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CM SHARES CONDOLENCES WITH FAMILY OF HARDIK RATHI

CM SHARES CONDOLENCES WITH FAMILY OF HARDIK RATHI

Health
Lakhan Majra (Rohtak), November 27- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday shared condolences with the family of 16-year old national basketball player Hardik Rathi, who died tragically after a basketball pole collapsed unexpectedly during practice in his village playground. Calling the incident a disgrace for the entire nation, the Chief Minister said the entire sports fraternity is in deep shock and anguish over the mishap. He said Hardik’s parents never imagined that the son who went to practice to make the country proud will return home lifeless. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that he is ardent lover of sports and his love for sports brought him to share in the family’s grief during this difficult time. The Chief Minister called it deeply unfortunate that villagers...
PUNJAB BECOMES FIRST STATE TO PROVIDE FACILITY OF EASY REGISTRY TO PEOPLE: CM

PUNJAB BECOMES FIRST STATE TO PROVIDE FACILITY OF EASY REGISTRY TO PEOPLE: CM

Punjab News
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 27:- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday launched another revolutionary initiative in form of “Easy Registry” to facilitate the people across the state. The Chief Minister welcomed all the people who witnessed the beginning of this historic transformation aimed at completely eradicating corruption and ensuring transparent governance. He said that for decades, property registration has been considered a complicated and time-consuming process often requiring repeated visits to Sub-Registrar offices and facing delays and corruption. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that people had to visit the Sub-Registrar office corresponding to the location of their property, which added extra burden and inconvenience. However, the Chief Minister said that ...
Punjab Government Releases ₹22.66 Crore Under Ashirwad Scheme — Dr. Baljit Kaur

Punjab Government Releases ₹22.66 Crore Under Ashirwad Scheme — Dr. Baljit Kaur

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Chandigarh, November 27:- Punjab Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur announced that under the Ashirwad Scheme the Punjab Government has released ₹22.66 crore in the current financial year 2025–26 to provide financial assistance to 4,443 beneficiaries from Scheduled Castes across the State. Sharing further details, the Minister said that eligible applications were received via the Ashirwad Portal from 15 districts — Amritsar, Barnala, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Mansa, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Patiala, Pathankot, Rupnagar, SAS Nagar, Sangrur and Malerkotla. To cover these approved applications, an amount of ₹22.66 crore has been sanctioned and released. Dr. Baljit Kaur added that assistance has been extended to 1,297 benefic...
CLASSROOM TO BOARDROOM: PSEB SET TO LAUNCH ENTREPRENEURSHIP CURRICULUM FOR CLASS 12TH

CLASSROOM TO BOARDROOM: PSEB SET TO LAUNCH ENTREPRENEURSHIP CURRICULUM FOR CLASS 12TH

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Chandigarh, November 27:- In a significant initiative aimed at inspiring young minds towards innovation and self-employment, the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has finalised the Entrepreneurship curriculum for Class 12th, completing a two-year educational pathway designed to foster innovation, self-reliance and job creation among students, announced S. Harjot Singh Bains, Minister of Education, Punjab. Building on the success of the Business Blaster program launched for Class 11 in 2022-23, S. Harjot Singh Bains lauded the PSEB’s efforts. He stated that the PSEB has demonstrated exceptional commitment by introducing Entrepreneurship as a compulsory subject across 3,692 senior secondary schools and equipping 10,382 teachers and 231 master trainers through 104 training program...
CM STARTS PROCESS TO DISBURSE RS 377 CRORE COMPENSATION TO MORE THAN 30,000 FAMILIES WITH DAMAGED HOUSES

CM STARTS PROCESS TO DISBURSE RS 377 CRORE COMPENSATION TO MORE THAN 30,000 FAMILIES WITH DAMAGED HOUSES

Breaking News
Dera Baba Nanak, November 26:- In a healing touch to the flood affected people, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday launched the process of disbursement of compensation to more than 30,000 families whose houses were damaged during the recent floods. Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said the unprecedented floods had caused immense hardship to the people of Punjab and the pain suffered by affected families was beyond words. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that during his visits to the flood-hit areas, he had personally witnessed the suffering of the people. He said that the state government had assured the flood victims that they were firmly standing with every affected family in this hour of distress. The Chief Minister also appreciated the tire...
Zero tolerance against corruption : Vigilance Bureau arrests ASI demanding bribe of Rs. 5 lakh

