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Chandigarh, October 16, 2025 – Continuing its relentless drive against corruption in the state, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) arrested a deed writer, Deepak Kumar, working in the tehsil complex of Pathankot, red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000. An official spokesperson for the state VB disclosed that the accused was arrested following a complaint from a resident of Bungol village in Pathankot district. The spokesperson stated that the complainant approached the bureau alleging that after purchasing land, he had met the accused to get the property registered. The complainant had transferred the required registration fee to the deed writer, who completed the registration process but then demanded a bribe of Rs 30,000, stating that the original registration docu...

Chandigarh/Bengaluru, October 16: Punjab Public Works Minister S. Harbhajan Singh ETO and Water Resources Minister Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal today met Karnataka Chief Minister Sh. Siddaramaiah at Bengaluru to extend a formal invitation for the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of the Ninth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, to be held at Sri Anandpur Sahib next month. During the meeting, both the Ministers apprised the Chief Minister about the series of religious events being organized to honour the supreme sacrifice of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, revered as the ‘Hind Di Chadar’. They also invited him to participate in the concluding commemorative events at Sri Anandpur Sahib and shared details of the nationwide events being planned to mark the historic occasion. Highlighting the elabora...

Bengaluru/ Chandigarh, October 14: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday showcased the state as the most preferred investment destination and urged the captains of industry to invest in Punjab to give fillip to their business.    Interacting with the eminent industrialists here today, the Chief Minister extended a warm welcome to the distinguished personalities from the industrial sector in the capital city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. He said that Bengaluru is known as the Information Technology Hub of India and the Silicon Valley of India. Extending an invitation to the entrepreneurs to invest in Punjab, Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the sacred land is blessed by great Gurus, saints, and martyrs adding that it has a rich cultural heritage...

CHANDIGARH, October 14:           Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 227th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 365 locations on Tuesday leading to the arrest of 76 drug smugglers after registration of 55 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 32,979 in 227 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 3 kg heroin, 506 grams opium, 44 kg poppy husk, 406 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 1500 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.      &n...

Chandigarh 14th Oct. 2025: A grieving family from Ludhiana was able to bring home the remains of their 27-year-old son, Harnoor Singh, who tragically passed away in Canada, following the timely intervention of Punjab's Cabinet Minister for NRI Affairs, Sanjeev Arora. Harnoor Singh, the son of prominent Ludhiana industrialist S. Gurcharan Singh, lost his life on October 6 in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, when his motorcycle was struck by a truck driven by an intoxicated driver. The family, devastated by the loss, faced significant challenges in navigating the repatriation process, which typically spans about two weeks. Seeking urgent support, the family reached out to Minister Sanjeev Arora through Badish Jindal, President of the World MSME Forum, on the night of October 8, requesting expe...

Chandigarh/SAS Nagar, October 13: Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak today said that Central Teams will soon visit Punjab Mandis to assess the impact of recent rains on paddy grains. During his visit to Kharar Grain Market, the Minister expressed satisfaction over the ongoing procurement operations and lauded the efforts of farmers, agencies, and officials ensuring smooth purchase despite challenging weather conditions. He said that Punjab has so far recorded an arrival of 18 lakh MT of paddy, out of which 17 lakh MT has already been procured. The Minister further informed that payments amounting to Rs 3,215 crore have been released to farmers against the procured paddy. He added that the State Government already has a Cash Credit Limit ...

CHANDIGARH, October 12:           Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 225th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 315 locations on Sunday leading to the arrest of 56 drug smugglers after registration of 40 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 32,732 in 225 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 156 grams heroin, 200 grams opium, 357 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 1600 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.        &nbs...