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Punjab registeres 57,75,402 workers on e-Shram portal: Sond

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Chandigarh, February 4: Punjab Labour Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond has revealed that Department of labour has registered 57,75,402 workers on e-Shram portal launched by Govt. of India for registration of unorganized workers. Recently, Sond has proposed that workers registered under e-Shram be provided with medical insurance, stipends for their children, and pension benefits after retirement during a two-day conference of Labour Ministers and Labour Secretaries, which concluded in New Delhi. He said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, The Punjab Building & Other Construction workers welfare board has made various reforms like Simplification o...

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Punjab Government distributed ₹3368.89 Crore Pension to 22.68 Lakh Elderly Beneficiaries: Dr. Baljit Kaur

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Chandigarh, February 3: The Punjab Government, led by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, has distributed ₹3368.89 crore as pension to 22.68 elderly beneficiaries until December 2024. Providing further details, Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that the government is committed to the welfare of all sections of society. She mentioned that there are a total of 34 lakh beneficiaries in the state, including the elderly, divyang persons, widows, destitute women and dependent children. The Cabinet Minister stated that a total of 22.68 lakh elderly beneficiaries in the state have received ₹3,368.89 crore in pensions until December 2024. She added that the state government has allocated a total budget of ₹5,924.50 crore for vari...

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Over Rs. 88,000 Crore Investment in Punjab under CM Bhagwant Singh Mann’s Leadership: Sond

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Chandigarh, February 3: Punjab’s Industry and Commerce Minister, Tarunpreet Singh Sond said that Since March 2022, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, investments amounting to Rs. 88,014 crore have been received by the state. He has extended an invitation to national and international industrialists to invest in Punjab. He highlighted that the state’s industry-friendly policies have attracted global investors. He revealed that Since March 2022, Punjab has received 5,574 investment proposals with proposed investment of about Rs. 88,014 crores with the proposed employment potential of about 4,01,217 persons. &...

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JALANDHAR RURAL POLICE BREAKS INTERSTATE DRUG SUPPLY CHAIN FROM BIHAR TO PUNJAB

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Jalandhar, 3 February: In a major breakthrough against interstate drug trafficking, Jalandhar Rural Police has successfully dismantled a sophisticated narcotics supply chain operating between Bihar and Punjab. The well-coordinated operations led to the seizure of substantial quantities of contraband and the arrest of four accused, revealing a meticulously planned trafficking network that exploited railway routes and used women carriers to evade detection. The arrested accused have been identified as Pooja Kumari (24) and Babita Devi alias Babbo (29), both from Nawabganj Purabtola, and Arnav Kumar Jaiswal alias Lallan (24) from village Kursheila, all residents of District Katihar, Bihar. In a separate operation, the police apprehended Mohit Dhanda alias Mohit (24), a resident of Villa...

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PUNJAB POLICE TO INSTALL 2300 CCTV CAMERAS AT 703 STRATEGIC LOCATIONS IN ALL BORDER DISTRICTS

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CHANDIGARH/PATHANKOT, February 3: In a move aimed at strengthening the second line of defence and enhancing surveillance capabilities, Punjab Police is all set to install as many as 2300 closed circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at 703 strategic locations in border areas, stretching from Pathankot to Fazilka, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday. "We are strengthening the second-line-of-defence with 2300 CCTV cameras being installed at 703 strategic locations right from Pathankot till Fazilka, with the cost of Rs 45 crores," he said. The DGP was here in Pathankot to inaugurate a slew of police infra projects in the district including a new Cyber Crime Police Station located on the ...

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Punjab Government Releases ₹55.45 Crore for Scheduled Caste Students: Dr. Baljit Kaur

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Chandigarh, February 2 The Punjab Government has released ₹55.45 crore as the state’s share for the financial year 2024-25 under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Caste (SC) Students. This initiative will benefit 86,583 students from the sanctioned budget. Providing further details, Dr. Baljit Kaur, Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment, and Minorities, stated that ensuring education for Scheduled Caste students is a top priority for the state government. She emphasized that the primary objective of this scheme is to assist students from economically disadvantaged families in completing their education. Additionally, the remaining eligible students will receive their scholarships soon. Dr. Baljit Kaur highlighted that the Punjab Government, under the ...

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Press Gallery Committee of Punjab Vidhan Sabha unequivocally condemns illegal detention of Punjab mediapersons by Delhi Police

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Chandigarh, February 2:The Press Gallery Committee of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha has taken strong cognizance of the dastardly incident in New Delhi yesterday, where the journalists from the State of Punjab covering the elections to the Delhi Vidhan Sabha were illegally kept in the Tughlaq Road police station for 8 hours by the Delhi Police.Condemning the incident as a blot on the fair name of democratic norms and demanding foolproof security for the journalists covering the elections, the Chairman of the Press Gallery Committee of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Mr. Ashwani Chawla said that the Committee has filed a written complaint with the Chief Election Commissioner, New Delhi.Mr. Chawla further added that the journalists from Punjab were covering the Delhi Assembly polls discovered some malpract...

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FY 2024-25; Punjab achieves 11.87 pc growth in GST higher than national average of 10 pc: Harpal Singh Cheema

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Chandigarh, February 2 Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema announced on Sunday that the state has achieved an impressive 11.87 percent growth in net Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection upto January in the current fiscal year, compared to FY 2023-24. This growth rate surpasses the national average of 10 percent. Additionally, Punjab has witnessed a net growth of 15.33 percent in excise and a total of 11.67 percent in taxes from net GST, Excise, VAT, CST, and PSDT in the current fiscal year. In a press communique issued here, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema revealed that Punjab is among the top 3 general category states (GCS) in the country that have exceeded the national growth rate in GST collection. The net GST collection up t...

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Third special camp to be organized soon to issue clearance certificates related to real estate sector: Mundian

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Chandigarh, February 2: Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led State Government is committed to the planned development of cities. In line with the commitment to provide transparent, smooth, corruption-free and convenient services to the people of the state, a third special camp is being organized soon to issue clearance certificates related to real estate sector. This was disclosed by Housing and Urban Development Minister Hardip Singh Mundian in a press communiqué released here today. Mr. Mundian said that the State Government is making sincere efforts to increase investment opportunities in the state, under which it has started giving clearance certificates on the spot by organising camps to resolve the issues of promoters/developers on a priority basis. So far, 17...

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JALANDHAR RURAL POLICE BUSTS INTER-DISTRICT VEHICLE THEFT GANG

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Jalandhar, February 2 : In a major breakthrough against organised vehicle theft, the City Nakodar Police Station of Jalandhar Rural Police has successfully dismantled an inter-district vehicle lifting gang with the arrest of four individuals and recovery of four stolen two-wheelers worth approximately Rs. 4 lakh. The gang had been actively operating across multiple districts of Punjab, targeting two-wheelers. The arrested accused have been identified as Manpreet Singh son of Kamaljit Singh, resident of Sharakpur Colony, Nakodar; Jaswinder Singh son of Malkit Ram, resident of Village Talwan; Abhishek Kumar son of Somnath, resident of Village Talwan; and Raman son of Ratan Lal, resident of Mohalla Guga Sai, Nakodar. Superintendent of Police Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh, said that the a...