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CM bats for Channelizing unbounded Energy of youth in a Positive direction through the Youth Festivals

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Barnala, October 11: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday underscored the need to channelise unbounded energy of youth in a positive direction to contribute in the socio-economic progress of the country and the state. Addressing participants at the Regional Youth Festival held at SD College, Barnala, the Chief Minister exhorted youngsters to draw inspiration from revolutionary icons like Shaheed Bhagat Singh and other martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country. He said that the ideals and sacrifices of these youth icons serve as guiding principles for the youth to render selfless service to the nation. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the state government is leaving no stone unturned for the well being of the youth. The Chief Minister said that on one hand un...

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BOOK YOUR BLUE EYED OFFICERS AND GIVE JUSTICE TO Y PURAN KUMAR’S FAMILY- CM TO HIS HARYANA COUNTERPART

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Chandigarh, October 11: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday instead of safeguarding its blue eyed officers, the Haryana government should give justice to family of late IPS officer Y Puran Kumar by booking the key officers named by him in his suicide note Interacting with the media persons after meeting the family of Y Puran Kumar here today, the Chief Minister appealed to the Government of India and Haryana government to stand with the bereaved family in this hour of crisis. He said that instead of protecting the interests of their blue eyed officers, the Haryana government should secure justice for the aggrieved family. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that he has flagged up this issue with the Governor of Punjab, who is the Chief Administrator of Chandigarh too, that the...

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PSPCL adopts zero tolerance approach towards corruption

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Chandigarh 10 October 2025: Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), in collaboration with the Punjab Development Commission (PDC), has taken a decisive step towards transparency and zero tolerance against corruption. In June 2025, PSPCL launched a dedicated online portal for the registration of corruption and bribery complaints – https://grms.pspcl.in. To empower consumers, a link to the portal is sent via SMS whenever a consumer interacts with PSPCL for key services such as new electricity connections, bill payments or reversals, billing discrepancy resolutions, service complaints, or power outage reporting. This initiative ensures that consumers can easily report any unethical demand or misconduct at any stage of their engagement with PSPCL. Since the launch, severa...

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Civil and Police officials jointly take stern action against a notorious drug trafficker

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_*Jalandhar, October 10:*_ Under the Punjab Government’s flagship anti-drug initiative “Yudh Nashian Virudh”, the Municipal Corporation Jalandhar in coordination with the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police, carried out a decisive action today by demolishing an illegal construction linked to a notorious drug trafficker in the Indira Colony area. Commissioner of Police, Smt. Dhanpreet Kaur informed that the illegal structure belonging to *Mukesh Ram @ Dhoni, son of Mishra Ram, resident of Street No. 7, Indira Colony, Jalandhar* — an infamous drug trafficker — was demolished today. The accused, Mukesh Ram @ Dhoni, has 9 FIRs registered against him under the NDPS Act and Excise Act at Police Stations Division No. 1 and Division No. 2, Jalandhar. Of these, he was also convicted in three cas...

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CM CONDEMNS ATTEMPT TO HURL SHOES AT CJI, SAYS IT IS A REFLECTION OF ANTI SC MINDSET OF BJP

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Chandigarh, October 10: Strongly condemning the attempt to hurl shoe at Chief Justice of India, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday said that it is the result of anti- Schedule caste (SC) tirade of BJP. Interacting with the media persons on the sidelines of filing of nomination by eminent industrialist Rajinder Gupta to the Rajya Sabha, the Chief Minister also said that the saffron party has been continuously trying to harm the interests of people from weaker and underprivileged sections through its venomous propaganda adding that this incident is a result of this. He said that it is a serious threat to the judicial system of the country and even to the communal harmony and brotherhood of the country. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the Chief Justice of India has th...

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‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 223, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 75 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 2.2KG HEROIN

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CHANDIGARH, October 10: Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 223rd day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 374 locations on Friday leading to the arrest of 75 drug smugglers after registration of 50 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 32,538 in 223 days. The raids have resulted in recovery of 2.2 kg heroin, 215 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 7550 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers. Notably, CM...

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Sutlej Water To Quench Nangal’s Thirst: Harjot Bains Announces ₹16-CR Piped Water Project

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Chandigarh/ Nangal, October 10: In a groundbreaking move to persistent drinking water woes of Nangal residents, Punjab Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains has announced a Rs 16 crore piped water project to supply clean drinking water from the Sutlej River to every household in the town, slated for completion within 18 months. Divulging the details about the ambitious project, S. Bains informed that the project, for which tenders have been floated, will see the establishment of two new Water Treatment Plants and the augmentation of the capacity of existing plants of 4MLD. This infrastructure upgrade is designed to end the decades-long struggle of Nangal residents who have faced both water scarcity and severe contamination of groundwater. S. Harjot Singh Bains stated, “I'm deli...

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BAINS & CABINET COLLEAGUES DIRECT DISTRICT ADMINS TO ENSURE COMPREHENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR 350TH MARTYRDOM DAY OF SRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR JI

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Chandigarh/Gurdaspur, October 10: Punjab Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains and his cabinet colleagues today issued detailed directions to district administrations of Amritsar and Gurdaspur for ensuring flawless arrangements and timely completion of Infrastructure development works ahead of the 350th Martyrdom Day commemorative events of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji. S. Harjot Singh Bains, along with PWD Minister S. Harbhajan Singh ETO, Rural Development and Panchayats Minister S. Tarunpreet Singh Sond and Advisor to the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs Mr. Deepak Bali, reviewed preparations during separate meetings held at Gurdaspur and Amritsar. S. Bains said that Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government has been working meticulously for seve...

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NO MORE QUEUES, NO REPEATED DOCUMENTS: PUNJAB ALL SET TO BRING 848 GOVT SERVICES ON UNIFIED CITIZEN PORTAL

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Chandigarh, October 10: In a major stride towards creating a digitally empowered, transparent and corruption-free state, the Punjab will become a first state to launch a Unified Citizen Portal— a single-window platform that will provide seamless access to a wide range of government services across various departments, announced Mr. Aman Arora, Minister of Good Governance and Information Technology (GGIT), Punjab here on Friday. While addressing a press conference here at Punjab Bhawan, Mr. Aman Arora informed that Department of Good Governance and Information Technology (DGGIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth Rs 13 crore with E-connect solutions Pvt. Ltd. for the comprehensive designing, developing, implement...

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WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: DR BALBIR SINGH UNVEILS PUNJAB STATE MENTAL HEALTH POLICY

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CHANDIGARH, October 10: In a landmark move to enhance the psychological wellbeing of its citizens as desired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Friday unveiled the pioneering “Punjab State Mental Health Policy” to mark the World Mental Health Day. This transformative initiative aimed at promoting mental well-being and ensure access to quality mental health care for all in Punjab. “On World Mental Health Day, Punjab is taking a historic step toward ensuring that mental well-being truly becomes everyone’s right,” said Dr Balbir Singh, while adding that the Punjab State Mental Health Policy, together with the Mukh Mantri ...