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Rising Punjab 2024 to unveil government’s new year vision
Mumbai: Punjab chief minister Sardar Bhagwant Singh Mann will share his action plan for a growing Punjab and will speak extensively on his vision for the state’s progress at a special interactive session – Rising Punjab 2024- being organised by News18 Punjab Haryana at Chandigarh on Tuesday, 16 January. At the event, the chief minister is expected to dwell upon the finer nuances and implications of several path breaking decisions taken since coming to power two years back.
Top leaders and policymakers including the state’s finance minister Harpal Cheema, education minister Hartoj Bains, health minister Dr Balbir Singh, revenue minister Braham Shankar Jimpa, and DGP Gaurav Yadav will be seen participating in the discussions at the summit.
News18 Punjab Haryana with its wide range of news programming across different genres has been very well received in the state and has been rapidly expanding its viewer base. News18 has been at the forefront of driving the discourse on development across the country for many years. An integral part of this effort has been the thought leadership ‘RISING’ series organised in various states. This platform hosts the biggest names from governance, politics, and other strata of society in a substantive discussion on key challenges faced by a region and the roadmap for the future.
News18’s ‘Rising Punjab’ summit will aim to discuss key priorities of the state through an open and free dialogue with all stakeholders on the development of the state.
Tune in to ‘Rising Punjab’ on News18 Punjab Haryana on 16 January starting at 10 am onwards.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.







