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Chandigarh, May 28: On the third day of nominations for the 64-Ludhiana West seat of the Punjab Legislative Assembly, one candidate has filed his nomination papers. Punjab's Chief Electoral Officer, Sibin C, informed that today an independent candidate, Eng. Baldev Raj Katna (Debi), submitted his nomination for the 64-Ludhiana West seat. It is noteworthy that the last date for filing nominations is June 2, and the scrutiny of nomination papers will be conducted on June 3. The final date for withdrawal of nominations is June 5, 2025. Voting will take place on June 19, and the results will be declared on June 23, 2025, after the counting of votes.

Chandigarh, May 27: Top performing students from the various districts of the state on Tuesday hailed the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann for organizing the function to facilitate them. Interacting with the Chief Minister during a function organized here at local Municipal Bhawan, Yashmeet kaur, Ramnagar School of Eminence, Bathinda profusely thanked CM for the initiative of School of Eminence which is a turning point in her career. Emotionally charged Parneet Kaur, School of Eminence Khamanon Kalan, Fatehgarh Sahib, said that her parents and teachers motivated her to compete in various competitive exams and due to the vision of the Chief Minister, she has stood overall fifth in the state and first in her district. Ashia Sharma, from village Chak Kalan Baksh, Hoshiarp...

Chandigarh, May 27, 2025: Continuing its relentless drive against corruption, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) today arrested Sukha, an assistant to Patwari Ranjit Singh, while accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 for processing a land record correction.  Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson said the arrest was made following a complaint filed by  a resident of Kapurthala city. He further added that the complainant had applied for a Rs 10 lakh housing loan from a Bank. During verification, a discrepancy was found between the Khasra and Fard numbers in his property documents and he had submitted an application for correction at the Tehsil office, where the Tehsildar marked it to Patwari Ranjit Singh for action.  He further added that when the complainant appr...

Chandigarh May 27, 2025 -  The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has arrested Mohinder Singh, Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), Nabha, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the arrest was made following a complaint lodged by a resident of Village Pedhan, Tehsil Nabha, in Patiala. He further added that the complainant has approached the VB alleging that the said accused had demanded Rs 70,000 for transferring two tubewell connections in the names of complainants but the deal was settled for Rs 50,000. Acting on the complaint, a team of VB Flying Squad, Punjab at Mohali laid a trap and accused ...