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Chandigarh 29 October 2025:-  Aiming to transform Punjab into a vibrant, healthy and future ready state under the dynamic leadership of National Convener Sh. Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Punjab S.Bhagwant Singh Mann, Cabinet Minister Sh. Sanjeev Arora informed that IOL Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. whose turnover  Rs 2300 crore on annual basis is going to invest Rs. 1,400 Crore in Punjab. Company has planned to establish a new Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in village Badbar, District Barnala. It will lead to generate employment opportunities for 2,000 Punjabis.  Addressing the Media, he added that environmental clearance has been obtained for the project and land is under the possession of the company. IOL Chemicals & Phar...

Chandigarh, October 29 Taking a step towards resolving the long-pending concerns of the Ministerial Services Cadre, Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, who is also the Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Employees' Issues, said here today that the Cabinet Sub-Committee would recommend to Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to form an Officers’ Committee to study the possibility of framing uniform service rules for the Ministerial Services Cadre across various departments to bring uniformity in the service environment of these employees and removing any existing disparities During a meeting with representatives of the Punjab State Ministerial Services Union, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema assured union representatives that several of their demands are alrea...

Chandigarh, 28 October 2025: Cabinet Minister Sh. Sanjeev Arora today informed that Govt. of Punjab had imposed stamp duty of 0.25% of the loan amount on all equitable mortgages (where land is given as collateral) and hypothecation of immovable property i.e. stocks given as collateral against the Bank loans in January 2025, a further 0.25% subject to a ceiling of 1 lakh, on registration of equitable mortgages was also imposed. Addressing the media, Cabinet Minister Sh. Sanjeev Arora revealed that the Government of Punjab was earning quite a lot of revenue. However, multiple industry associations like CII, PHDCCI, APEX CHAMBER, CICU, FICO, SLBC had highlighted several challenges like double taxation as most industrial loans involved both equitable mortgage as well as some hypothecatio...

Chandigarh October 27, 2025 – The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Monday, arrested Jatinder Singh, a Security Guard posted at the Civil Hospital Baba Bakala Sahib, Amritsar district, red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 15000. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the accused was apprehended following a complaint of Resham Singh. The complainant has alleged to the VB that said accused has demanded bribe of Rs 15000 for facilitating the issuance of a negative dope test certificate for an arms licence. He informed that after a preliminary examination of this complaint a Flying Squad team from VB laid a trap during which the aforementioned accused was arrested while he was taking the bribe of Rs 15000 from the complainant in the presence of ...

Chandigarh,   October 27: The pious book on religious heritage titled  “ Spiritual Journey of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib” – A Pictorial Depiction  Dedicated to 350th Martyrdom of Sacred Legacy of Ninth Sikh Guru was  presented to the Honble Chief Justice High Court Mr Justice Sheel Nagu by State Information Commissioner Punjab Harpreet Sandhu, who is the author of this book  today at Chief Justice chambers in High  Court Chandigarh. The pictorial compilation is dedicated to the upcoming 350th Martyrdom Year of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji, showcasing the sacred shrines where Guru Sahib left footprint from his birth till Martyrdom. The book , “Spiritual Journey of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib”, reflects an inspiring visual narrative of the Guru’s t...

New Delhi/ Chandigarh October 27- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday extended an invitation to the President of India Droupadi Murmu to attend the events commemorating the  350th martyrdom day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji  at the holy city of Sri Anandpur Sahib. In a meeting held here at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Bhagwant Singh Mann urged the President of India to join the mega events to mark the auspicious occasion. The Chief Minister said that he had urged Droupadi Murmu ji to be a part of the historic events adding that modalities for their visit will be finalized very soon. He said that a detailed official program of events had been shared with the President of India and she has been requested to attend these events as per their convenience. Bhagwant Si...

Chandigarh, October 27: In view of the upcoming bye-election for the 021-Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency scheduled for November 11, the first rehearsal for polling staff deployed for election duties was conducted at Mai Bhago College of Nursing, Piddi (Tarn Taran). Joint Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, Sakatar Singh Bal, PCS specially visited the venue to review the arrangements and observe the training session. He was accompanied by Returning Officer cum SDM Gurmeet Singh and other officials. During the session, Master Trainers imparted training to around 1,200 polling personnel on handling EVMs, VVPATs, and Control Units, as well as on the entire polling-day procedure. A mock drill was also conducted for Presiding Officers (PROs), during which they cast at least five votes for...