CHANDIGARH: Just days after the party's landslide win in the Karnataka polls, a video on Tuesday went viral depicting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a holiday mood hitch-hiking a truck on the Delhi-Chandigarh national highway while heading to Shimla.

CHANDIGARH: Renu Cheema Vig, presently the Dean of University Instruction (DUI) at the Panjab University here, was on Wednesday appointed the Vice Chancellor.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Police have arrested a 28-year-old MBA degree holder unemployed woman and handed her over to Punjab Police for allegedly sheltering fugitive radical Amritpal Singh and his accomplice Pappal Preet Singh at her house in Shahabad town in Kurukshetra district.

CHANDIGARH : Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development Dr.Baljit Kaur said that Anganwadi workers and helpers who were serving in Anganwadi centers away from their homes have been given relief by being transferred through a transparent process.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhawan has decided to sensitise MLAs on their mother tongue.

CHANDIGARH : Fulfilling another guarantee promised to the people of state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday announced the first batch of 36 principals who will visit Singapore for further sharpening of their professional skills.

CHANDIGARH : In a bid to ensure clean & green environment to the people by promoting energy conservation in the state, Punjab New and Renewable Energy Sources Minister Mr Aman Arora on Thursday felicitated government and private sector entities with State Energy Conservation Awards at Confederation of Indian Industrialists (CII) Northern Region Headquarters here. 

CHANDIGARH : Fulfilling another guarantee promised to people of state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday announced that first batch of 36 Principals will visit Singapore for further sharpening of their professional skills.

SAS NAGAR (MOHALI) : Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today gave a clarion call to the local industry for becoming the brand ambassador of state  for emerging it as an industrial hub across the globe. 

PUNJAB : Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha received the prestigious “India UK Outstanding Achiever” honour at an award ceremony in London on 25th January 2023. Raghav has been honoured as an “Outstanding Achiever” in the “Government and Politics” category, which recognises individuals demonstrating excellence in changing how democracy and justice are experienced and tackling challenging societal problems for the good of people and the planet. 

CHANDIGARH : The Punjab Vigilance  Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption, has arrested a revenue Patwari Balwinder Singh, posted in revenue halqua Jalalbad, tehsil Khadoor Sahib, Tarntaran district for taking a bribe of Rs 15,000 and registering a forged mutation of agricultural land. 

AMRITSAR : Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said the government is making concerted efforts for carving out a healthy Punjab by ensuring comprehensive development in every sector.

LUDHHIANA : Describing the hosting of G-20 sessions as a golden opportunity for Punjab to showcase its rich culture and heritage before the world, Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said that it was a matter of great honour for Punjabis as the event will put the state on the world map.

LUDHIANA : Paying tributes to the heroes of the independence struggle, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Thursday dedicated the 'Freedom Fighters' wall in the district administrative complex.

CHANDIGARH/SAS  NAGAR : Punjab Housing & Urban Development, Information & Public Relations, New & Renewable Energy Sources and Printing & Stationery Minister Mr. Aman Arora on Thursday unfurled the Indian Nation Flag at Shaheed Major Harminder Pal Singh Government College, Phase-6, SAS Nagar (Mohali) to mark the celebrations of 74th Republic Day. 

CHANDIGARH: Investigators looking into Rs. 700 crore Philips-Signify plot scam, have found vital evidence connecting two IAS officers, heading separate corporations meant to promote industry and generate employment in Punjab, and the Industries Minister in-charge, for their collusion in corruption.

BATHINDA : Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said with the efforts of the government, the state will shine like the precious 'Kohinoor' gem by witnessing a holistic development in every arena.

CHANDIGRAH: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh said that the AAP government in Punjab is "indulging in political gimmickry by announcing the opening of new Aam Aadmi clinics in the state".

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today condemned the misuse of the parole facility extended to Gurmeet Ram Rahim even as it termed the invitation given to the convicted rapist to attend a state-level function by the Haryana government as a challenge to the judicial process.

CHANDIGARH : Recognising the outstanding services of the Punjab Police, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (GOI), on the eve of 74th Republic Day announced the names of the Punjab Police officers/officials, to be awarded President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPMDS) and Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PMMS).

CHANDIGARH : Punjab Animal Husbandry Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Wedesday, informed that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led government has airlifted 25 lakh doses of Goat Pox vaccine to carry out free mega vaccination campaign for early prevention of cattle from lumpy skin disease (LSD).

CHANDIGRAH : The 30th Indo-Israel Centre of Excellence was inaugurated in Haryana that coincided beautifully with the fact that Israel and India are nearing the completion of 30 years of full diplomatic relations.

CHANDIGARH: Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said every Congress worker is fully prepared for the 2024 elections and people have made up their mind to bring the Congress government back in the state.

CHANDIGARH: The drug smugglers active in Punjab have switched their strategy and started getting large quantities of contraband using containers via sea while some quantities are also coming via air routes in order to escape detection.

CHANDIGARH : Punjab Government has been appointed S. Kanwardeep Singh as the Chairman of State Child Rights Protection Commission Punjab.

CHANDIGARH : The Border Security Force (BSF), Punjab Frontier, responsible for safeguarding the 553-km-long tough and challenging Indo-Pakistan International Border, on Saturday said it captured 22 drones and seized 316.988 kg heroin this year.

CHANDIGARH : Senior Congress leader and Punjab’s leader of the opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa on Saturday admonished chief minister Bhagwant Mann not to behave like a Roman Emperor Nero who fiddled while Rome Burnt.

CHANDIGARH : On the directives of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, a campaign was successfully launched by the Department of Rural Development and Panchayats during the year 2022 to get rid of illegal possessions and demarcation of Panchayat Lands in the villages and illegal possession have been razed from more than 9389 acres of Panchayat Land during this campaign.

CHANDIGARH : Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led government has effectively dealt with the infectious virus, Lumpy Skin disease, prevalent among cattle in the state. Whereas the government has formed the Group of Ministers (GoM) to closely gauge the current situation and planning future strategies to prevent a revival of LSD in the state, necessary vaccines and medicines were immediately ordered and dedicated teams were formed to provide treatment at the grassroots level so as to ensure the disease can be controlled effectively. Chalking out future strategy, Mann government has also decided to start the mega vaccination drive from February 15, 2023.

CHANDIGARH: Higher Education and Languages Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer released the logo of the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Languages Department which is celebrating its 75th anniversary on January 1, 2023. On this day special functions will be organized at the Head Office Bhasha Bhavan Patiala and in all the District Language Offices across the state.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is doing every possible efforts to prevent depletion of ground water. Under this series, Punjab Government has decided to ground water is prohibited for use of construction works, Horticulture and urbans development activities.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Government has removed Mayor of Mohali Amarjit Singh alias Jitti Sidhu from membership of Municipal Corporation. The orders of his removal were issued today under the signatures of Principal Secretary Local bodies department Vivek Partap Singh.

CHANDIGARH: Tens of thousands of devotees on Thursday visited the holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple in Amritsar, to pay tributes to Guru Gobind Singh on the occasion of the 365th birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh guru.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Shri Banwarilal Purohit in a message on the Gurpurab of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, called upon the people to rededicate themselves to the ideals and goals set out by the great Guru and work for creating a harmonious society, based on values of humanism and secularism.

CHANDIGARH: Making optimum use of the internet to provide hassle-free services to people at their doorsteps, Punjab Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department has adopted a new mantra to bring far more efficiently while ensuring time-bound services to the people in a transparent manner.