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Chandigarh, September 27 Punjab Finance Minister, Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, who also chairs the Cabinet Sub-Committee constituted to resolve employee demands and issues, has instructed the Local Government Department to ensure that any new recruitment of sewermen and Safai Sewaks (sanitation workers) is done on a regular basis. He said that these employees face serious problems, and many of them have very few other employment alternatives. Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema issued these directions today, in meetings with employee organisations of the Local Government Department, including the Punjab Safai Mazdoor Federation and the Punjab Nagar Palika Karmchari Sangathan. During these high-level meetings, which were attended by Local Government Minister Dr Ravjot Singh, Additio...

Chandigarh, 27 September 2025: Punjab Cabinet Minister Sh. Sanjeev Arora participated in World Food India 2025 event held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi wherein Punjab State Knowledge Session happened on the theme “Flavouring the future from Farm Gate to Global plate-Unlocking opportunities in Agro–Food Business”. This event was organised by Food Processing Industries, Government of India. Addressing the World Food India 2025 event, Cabinet Minister Sh. Sanjeev Arora said that Punjab has vast strength in the agricultural sector and  several opportunities are available in the food processing industry of Punjab. Our government is making investor friendly policies and he urged the investors to come forward to invest in Punjab. He said investors will get all clearance pertaining to s...

New Delhi/Chandigarh/September 26 Rajya Sabha member and environmentalist Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the reconstruction of the historical site of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Baghdad, Iraq. In his letter, Sant Seechewal mentioned that during his Udasis (travels), Guru Nanak Dev Ji visited the city of Baghdad in 1511 AD. The sacred site suffered damage during the Second World War as well as during the US-Iraq war. Sant Seechewal stated that Guru Nanak’s followers are spread across the globe, and their deep devotion is tied to this site being restored to its original form. He appealed to the Prime Minister to use his influence to establish contact with Iraq’s supreme leader, Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei, and ensure the reconstructio...

Chandigarh, September 26: On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Punjab’s Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister, Tarunpreet Singh Sond, reaffirmed the State Government’s commitment to positioning Punjab as a leading cultural and heritage destination for global tourists. Sond said that during the year 2024, the tourism department organized several major cultural fairs and festivals including Maghi Mela, Basant Festival, Kapurthala Heritage Festival, Kila Raipur Rural Olympics, Nature Festival, Bathinda Virasati Mela, Patiala Heritage Festival, Hola Mohalla, and Nihang Olympics. These events showcased Punjab’s diverse traditions while drawing significant domestic and international visitors. Similarly in 2025, our festivals are being celebrated on a grander scale, drawing tourists fro...

Chandigarh, 26 September 2025: Cabinet Minister Sh. Sanjeev Arora informed that Sonalika Leading Agri Evolution firm has already contributed about rupees 4.5 crores approx. to help the flood affected people  of Punjab. Sonalika firm also donated  Rs. fifty lakhs towards Chief Minister Rangla Punjab Fund under the Mission "Chardi Kala". In this regard, Sh. J S Chauhan Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations and Sh. Rajnish Jain Senior Vice President Accounts and Finance of Sonalika Leading Agri Evolution firm personally handed over the cheque of amount Rs. fifty lakhs to cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora. Furthermore, he revealed that Sonalika Leading Agri Evolution firm is also donating twelve fully equipped ambulances to Punjab Health Systems Corporation. These ambulanc...

Chandigarh/ SAS Nagar, September 25: As part of the revenue generation efforts, Punjab Mandi Board would install 29 more ATMs across 14 districts, bringing banking facilities right to the doorstep of farmers within mandis. Notably, four ATMs have already been functioning in grain markets of Patiala and Jalandhar districts. Chairing the Board of Directors (BoD) meeting at the head office in Mohali, Chairman S. Harchand Singh Barsat said these ATMs are proving highly beneficial for farmers and the general public by ensuring easy access to banking services, saving time and effort while also augmenting the revenue of the Punjab Mandi Board. The Chairman informed that during the meeting, detailed deliberations were held on various key agendas concerning the Board and several important ...

Chandigarh, September 25: The 3rd meeting of the Punjab State Wetlands Authority, chaired by the Hon’ble Forest Minister, was held today to review wetland conservation initiatives in the state.           In WP (c) No. 304/2018 – Anand Arya Vs Union of India, Hon’ble Supreme Court of India directed the each of the State/UT Wetland Authority to complete ground truthing as well as the demarcation of wetland boundaries of each of the Wetland which have been identified. Following ground-truthing, digital mapping and evaluation of identified 1143 water bodies by District Wetland Committees of Punjab, 72 water bodies across 14 districts have been recommended for notification under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017. These i...

Chandigarh, September 25:  In a bid to enhance livestock productivity and farmer prosperity, the Punjab and Kerala have forged a historic partnership to boost livestock productivity, leveraging each state's unique strengths in animal husbandry. This strategic collaboration involves exchanging high-quality genetic material, with Kerala is procuring Sahiwal breed bulls from Punjab. In return, the Punjab would import Holstein Friesian (HF) and Murrah bull semen from Kerala. Punjab has placed an initial order to purchase 30,000 doses of HF semen and 60,520 doses of Murrah buffalo semen from Kerala Livestock Development Board. The decisions to collaborate on livestock development was taken during a high-level meeting between Punjab Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Mi...