CHANDIGARH:Punjab Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua has directed the concerned departments for speedy resolution of the issues related to the construction of new rail link, railway over bridge and under bridge, electrification of the lines and pruning and felling of trees adjacent to the railway lines in terms of safety. Instructions have been given to complete the work within stipulated time.

CHANDIGARH:The Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will soon consider the legitimate demands of the blind people of the state and resolve them with compassion. Punjab Public Works and Power Minister Mr. Harbhajan Singh ETO expressed these words after having a meeting with National Federation of the Blind, Punjab Branch and Blind Persons Association following the directions of the Chief Minister.

CHANDIGARH:Punjab Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Mann led government is planning to promote the utilization of Fermented Organic Manure (FOM) produced by Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants, in Agriculture, Horticulture and Floriculture sectors of the state. Mr. Aman Arora, New & Renewable Energy Sources Minister said this here today after a brainstorming discussion at PEDA. Bhawan.

PATIALA:Ex-external affairs minister and Patiala MP Preneet Kaur today visited Bazigar Basti in Banur to share her condolences with the families of 7 victims who had lost their lives due to drowning in Gobind Sagar Lake few days ago.

CHANDIGARH: As the government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann completes five months in office, five cabinet ministers holding key ministries, held a joint press conference to present a record of their performance.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led government will completely transform school education department that will write new chapter of Punjab, disclosed Mr. Harjot Singh Bains, Cabinet Minister, Punjab, here while highlighting achievements of about five month tenure of the state government.

CHANDIGARH:Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt ), President and former Union Minister S. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa in a statement issue here today shared he has undergone major surgery and has been advised to rest for the next three months by the doctors.

CHANDIGARH: Taking prompt action against online fraud, the State Crime Branch of Haryana Police on Wednesday said it has managed to freeze Rs 30-lakh transaction that had been siphoned off by a cyber fraudster from a company in Panchkula.

NAKODAR:The Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board (PWSSB) has failed to complete the first phase of laying sewerage lines in Nakodar town by December 31- 2019 as was submitted in the Punjab and Haryana high court by the state government.
PWSSB engineer-in-chief Karam Pal Singh Goel appearing for the state of Punjab had submitted an affidavit before the Punjab and Haryana High Court bench comprising Chief Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Arun Palli stating that the detailed project report (DPR) of the first phase sewer was approved and vetted by the Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company (PMIDC) on May 6-2016 carrying scope of the lateral sewer of length30.67 km and intercepting sewer of the length of 6.96 km. He said that work is in progress and is likely to be completed by 31 December 2019.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Mann led government is planning to promote the utilization of Fermented Organic Manure (FOM) produced by Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants, in Agriculture, Horticulture and Floriculture sectors of the state. Mr. Aman Arora, New & Renewable Energy Sources Minister said this here today after a brainstorming discussion at PEDA. Bhawan.

CHANDIGARH:Adopting a zero tolerance policy against corruption, the Bhagwant Mann government has initiated a vigilance enquiry into a scam detected by the agriculture department in the distribution of crop residue management machines to the farmers during the previous regime. Taking a serious note of the matter, Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal has directed that a thorough probe be conducted into the matter and the file has been sent to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

POJEWAL(SBS Nagar):Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and NRI Affairs Minister, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said here today that the Bhagwant Mann Government had prepared a comprehensive plan for the augmentation of the infrastructure of state's mandis and link roads.

CHANDIGARH:Social Security Women and Child Development Department provides free services to women victims of any form of violence in the state. To provide these facilities to women in distress, the department has established Sakhi One Stop Centers at the district government hospitals. The department has issued district wise contact numbers of Sakhi One stop centres so that the affected women can get timely help.

KAPURTHALA:Deputy commissioner Kapurthala Vishesh Sarangal has asked the officials of all departments to implement the newly issued advisory regarding Covid by the Punjab Government.
He also urged the people of Kapurthala to wear the masks in public places besides educational institutions, Government and Private offices, indoor and outdoor gatherings, malls to prevent the further spread of virus in the population and for the well being of every individual.

CHANDIGARH: As the government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann completes five months in office, five cabinet ministers holding key ministries,held a joint press conference to present a record of their performance.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Tuesday registered a case against the owner/partners of Gurdas Ram & company as well as officers/officials of state Food & Civil Supplies department, and employees of concerned procurement agencies for committing irregularities in accepting labour, cartage and transportation tenders for grain markets in Ludhiana district.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Tuesday said that soon the entire official working of the Vidhan Sabha will be paperless and the work of installing computers on the tables of all MLAs is in full swing.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Animal Husbandry, Fisheries & Dairy Development Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Tuesday, vehemently raised the demand to union government for immediately making arrangement of Goat Pox vaccine in adequate quantity for over 25 lakh livestock to prevent the contagious disease Lumpy Skin effectively in the state.

