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Chandigarh, September 9: Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian, on Tuesday, informed that the flood situation in the state has worsened further during the past 24 hours with 33 more villages, 133 more people and 6988 hectares of crops affected. The cumulative tally now stands at 2097 affected villages across 22 districts with the population hit touching 3,88,092. The Revenue Minister said that one more life was lost in Ludhiana during the past 24 hours, taking the overall toll to 52 across 15 districts. Three persons continue to remain missing in Pathankot. In terms of rescue operations, S. Hardeep Singh Mundian said that 191 more people were evacuated within the last 24 hours, raising the total to 23,206. The highest evacuations ...

CHANDIGARH/FARIDKOT, September 9:           In a two-week-long meticulously planned source-based operation against narco-terror networks amidst the ongoing ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Faridkot Police has dismantled an international drug cartel being operated by Pakistan-based smugglers with the arrest of the two key drug traffickers, and recovered 12.1 Kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.           Those arrested have been identified as Sukhpreet Singh, a resident of village Jhariwala in Faridkot, and Kadar Singh, a resident of village Waan in Ferozepur. ...

Chandigarh, September 9:   Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) today hosted a one-day conference 'Investment Bazaar for Energy Efficiency,' to explore investment opportunities in energy efficiency projects within Punjab's industries and MSMEs. The event brought together key stakeholders, including industries, financial institutions, banks, designated consumers, MSMEs and equipment manufacturers , to discuss and promote investment in this crucial sector. While addressing the conference here at Kisan Bhawan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) PEDA Ms. Neelima emphasised upon importance of energy efficiency & implementation of new and innovative energy efficient technologies in Industries & MSMEs in the State. She also focused on the investment potential in Industries & ...

Chandigarh, September 8: In a historic decision, the Punjab Cabinet led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday gave nod to one time pro-people measure ‘Jehda Khet, Ohdi Ret’ to enable the farmers to remove sand and silt accumulated due to floods in their fields and sell them if they desire. A decision to this effect was taken by the Council of Ministers in its meeting held here under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, who joined it virtually from Fortis hospital, where he was undergoing treatment. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that due to the floods, sand and silt have accumulated in several fields at the inundated villages. Therefore, in a major reprieve to the farmers it has been decided that farmers will be allow...

Chandigarh, September 8: Punjab Water Resources Minister Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal today urged Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi to demonstrate magnanimity in providing assistance to the flood-affected people of Punjab. Addressing the media here at Punjab Bhawan, Sh. Goyal welcomed the Prime Minister’s scheduled visit to Punjab in the wake of devastating floods. He urged the PM to announce immediate release of at least Rs.25,000 crore as compensation for damages besides clearing pending dues of Rs.60,000 crore without delay. He expressed concern that although the Prime Minister is visiting Punjab nearly 25 days after the calamity, he has so far not spoken a word regarding the state’s plight. Sh. Goyal informed that preliminary estimates suggest nearly 4 lakh acres of crops have been...

Chandigarh, September 8 Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday handed over  appointment letters to 16 newly recruited clerks, marking a significant step in strengthening the state's financial administration. The appointments are for the newly established Directorate of Treasury and Accounts Branch, Pension, and New Pension Scheme. A key highlight of the event was that most of the new recruits were receiving their second or third job offer under the current Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. For instance, Sandeep Kaur, who was appointed as a clerk in the department, had previously secured positions in both the police and the cooperative bank. Similarly, Jeevan Singh, Happy Kumar, Sahil Syag, Avatar Singh, and Harpreet Singh said t...

Chandigarh /Sarsa Nangal/Kiratpur Sahib, September 08: Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains today inaugurated the state-wide campaign “Let’s Clean Our Village Schools” from Government Senior Secondary School, Sarsa Nangal. On this occasion, he appealed to all citizens to actively support the initiative. The Education Minister stated that due to recent floods, around 20,000 government schools across Punjab had remained closed for several days. These schools were opened today for cleaning and restoration, while students will return to classes from September 9. To ensure safe and clean learning spaces, a special cleanliness drive has been initiated in all government schools. Mr. Bains urged fellow MLAs, Panchayats, Sarpanches, youth clubs, school management committee members,...