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Chandigarh, February 1 Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema has strongly criticized the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman for the fiscal year 2025-26, terming it as a "disappointing budget" for the people of Punjab. Finance Minister Cheema said that the budget is focused on Bihar's election, catering to the BJP's political interests rather than addressing the needs of the nation. Addressing a press conference here at Punjab Bhawan, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema expressed his disappointment that none of the demands made by Punjab during the pre-budget meeting held in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan on December 20, 2024, were met in the budget. He pointed out that the budget failed to mention the names of states other than belongs to parties...

Chandigarh, February 1 Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led State Government will leave no stone unturned to provide clean and sufficient drinking water to the villages of the state. Disclosing this here today, Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Hardip Singh Mundian said that in order to overcome the problem of water quality and its shortage, the department is running 15 major canal water projects at a cost of Rs. 2174 Crore, and work is going on war footing with regard to these projects. He said that from March onwards, these projects will start getting completed in a phased manner and all the projects will be completed by the end of the year. Mr. Mundian further said that after the completion of this project, 1706 villages will be covered, which will benefit a population of ...

Chandigarh, January 31:           Central Civil Services Cultural and Board are organizing the All India Services Athletics, Swimming and Yogasana (Men & Women) tournament from 19th February to 8th March 2025 at Chandigarh and Gujarat.           Trials for the selection of Athletics and Yogasana teams will be held at Polo Ground Patiala on 11th February at 11 am and Swimming teams will be held at Multipurpose Stadium, Sector 78 SAS Nagar (Mohali) on 11th February at 11 am.           The spokesman of the sports department further informed that in these trials security services personnel/para-security organizations/central police organizations/po...

Chandigarh, January 30: As a part of its relentless efforts to elevate the state’s school education system at par to the world-class standards, Punjab School Education department has initiated the selection process for the primary and elementary teachers, who wish to undergo training at University of Turku in Finland. Divulging the details about the selection process, Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains informed that the 2nd batch of 72 primary and elementary teachers (BPEOs, CHTs, HTs) will be sent to University of Turku, Finland for training. The three week training program will consist of one week in Punjab, followed by two weeks in Finland. Interested teachers can apply online at e-Punjab School portal epunjabschool.gov.in till February 2, 2025 by 5PM...

Ludhiana, January 29  Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal conducted a review of the preparations for the Kila Raipur Rural Olympics 2025 on Wednesday at the venue. The games will take place from January 31 to February 2, with Cabinet Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond set to inaugurate the event on Friday at 1 PM. For the second consecutive year, the Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab government is organizing the Rural Olympics. On the first day of the games, the schedule includes the boys' hockey match, followed by the girls' hockey match, girls' Kabbadi, volleyball, kho-kho, and the 1500-meter race for both genders, as well as the national-style girls' Kabbadi match.  The opening day, January 31, will feature a musical performance by famous Punjabi singer Preet Harpal followed...

Chandigarh 29 January 2025 : The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing crackdown against bribery, has arrested Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Prashotam Lal, posted at Police Station Aur, District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar on charges of taking bribe of Rs 15,000. He had been absconding for the last 4 months, evading his arrest in this case. Giving information in this regard, a spokesperson of the VB said that this case was registered after investigating the complaint filed by the complainant Dev Raj, resident of village Gudapad, Police Station Aur, District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar against the said policeman on the Chief Minister's Anti-Corruption Action Line. He said that the complainant had alleged that in return for helping in the case registered against him and his son...

Chandigarh, January 28           The Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, is committed to the welfare of backward classes and economically weaker sections. Expressing this, Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that the Punjab Government has released ₹12.66 crore under the Ashirwad Scheme during the current financial year for their benefit.           Providing further details, Cabinet Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur informed that the amount has been released under the Ashirwad Scheme to beneficiaries from the districts of Barnala, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Mansa, Pati...

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, January 28:           In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police’s SSOC Amritsar has busted a Pak-ISI backed narco terror-module being operated by USA-based Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passian and USA-based notorious drug smuggler Sarwan Bhola with the arrest of its two members for their involvement in lobbying hand-grenade on Gumtala Police Post in Amritsar, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.           Those arrested have been identified as Bagga Singh of Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar in Sirsa, Haryana and Puskaran Singh alias S...

CHANDIGARH, January 27:           Following the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to ensure uninterrupted power supply at Government Healthcare Facilities, Punjab Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education and Research Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Monday, ordered power supply and fire safety audit at all the Medical Colleges, Civil Hospitals, Sub-Divisional Hospitals and Block level Hospitals across the state.           The Health Minister was addressing a high-level meeting with all the Civil Surgeons of Civil Hospitals and Medical Superintendents of Medical Colleges. Administrative Secretary Health and Family Welfare Kumar Rahul, Secretary Public Works Department (PWD) Ravi ...

Chandigarh, January 27:           A high-level meeting was held at the Tourism Department’s office in Sector 38 for the restoration and maintenance of Jahaz Haveli in Fatehgarh Sahib, under the chairmanship of Punjab’s Minister for Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Tarunpreet Singh Sond.           During meeting, it was decided that a committee will visit the haveli this week on Thursday, January 30, to assess its current condition and submit a report. Following this, a design committee of 8 experts will review the findings. Minister Sond stated that if there are no obstacles, the restoration and maintenance work of the historic Haveli of Dewan Todar Mall will commence promptly.    ...