Punjab News

Chandigarh, September 23: Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian today informed that the flood situation in the State has stabilised as all relief camps have now been closed with the remaining inmates returned to their homes. He said that the supply of essential relief material to the affected families will continue uninterrupted. The Revenue Minister said that a total of 219 relief camps were opened at the peak of floods across Punjab, accommodating 8,270 inmates from time to time. With improving conditions, the numbers kept declining and today not a single camp remains active, marking a complete return of all displaced families to their villages and homes. Highlighting the scale of operations, S. Mundian stated that since August ...

Chandigarh, September 23 Ensuring the financial security of retired employees of the state's Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis, Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday announced that the pensions for these employees will be disbursed directly into their bank accounts before the 10th of every month. This move is expected to benefit over 3,000 pensioners, ensuring they receive their dues in a timely and predictable manner. In a further move to support these employees, the Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has also approved the disbursement of pending arrears for Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti employees and pensioners, soon in four installments as per the policy approved by the Finance Department. These arrears will be paid in accordance with the poli...

Chandigarh 22 September 2025: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan extended his warm greetings to the people of state on the Aagman Purab of the great Sufi saint Baba Farid Ji. S. Sandhwan said that Baba Sheikh Farid Ji gave the message of peace, brotherhood and harmony to the people in his Bani. The Bani composed by Him has even more relevance in the current materialistic society. Speaker  appealed to the people to follow the path shown by Baba Farid Ji and live with mutual love.It is noteworthy that 112 sacred verses and 4 sacred shabads of Baba Farid Ji are also recorded in Sri Guru Granth Sahib.x`

CHANDIGARH, September 22:           Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 205th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 395 locations on Monday leading to the arrest of 81 drug smugglers after registration of 59 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 30,540 in 205 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 922 grams heroin, 4 kg poppy husk, 336 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 980 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.        &nb...

Chandigarh, September 19: In a major consumer-friendly initiative, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday announced  major reduction in prices of Verka’s Milk and products to benefit the common man. The Chief Minister said that Verka, a trusted brand of Milkfed, Punjab’s state-backed farmers’ cooperative, has announced significant price reductions across its popular range of milk and milk products. He said that the revised prices will come into effect from the morning of September 22, 2025, aligning with the Government of India’s GST 2.0 reforms, which lowered tariffs on essential dairy items. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that such measures will directly benefit the people of Punjab while strengthening the state’s cooperative model. Under the new pricing, the Chi...