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana provides cashless treatment to 2.91 lakh patients worth over Rs 1,044 crore
Multiple blasts, major fire reported in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Industrial Zone
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25 pc, lowers FY27 inflation forecast to 5 pc; flags monsoon, geopolitical risks
Opposition leaders march to Parliament, demand accountability from HM Amit Shah for alleged police action on student protestors
Indian vessel attacked off Yemen in Red Sea ; all 14 seafarers rescued, GoI condemns attack