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CHANDIGARH, January 25:           On the recommendations of the Punjab Government, the Governor of Punjab on Saturday announced the names of the Punjab Police officers/officials, to be awarded the Chief Minister’s Rakshak Padak award and Chief Minister’s Medal for Outstanding Devotion to Duty on the occasion of Republic Day-2025.           The Governor of Punjab announced the names of four officials of Police Post Jaijon in Hoshiarpur including ASI Manna Singh, ASI Rajinder Singh, Lady Senior Constable Kulwinder Kaur and Punjab Homeguard Gurdeep Singh for Chief Minister’s Rakshak Padak award. The Police party had saved a life of a Deepak Kumar after his Innova car overturned and swept away, when...

Chandigarh, January 24:           The Chief Secretary of Punjab, Sh. K.A.P Sinha, today chaired a meeting of the Unique Identification Implementation Committee (UIDIC) cum Workshop on Aadhaar Usage at the Punjab Secretariat. The session, attended by heads and directors of various departments, underscored the importance of achieving 100% Aadhaar penetration for children in the 0-5 age group across Punjab.           Sh. Sinha directed all departments, including banks and the Department of Post, to activate Aadhaar enrolment kits without delay and maximize the use of available resources to achieve this target.           Smt. Bhawna Garg, DDG UIDAI RO ...

Chandigarh, January 24, 2025 -           The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the State, on Friday has apprehended an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Sukhraj Singh, posted at Police Station Civil Lines, Batala in Gurdaspur district for accepting a bribe of Rs 5000.           Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused has been arrested based on a complaint lodged by Gurdial Chand, a resident of village Gokhuwal, in Gurdaspur.           He further added that the complainant has approached the VB and stated in his complaint that he had previously lod...

Chandigarh, 22 January 2025: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker, S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan, participated in the 85th All India Presiding Officer’s Conference held in Patna, Bihar on January 21-22, 2025. During his visit, he also paid homage at the Stupa in Vaishali, a sacred site associated with Lord Buddha, which is also known as the birthplace of the world’s first Republic. In his address at the conference, Speaker Sandhwan extended his congratulations to Shri Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and Shri Nand Kishore Yadav, Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, along with all the presiding officers from various states. He commended their collective efforts in enhancing the dignity of Indian democracy. Sandhwan emphasized that the Indian Constitution is not just a historical event but ...