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Plantation going full throttle, Forest & Wildlife Preservation Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak hits ground

Plantation going full throttle, Forest & Wildlife Preservation Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak hits ground

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Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab Plantation going full throttle, Forest & Wildlife Preservation Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak hits ground Takes stock of plantation during whirlwind tour of Ballowal Saunkhri and Fatehpur nurseries Chandigarh, July 10: Terming plantation of different varieties of the saplings as the deciding factor in maintaining ecological balance, the Forest and Wildlife Preservation Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak also called it the primary driving force behind the all out efforts of the State Government to expand forest cover. While undertaking a whirlwind tour of the Nurseries at Ballowal Saunkhri and Village Fatehpur (Forest Range Kathgarh) in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar District, the Minister was apprised about the varied forms of sa...
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT UNIONS CALL OFF STRIKE AFTER ASSURANCE FROM FINANCE MINISTER HARPAL SINGH CHEEMA

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT UNIONS CALL OFF STRIKE AFTER ASSURANCE FROM FINANCE MINISTER HARPAL SINGH CHEEMA

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Chandigarh, July 9 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema today directed the Transport Department to hold a meeting with various unions of the department in the next 15 days to consider their demands and submit a concrete report to the Cabinet Sub-Committee headed by him. Following this directive, the striking Transport Department unions announced to withdraw their strike. The Finance Minister issued these directions during the meeting with the unions at Punjab Bhawan, which lasted for about two hours. The meeting was also attended by Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, Secretary Transport Varun Roojam, Director State Transport-cum-Managing Director PUNBUS Rajiv Gupta, and Managing Director PRTC Bikramjit Singh Shergill. The Finance Minister was presented with detailed d...
MANN GOVT FULFILLS TWO OUT OF 12 PROMISES MADE AT ONSET OF “UDYOG KRANTI” IN LESS THAN MONTH

MANN GOVT FULFILLS TWO OUT OF 12 PROMISES MADE AT ONSET OF “UDYOG KRANTI” IN LESS THAN MONTH

Punjab News
Chandigarh, 9 July 2025: Aimed at creating an investment and industry-friendly environment in the state, Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann-led government has fulfilled two out of the 12 promises made on June 12 during the launch of the "Udyog Kranti" in less than a month. The Mann government has provided significant relief to industrialists by issuing two notifications today related to the Industries & Commerce and Housing and Urban Development departments. While sharing further details about this achievement at Punjab Bhawan here, Industries and Commerce Minister Sh. Sanjeev Arora and Housing and Urban Development Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian said that all promises made to industrialists during the Udyog Kranti Conclave by AAP supremo Sh. Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Mi...
Mann Government Takes Decisive Steps to Make Punjab a Child Marriage-Free State — 119 Cases Prevented: Dr. Baljit Kaur

Mann Government Takes Decisive Steps to Make Punjab a Child Marriage-Free State — 119 Cases Prevented: Dr. Baljit Kaur

Health
Chandigarh, July 9: Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister, Dr. Baljit Kaur, today said that the Mann Government is making continuous, committed, and result-oriented efforts to make Punjab a child marriage-free state. She informed that a total of 119 cases of child marriage have been successfully prevented through prompt action from 2022 to date. Providing further details, Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that 31 cases were stopped in 2022, 20 in 2023, 42 in 2024, and 26 cases have already been prevented so far in 2025 — reflecting the government’s responsible and proactive measures for safeguarding the future of children in the state. The Minister emphasized that the Punjab Government is actively running awareness campaigns from village to urban levels to eradicate th...
Architecture Department to develop contemporary, public friendly building infrastructure : Harbhajan Singh ETO

Architecture Department to develop contemporary, public friendly building infrastructure : Harbhajan Singh ETO

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Chandigarh, July 9, 2025: The Hon’ble Public Works & Power Minister S. Harbhajan Singh ETO held a review meeting of the Department of Architecture today at Chandigarh. The review included a detailed presentation on the department’s key initiatives, proposed infrastructure improvements, and collaboration with PWD and other Govt. departments on sustainable building designs and urban planning. The review was attended by Chief Architect Sh. Tarun Garg, Addl. Chief Architect Ms. Saroj and other senior functionaries of Architecture Deptt. He took keen interest in the contemporary designs/concepts of stadiums, hospitals and other public buildings, being developed by the deptt. A comprehensive presentation was made on the department’s key initiatives, ongoing architectural projects, upcomin...
PUNJAB TO TRAIN MEDICAL OFFICERS IN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE FOR GOLDEN-HOUR EMERGENCIES

