Punjab News

Chandigarh, August 20: Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian unveiled a Photo Exhibition "Punjab in Frames" at Kala Sangam, Punjab Arts Council in Sector-16, Chandigarh. The exhibition, a labor of love by Mr. Harpreet Sandhu, State Information Commissioner, Punjab, showcases his captivating photographs and dedicated his passionate pictorial work to World Photography Day-2025. While previewing the rare visuals, Punjab Agriculture Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian said that the 'Punjab in Frames' exhibition is a unique endeavour that showcases the state's vibrant natural beauty, rich heritage and cultural legacy through visually engaging storytelling. He said that Mr. Sandhu's photographs beautifully capture the essence of Punjab, from its lush green ...

CHANDIGARH, August 19:           Days after busting Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module, Counter Intelligence Jalandhar has arrested two more operatives of the same module and recovered one 86P hand-grenade from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.           Those arrested have been identified as Vishavjit and Jackson, both residents of Shankar in Nakodar.           As per the information, Punjab Police had arrested five operatives, including Ritik Naroliya and Sonu Kumar alias Kali, and three juveniles, of the BKI module for their involvement in Nawanshahr Grenade Attack and recov...

Chandigarh, August 19: Punjab Transport Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar held a detailed meeting with the representatives of the Punjab Roadways/PUNBUS/PRTC Contract Workers Union and the Punjab Roadways (PUNBUS) State Transport Workers Union to deliberate on their demands. The meeting was attended by the Union leaders including State President Mr. Resham Singh Gill, State General Secretary Mr. Shamsher Singh Dhillon, Senior Vice President Mr. Jaspal Singh Bajwa among others. The Transport Minister was accompanied by Secretary Transport Mr. Varun Roojam, Managing Director PRTC Mr. B.S. Shergill, Director State Transport Mr. Rajeev Kumar Gupta along with senior officials of the Finance and Personnel Departments. The Transport Minister apprised the union representatives of the st...

Chandigarh, 19 August 2025: Taking the sensitive issue of sacrilege of religious scriptures seriously, the Punjab Government has introduced a draft law to prevent sacrilege of religious scriptures - "The Punjab Prevention of Offences against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025" in the Legislative Assembly, in this connection the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan has constituted a Select Committee under the Chairmanship of S. Inderbir Singh Nijjar who is holding meetings every week to discuss this issue by getting people's opinions. Advertisements have been made in various newspapers on 31.7.2025 and 14.8.2025 to seek suggestions from the public and the committee is receiving a lot of suggestions from the public. The committee meeting held on 12.8.2025 was attended by expert...