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Chandigarh, July 10 : The Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, on Thursday approved the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna — a first-of-its-kind scheme in the country to provide cashless medical treatment worth Rs 10 lakh to residents of the state. A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting of the Council of Ministers held under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister at his official residence. Disclosing this today, a spokesperson from the Chief Minister’s Office said the scheme will be rolled out on October 2, providing significant relief to the people of Punjab. Under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna, every family in the state will now be eligible for cashless treatment of up to ₹10 lakh. With this, Punjab has become the first state in India where every household...

Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab Plantation going full throttle, Forest & Wildlife Preservation Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak hits ground Takes stock of plantation during whirlwind tour of Ballowal Saunkhri and Fatehpur nurseries Chandigarh, July 10: Terming plantation of different varieties of the saplings as the deciding factor in maintaining ecological balance, the Forest and Wildlife Preservation Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak also called it the primary driving force behind the all out efforts of the State Government to expand forest cover. While undertaking a whirlwind tour of the Nurseries at Ballowal Saunkhri and Village Fatehpur (Forest Range Kathgarh) in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar District, the Minister was apprised about the varied forms of sa...

Chandigarh, July 9 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema today directed the Transport Department to hold a meeting with various unions of the department in the next 15 days to consider their demands and submit a concrete report to the Cabinet Sub-Committee headed by him. Following this directive, the striking Transport Department unions announced to withdraw their strike. The Finance Minister issued these directions during the meeting with the unions at Punjab Bhawan, which lasted for about two hours. The meeting was also attended by Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, Secretary Transport Varun Roojam, Director State Transport-cum-Managing Director PUNBUS Rajiv Gupta, and Managing Director PRTC Bikramjit Singh Shergill. The Finance Minister was presented with detailed d...

Chandigarh, July 9:           Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C informed that the Election Commission has issued Show Cause Notices to 8 registered unrecognized political parties which have not contested any election to the House of the People or any State Legislative Assembly, including by-elections, since 2019. The Commission has proposed to delist these parties from the list of registered political parties under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.           He said that the the parties who have been issued notices includes All India Shiromani Baba Jiwan Singh Mazhabi Dal,  Bhartiya Muhabbat Party (All India),  Civil Rights Party,  Democratic Congress Party,...