Zero tolerance against corruption : Vigilance Bureau arrests ASI demanding bribe of Rs. 5 lakh

Breaking News
Chandigarh, November 26, 2025: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), in line with the zero tolerance policy adopted by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab government, has apprehended an ASI Jaswinder Singh posted at police station Bhogpur, district Jalandhar for demanding a bribe Rs. 5 lakh. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the arrest has been made following a complaint lodged by a resident of Maqsudan, Jalandhar city on the Chief Minister’s Anti Corruption Action Line portal. During the enquiry, it was found that the complainant was nominated as an accused in a case registered at police station Bhogpur.  ASI Jaswinder Singh, being the Investigating Officer of that case, demanded a bribe of Rs. 5,00,000/-  in the name of ...
TARN-TARAN BASED DRUG SMUGGLER HELD FROM KHARAR; 5KG HEROIN, 1.6KG ICE, ₹6.5L DRUG MONEY RECOVERED

TARN-TARAN BASED DRUG SMUGGLER HELD FROM KHARAR; 5KG HEROIN, 1.6KG ICE, ₹6.5L DRUG MONEY RECOVERED

Punjab News
CHANDIGARH, November 26:-           In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has busted a drug trafficking module with the arrest of a drug smuggler and recovered 5.084 kg heroin, 1.681 kg ICE (Methamphetamine) and ₹6,50,000 drug money from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday. The operation was conducted by the ANTF Rupnagar Range.           The arrested accused has been identified as Akashdeep Singh, a resident of Goindwal Sahib in Tarn Taran. Apart from recovering contraband and drug money, police teams have also recovered one leather bag a...
AS CM ANNOUNCES TO INCREASE SUGARCANE PRICE AT HRS 416 PER QUINTAL, PUNJAB CONTINUES TO LEAD THE COUNTRY BY GIVING HIGEST SUGARCANE PRICE

AS CM ANNOUNCES TO INCREASE SUGARCANE PRICE AT HRS 416 PER QUINTAL, PUNJAB CONTINUES TO LEAD THE COUNTRY BY GIVING HIGEST SUGARCANE PRICE

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Dinanagar, November 26:- Continuing the tradition to give highest price to Sugarcane cultivators in the country Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday announced to increase sugarcane price of Rs 416 per quintal for the upcoming crushing season, reaffirming his government’s firm commitment to safeguarding the interests of farmers across the state. Interacting with the media persons after inaugurating the New Sugar Mill and Co-Generation Plant at Dinanagar, the Chief Minister said that Punjab has become the first state in the country to fix such a high price for sugarcane, setting a benchmark at the national level. He said that Punjab will be giving the highest rate of sugarcane across the country thereby immensely benefitting its farmers. Bhagwant Singh Mann said th...
YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 270, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 104 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 6.4KG HEROIN, 1.6KG ICE, ₹6.96L DRUG MONEY

YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 270, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 104 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 6.4KG HEROIN, 1.6KG ICE, ₹6.96L DRUG MONEY

Punjab News
CHANDIGARH, November 26:-           Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 270th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 358 locations on Wednesday leading to the arrest of 104 drug smugglers after registration of 83 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 38,150 in 270 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 6.4 kg heroin, 1.6 kg ICE, 389 intoxicant pills and Rs 6.96 lakhs drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.           Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann has a...
PUNJAB GOVT ORGANISES MOCK LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SESSION FOR STUDENTS AT SRI ANANDPUR SAHIB ON CONSTITUTION DAY

PUNJAB GOVT ORGANISES MOCK LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SESSION FOR STUDENTS AT SRI ANANDPUR SAHIB ON CONSTITUTION DAY

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SRI ANANDPUR SAHIB/CHANDIGARH, November 26:- In a unique initiative to mark Constitution Day and inspire young minds, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government has organised a mock Punjab Vidhan Sabha session for students from government schools across the state at Sri Anandpur Sahib on Wednesday. The mock session, held at an Punjab Vidhan Sabha Building set up at Sri Anandpur Sahib to hold a Special Vidhan Sabha Session to mark the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of Ninth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib ji, was commenced by Secretary Punjab Vidhan Sabha Ramlok Khatana with the permission of Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan. Punjab Deputy Speaker of Vidhan Sabha Jai Krishan Singh Rouri welcomed the Speaker Vidhan Sabha, dignitaries, and all participants, and a...