PUNJAB TO TRAIN MEDICAL OFFICERS IN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE FOR GOLDEN-HOUR EMERGENCIES

Punjab News
CHANDIGARH, July 9:           In a significant move to enhance emergency healthcare services, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Wednesday announced an ambitious plan to train at least two Medical Officers (MOs) per district in advanced critical care at premier institutions, equipping doctors with advanced skills to manage ICU and trauma cases effectively across Punjab.           Presiding over the two-day Training of Trainers (ToT) program on National Health Programs and MLR/PMR for Medical Officers on the concluding day here, Dr Balbir Singh emphasised that this initiative will bridge gaps in emergency care and ensure timely treatment during the "golden hour" – the cr...
PAK-ISI BACKED BKI’S TERROR PLOT FOILED; TWO AK-47 RIFLES, TWO HAND GRENADES RECOVERED FROM GURDASPUR

PAK-ISI BACKED BKI’S TERROR PLOT FOILED; TWO AK-47 RIFLES, TWO HAND GRENADES RECOVERED FROM GURDASPUR

Health
CHANDIGARH/GURDASPUR, July 9:           Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police’s Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) successfully foiled a major terror plot backed by Pakistan’s ISI and orchestrated by Harwinder Rinda, a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative based in Pakistan, with recovery of large cache of terrorist hardware from a forest area in Gurdaspur, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.           The recovered cache of terrorist hardware includes two AK-47 rifles along with 16 live cartridges and two magazines, and two P-86 hand grenades.  &nb...
Election Commission Issues Show Cause Notice to 8 Registered Unrecognized Political Parties: Sibin C

Election Commission Issues Show Cause Notice to 8 Registered Unrecognized Political Parties: Sibin C

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Chandigarh, July 9:           Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C informed that the Election Commission has issued Show Cause Notices to 8 registered unrecognized political parties which have not contested any election to the House of the People or any State Legislative Assembly, including by-elections, since 2019. The Commission has proposed to delist these parties from the list of registered political parties under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.           He said that the the parties who have been issued notices includes All India Shiromani Baba Jiwan Singh Mazhabi Dal,  Bhartiya Muhabbat Party (All India),  Civil Rights Party,  Democratic Congress Party,...
PAK-BACKED DRUG SMUGGLING CARTEL BUSTED IN BATHINDA; SIX HELD WITH 40KG HEROIN

PAK-BACKED DRUG SMUGGLING CARTEL BUSTED IN BATHINDA; SIX HELD WITH 40KG HEROIN

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CHANDIGARH/BATHINDA, July 8:           In a significant breakthrough against trans-border narco-smuggling amidst the ongoing anti-drugs 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Bathinda Police has busted an international drug cartel being operated by foreign-based smuggler with the arrest of its six key drug traffickers and recovered 40 kg heroin from their Toyota Fortuner car, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.           Those arrested have been identified as Lakhvir Singh alias Lakha (33), Prabhjot Singh (26), Ranjodh Singh (27), Akash Marwaha (21), Rohit Kumar (25), and Gurcharan Singh alias Guri (...
2 Newly Appointed Directors of Backfinco Assume Office

2 Newly Appointed Directors of Backfinco Assume Office

Health
Chandigarh, July 8:           The Punjab Government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, has appointed two non-official directors to the Board of Directors of the Punjab Backward Classes Land Development and Finance Corporation (Backfinco) Shri Dinesh Kumar and Shri Jasvir Singh assumed office today at the Backfinco Head Office in Chandigarh, in the presence of Backfinco Chairman Shri Sandeep Saini.           On this occasion, Mrs. Inderjit Kaur Mann, MLA from Nakodar, Executive Director of Backfinco Shri G.S. Sahota, IAS, Shri Vikas Saini, Chairman of the Market Committee Pathankot, Shri Anil Mahajan, Member of the Punjab Chamber of Commerce and Industry Commission, and other dignitaries...