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Chandigarh, May 28: The Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (PUNSUP) today got a new Chairman in the form of Prabhbir Singh Brar who assumed charge of his post amid the presence of Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema. Expressing gratitude to the AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann for the responsibility entrusted to him, the new incumbent vowed to prove true to the faith reposed in him. Notably, PUNSUP primarily focuses on procuring, storing, and distributing foodgrains and essential commodities in Punjab. It is one of the five state foodgrains procurement agencies for the central pool. On the occasion MLA Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar and other dignitaries were also present.

Mohali (SAS Nagar), May 27 : Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to the Sub Registrar Office in Mohali to check the progress of the newly implemented Easy Registration Scheme. The Chief Minister categorically stated that the purpose of the visit was not to find faults with the officers but to further streamline processes in government offices. He said that this might be the first time the people of Punjab have seen a Chief Minister visiting government offices in this manner. Bhagwant Singh Mann emphasized that the aim is to ensure the well-being of the people by providing citizen-centric services in an efficient and transparent way. The Chief Minister said the visit was meant to assess the progress of this ambitious project, which aims to sig...

Chandigarh, May 27: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday announced to provide educational tours through air to premier educational institutes of the country for the top performing students from government schools in various districts to widen their horizon for futuristic growth. Patting the students for their rare feat, the Chief Minister, while interacting with the top performing students from all the districts except Ludhiana, said that it is a moment of pride and satisfaction for all the stakeholders. He said that, while the students had burnt the midnight oil to achieve this success, the contribution of parents and teachers who guided these students is not less. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the state government has organized this full of its kind function to ackn...

Chandigarh, May 27, 2025 : The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), in its relentless campaign against corruption in the state, has arrested Harpreet Singh, posted as Clerk in Birth & Death Certificate Registration Branch at Civil Surgeon Office, Gurdaspur for for accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000. In this case main accused Ravinderpal Singh, posted as Ward Attendant in the said hospital had already been arrested. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the complainant has alleged in his complaint that he had applied for death certificate of his uncle and said Ward Attendant had demanded a bribe of Rs 40,000 for getting the death certificate issued. After persistent negotiation by the complainant, the bribe amount was settled at Rs. 30,000. Subsequently the sa...

CHANDIGARH/TARN TARAN, May 26:           In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a crime-free state under the directives of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab, in a joint operation with Tarn Taran Police, has arrested Rahul Singh, prime accused involved in the sensational broad daylight murder of Jagdeep Mola and recovered .30 calibre pistol along with three live cartridges from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.           As per the information, Jagdeep Mola was shot dead in Tarn Taran by two bike-borne youth, when he was going somewhere on his Royal Enfield motorcycle, at ...

Chandigarh, May 26: Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains, on Monday, announced summer vacation in all schools across the state from June 2 to June 30, 2025. During this period, he said that, all the Government, Aided, Recognised, and Private schools in the state will remain closed. The Education Minister encouraged students to utilise this period for engaging themselves in extracurricular and enriching activities, stating that this break would provide students and staff with a much-needed respite during the peak summer month.

Chandigarh, May 26           Additional Chief Electoral officer (ACEO) Harish Nayar on Monday chaired a meeting with representatives from various political parties to brief them about the process of nomination filing, ECI guidelines and other important election process for the Ludhiana West bye-poll.           Nayar said that as per the program issued for bye-elections, the notification of the bye-poll has been issued on May 26 (Monday).  The last date for filing nominations is June 2 and the scrutiny of nomination papers will be conducted on June 3, while the last date for withdrawal of candidature is June 5.  The polling will be held on June 19 from 7 am to 6 pm and the counting will...

Chandigarh, May 26 The Cabinet Sub-Committee, led by Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, today held meetings with representatives of 8 different employee organizations to discuss and resolve their legitimate issues at the earliest. The employee organizations that participated in the meeting included 'Beruzgar Sanjha Morcha Punjab', '3704 Adhiyapak Union', 'Meritorious Teachers Union', 'AIE Kache Adhiyapak Union Session 2012-14', '10 Saal Service Poori Kar Chukke Kache Adhiyapak Union' (Temporary Teachers Union who have completed 10 years of service), 'Beruzgar 646, PTI (2011) Adhiyapak Union', 'PWD Field and Workshop Workers Union', and 'All Punjab DST/CTS Contract/Guest Faculty Instructor Union'. The meetings, held at the Finance Minister's office in the Punjab Secretaria...

मुख्य मंत्री कार्यालय, पंजाब पंजाब की ऐतिहासिक पहल, अरविंद केजरीवाल और भगवंत सिंह मान की ओर से लोगों की परेशानी खत्म करने के लिए देश की पहली संपत्ति रजिस्ट्रेशन प्रणाली की शुरुआतनई प्रणाली से भ्रष्टाचार खत्म, पारदर्शिता शुरू - अरविंद केजरीवालकेवल 48 घंटों में रजिस्ट्री की प्रक्रिया होगी पूरी, 1 अगस्त तक पूरे पंजाब में लागू होगी नई प्रणाली - अरविंद केजरीवाललंबी कतारें और बिचौलियों का दौर खत्म, नागरिकों को व्हाट्सएप के माध्यम से सही समय पर रजिस्ट्री से जुड़ी हर जानकारी मिलेगी - भगवंत सिंह मानसब-रजिस्ट्रार की एकाधिकार प्रथा खत्म, लोग अब अपनी मर्जी से रजिस्ट्री के लिए कार्यालय चुन सकेंगे - भगवंत सिंह मानएस ए एस नगर मोहाली, 26 मई आम लोगों को नागरिक केंद्रित सेवाएं प्रदान करने के लिए मुख्यमंत्री भगवंत सिंह मान के नेतृत्व वाली पंजाब सरकार ने आज 'ईज़ी रजिस्ट्री' प्रणाली (जमीन-जायदाद की रजिस्...

Jalandhar, May 25 Lok Sabha member from Sangrur Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer has become the President of the Punjab Badminton Association. He was elected in the association's executive meeting held in Jalandhar today. Meet Hayer is also the former Sports Minister of Punjab and a good badminton and cricket player. In the election of the association, Ritin Khanna became the secretary, Lalit Gupta, Sandeep Rinwa, Vinay Vohra, Kavi Raj Dogra, Vinod Vatrana and Rohit Jain became the vice presidents, Anupam Kumaria the treasurer, Chittaranjan Bansal and Jatinder Sandhu the secretaries, Jaswant Dhillon, Shamsher Dhillon and Punjab Masih the joint secretaries. While thanking all the district badminton associations and office bearers, Meet Hayer said that he will fulfill this responsibility by...