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Chandigarh/New Delhi, 27 November 2025:- As part of its international outreach leading up to the 6th Progressive Punjab Investors’ Summit (PPIS) 2026, the Government of Punjab today organised two constructive and forward-looking diplomatic roundtables in New Delhi with Ambassadors from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region. The engagements were chaired by Hon’ble Minister for Industries & Commerce, Investment Promotion, Power & NRI Affairs, Mr. Sanjeev Arora, and witnessed the participation of Ambassadors, senior diplomatic representatives, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official, and senior officers of the Government of Punjab. Both interactions began with welcome remarks by Mr. K.K. Yadav, IAS, Administrat...

Chandigarh, November 27- Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday announced that an amount of Rs 213 crore has been released for development across various parts of the state, marking the first instalment from the total budget of Rs 585 crore allocated under the 'Rangla Punjab Scheme'. Addressing a press conference at Punjab Bhawan, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the 'Rangla Punjab Scheme' was introduced in this year's budget under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, specifically earmarking Rs 5 crore for development works in every Assembly constituency. The Finance Minister informed that committees comprising MLAs and officials were formed to ensure the proper utilisation of the funds. “Based on the proposals submitt...

CHANDIGARH, November 27:           Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 271st day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 271 locations on Thursday leading to the arrest of 93 drug smugglers after registration of 68 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 38,292 in 271 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 1 kg heroin, 29,678 intoxicant pills and Rs 11.24 lakhs drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.           Notably, CM...

CHANDIGARH, November 27:-           Reiterating its firm commitment against organised crime and ensuring the safety of citizens, Punjab Police has busted 962 gangsters/criminals modules and arrested 2536 gangsters/criminals, besides, neutralising 24 across the state since April 2022, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.           Notably, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab government had formed the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) headed by Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Promod Ban to effectively combat gangster culture from the state.           Sharing outcomes, DGP Gaurav Yadav said that Punjab Police teams have also reco...

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...

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...

Sri Anandpur Sahib, November 26:- A mock session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha was organized on the occasion of India’s Constitution Day in the Punjab Legislative Assembly established here to mark 350th martyrdom day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji on Wednesday. The students from government schools across Punjab participated in this mock session.Even though it was just a mock session, as many as 117 students played their roles so realistically which reflects it as a real Punjab Vidhan Sabha sitting. Harkamaldeep Singh, a student of School of Eminence, Ghanouri Kalan, representing Dhuri MLA and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, took potshots on the  the opposition throughout the proceedings with fact-based replies. Harpreet Singh, student of Government Adarsh Senior S...

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, November 26:-          In an intelligence-led operation amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Rural Police has busted a cross-border smuggling module with the arrest of two individuals and recovered one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and two mobile phones from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.           Those arrested have been identified as Akashdeep Singh alias Akash and Yuvraj Singh, both are brothers and are residents of village Ranike in Amritsar. Apart from recovering IED and mobile phones, police teams have also impounded their Motorcycle, which they were using ...