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 Chandigarh, 19 September 2025:           In a move to transform Punjab into vibrant, healthy, and future-ready state under the visionary leadership of the Chief Minister, Punjab S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, Cabinet Minister Sh. Sanjeev Arora today announced that Fortis Healthcare has decided to invest more than Rs. 900 crore in Mohali to further expand its existing campus.  Fortis Healthcare will boost capacity of more than 400 beds in this expansion plan and thereby creating a world-class centre of excellence.           While interacting with the media, Cabinet Minister Sh. Sanjeev Arora said that this integrated healthcare campus of Fortis Hospital Mohali will spread to more than 13.4 ac...

Chandigarh, September 19, 2025 – Continuing its ongoing relentless drive against corruption in the state, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), has arrested an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Talwinder Singh, posted at Police Station-A Division, Amritsar red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 5,000. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the accused police official has been arrested following a complaint filed by a resident of Amritsar. He further added that the complainant has approached the VB alleging that he has been taking care of a hotel and the police has registered a case against the hotel and confiscated mobile phones and DVR. He has met the aforementioned ASI to release the phones and DVR had demanded Rs 50,000 bribe but later agreed to...

Chandigarh/Ludhiana/Jalandhar, September 18: Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal and Revenue Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian today inspected the ongoing desilting works in the Satluj river at Sasrali Colony in Ludhiana district. The Cabinet Ministers directed immediate deployment of additional resources including specialized floating excavators, poclains and JCBs to expedite removal of silt deposits and restore the river to its original course. Notably, the Punjab Government has already deployed advanced floating excavators to divert the flow of the river back to its natural route. They further instructed mobilization of all available resources and machinery to ensure speedy restoration of the river flow and prevent further silt accumulation. The Ministers said ...

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, September 18:           In a major blow to narco-terror networks amidst the ongoing ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Border Range in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF) has busted a cross-border drug smuggling module being operated by foreign-based Harpreet Singh alias Happy Jatt with the arrest of its key operative and recovered 25 packets of heroin—weighing 25.9Kg— from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.           The arrested accused, identified as Sajan Singh alias Billa of village Beh...

Chandigarh, 18 September: Under the leadership of Punjab Chief Minister S.Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government is continuously taking historic steps in the field of education for students from Scheduled Castes. During a press conference at Punjab Bhawan, Cabinet Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur shared details about key initiatives of the Department of Social Justice, Empowerment & Minorities. Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme – 35% Historic Increase Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that the Punjab Government, under Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, has reformed the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme, removing long-standing irregularities and disputes. Strict action has been taken against those misappropriating funds, ensuring that every rupee now directly benefits deserving students. ...

Chandigarh, September 17: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has revised the existing guidelines under Rule 49B of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, for the design and printing of EVM Ballot Papers to enhance their clarity and readability. The initiative is in line with the 28 initiatives already taken by the ECI in the past 6 months to streamline and improve election processes and enhance convenience for voters. A spokesperson informed that photographs of candidates will be printed in colour on the EVM Ballot Paper. The candidate's face will occupy three-fourths of the photo space for better visibility. Serial numbers of candidates/NOTA will be printed in the international form of Indian numerals. The font size will be 30 and in bold for clarity. To ensure uniformit...

Chandigarh/ Gharshankar, Dist. Hoshiarpur Sept 17 In view of the serious situation created due to floods in Punjab, Deputy Speaker , Punjab Vidhan Sabha, S. Jai Krishan Singh Rouri, has announced the postponement of the Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh National Marathon which was scheduled to be held on 27th September 2025 at Mahilpur (District Hoshiarpur). Rouri said that this marathon was an important part of the campaign initiated by the Punjab Government to keep the youth away from drugs, connect them with sports, and strengthen the spirit of patriotism among them. Under the vision of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, this effort was aimed at guiding the youth towards becoming healthy, fit, and prosperous through sports. However, due to the current floods, several districts of...

Chandigarh/Bhogpur (Jalandhar), September 17: The Food, Civil Supplies Minister & Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak today formally commenced the paddy procurement season at Bhogpur Dana Mandi in Jalandhar district, reaffirming the Punjab Government’s commitment to lift every Single grain farmers' produce. Reviewing the procurement arrangements, the Minister said the State Government under Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is determined to ensure smooth and hassle free procurement season for all the stakeholders. Despite the challenges posed by recent floods, robust arrangements had been made across Punjab to ensure that farmers face no implications in selling their crops, added Mr. Kataruchak. Addressing the media, Mr. Kataruchak noted that farmers’ welfare ha...

Chandigarh, September 16: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday directed the Health and family welfare department to intensify its efforts for giving relief to the people in terms of diagnosis and treatment of the people in the flood affected districts of the state. Chairing a review meeting here today, the Chief Minister said that the floods have caused irreparable damage in the various districts of the state and now when the water has started receding the fear of spread of diseases amongst the human beings and animals is there. He said that in wake of this the state government is already doing massive efforts to prevent the spread of disease amongst human beings and cattle. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that so far around 1.50 lakh people have benefited from the Health ca...