CHANDIGARH: With the special drive launched on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to arrest Proclaimed offenders (POs)/absconders in NDPS Act cases has entered the 7th week, the weekly arrests of POs/absconders have witnessed a significant surge as Punjab Police has managed to arrest as many as 45 such POs/absconders in last one week. So far, a total of 186 POs/Absconders in NDPS Act cases— including 46 nabbed from out of state, have been arrested since July 5, 2022.

CHANDIGARH:  The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Shri Banwarilal Purohit played host to a galaxy of distinguished citizens of Punjab and Chandigarh at the ‘At Home’ in Punjab Raj Bhavan on Monday.

LUDHIANA:Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday conferred state award to seven eminent personalities for their outstanding contribution in various fields on Independence Day today.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday called upon people to join hands and wage a war against social maladies like unemployment, corruption, communalism and social discrimination to realise the dreams of our freedom fighters and make a 'Rangla' Punjab.
LUDHIANA:Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday called upon people to join hands and wage a war against social maladies like unemployment, corruption, communalism and social discrimination to realise the dreams of our freedom fighters and make a 'Rangla' Punjab.

LUDHIANA:Fulfilling a much awaited poll promise to provide free and quality health services to people of Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today dedicated an 'Aam Aadmi Clinic' near the Chand cinema in Ludhiana. A total of 75 such clinics were simultaneously inaugurated across the state, setting in motion the first step towards revolutionizing primary health care facilities in Punjab.

CHANDIGARH:Punjab Information and Public Relations, New & Renewable Energy Sources and Housing & Urban Development Minister Mr. Aman Arora, on Monday, hoisted the National Flag and inspected the parade on Independence Day at Fatehgarh Sahib.

AMRITSAR:A Gurmat Samagam dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Saka Sri Panja Sahib by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee will be held at the Gurdwara Sahib located on Sultanwind Road here in memory of Shaheed Bhai Karam Singh of Saka on October 22.

LUDHIANA:An Independence day gift for 3600 Safai Karamcharis/Safai Mitras was given by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday when he announced that their services will be regularised. He handed over regularisation letters to two safai sewaks Deepal Kumar and Monika at the I-Day function in Guru Nanak Stadium as a symbolic gesture. The remaining will get regularisation letters in the coming days.

CHANDIGARH:Hoisting the Tricolour at Sangrur on the occasion of the 76th Independence Day of India, Punjab Transport and Animal Husbandry Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar vowed to fulfill the dreams of martyrs and take Punjab to new heights of glory.

PATIALA:Under the leadership of Principal (Dr.) Parminder Singh at the Government (State) College of Education, under the campaign of 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' started by the Government of India to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Independence, Dr. Balbir Singh, MLA Rural, Patiala hoisted the National Flag.

LUDHIANA:Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today called upon people to join hands and wage a war against social maladies like unemployment, corruption, communalism and social discrimination to realise the dreams of our freedom fighters and make a 'Rangla Punjab '

FEROZEPUR:Independence Day, the district level Independence Day ceremony was organized at Dana Mandi Ferozepur Cantonment, Faridkot Road, in which the Minister of Power and Public Works Mr. Harbhajan Singh participated as the chief guest and he performed the ceremony of hoisting the national flag. .

PATIALA:Former External Affairs Minister and Member Parliament from Patiala Preneet Kaur today unfurled the National Flag at Patiala's Mahatma Gandhi Statue on the occasion of India's 76th Independence Day.

Extending greetings on the historic completion of 75 years of India's Independence, Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Monday paid reverence to all those self-sacrificing, devoted leaders and patriots who struggled, strived and sacrificed their lives for country's freedom.
CHANDIGARH: Extending greetings on the historic completion of 75 years of India's Independence, Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Monday paid reverence to all those self-sacrificing, devoted leaders and patriots who struggled, strived and sacrificed their lives for country's freedom.

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu in her maiden address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day talked about India's vibrant democracy, success story of Covid vaccines, Atmanirbhar Bharat and the growth of the country's economy after the pandemic.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Information and Public Relations, New & Renewable Energy Sources and Housing & Urban Development Minister Mr. Aman Arora along with hundreds of people carrying the Tricolour paid tributes to legendary martyr Shaheed Udham Singh and other freedom fighters, who played a pivotal role in the freedom struggle, at Shaheed Udham Singh Memorial, Sunam today. He also joined the people to sing the National Anthem to mark the eve of 75th anniversary of India's Independence.

AMRITSAR: The Punjab government is organizing pension camps from August 17 for the welfare of the elderly, disabled, widows and dependents of the state.