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Chandigarh, October 9: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and National Convener of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday introduced Entrepreneurship Mindset Course (EMC) to make the state a land of job givers instead of job seekers. Addressing the gathering, Arvind Kejriwal said that for 17 long years a student contributes to education adding that the aim of education should be that he should be able to earn bread for family, he should be a good citizen of the country and society. However, he bemoaned that unfortunately a student after completing his education fails to do all the three for which the education system of the British era is responsible. The National Convener of AAP said that the British developed the education system to produce clerks adding that unfo...

Jagraon (Ludhiana), October 9: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday mourned the sad and untimely death of noted Punjabi singer Rajvir Jawanda who passed away at a private hospital in SAS Nagar (Mohali) after he met with an accident a few days ago. The Chief Minister, who visited the residence of the deceased singer in the morning, shared his condolences with the bereaved family members. He described the demise of the young singer as a colossal loss to the world of art, literature and culture in the contemporary history of the state. Striking an emotional chord, Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the singer departed from the world in his prime youth adding that the void created with the death of Rajvir Jawanda will not be easy to fill in near future. The Chief Minister ...

Chandigarh, October 9 Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, who is also the Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee formed to resolve employees issues, on Thursday directed the Milkfed authorities to immediately constitute a High-Powered Committee to address the concerns of the Verka Milk and Cattle Feed Plant Outsourced Mulazam Union. The directives were issued during a meeting held with the Union representatives at the Verka Head Office, where the Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema gave a patient hearing to their concerns, demands, and grievances. The Finance Minister instructed that the committee be formed with a diverse representation to ensure a comprehensive resolution. The mandated members include a senior officer from the Finance Department, the Chairman Mi...

CHANDIGARH, October 8:           Cracking down hard on unlawful and objectionable social media content targeting the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, the Punjab Police today registered several FIRs after receipt of numerous complaints in various districts of the State on over a hundred social media handles.           A Punjab Police Spokesperson stated that social media content relating to attacks on High Constitutional Authority, Caste-based Vilification and Incitement, Public Mischief with a direct attempt to disturb peace and public order by unjustly exploiting caste and communal sentiments has been flagged and FIRs have been registered in accordance with law. The posts and videos in question ...

Chandigarh, October 8: A government spokesperson informed that the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), New Delhi, will now hold a public hearing on October 14, 2025, at 2:00 PM at UT Guest House, Chandigarh, regarding the inclusion of various castes of Punjab in the Central OBC list of the Government of India. It is noteworthy that this public hearing was earlier scheduled for October 9, but the date has now been revised to October 14. The spokesperson said that the objective of this public hearing is to provide an opportunity to representatives of the concerned castes to present their views, facts, and demands directly before the Commission. The State Government has appealed to the concerned caste groups and their representatives to actively participate in this pu...

CHANDIGARH, October 7:           Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 220th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 343 locations on Tuesday leading to the arrest of 80 drug smugglers after registration of 53 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 32,196 in 220 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 505 grams heroin, 50 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 8840 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.           Notably, ...

Chandigarh, October 7: Marking a significant leap towards transforming Punjab’s green energy and agricultural landscape, the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, to establish a pioneer Pilot Demonstration Project for the production of Green Hydrogen from biomass, particularly paddy straw. Punjab New & Renewable Energy Minister, Mr. Aman Arora’s visionary leadership drives this strategic partnership by paving a way for a sustainable and thriving future for the state by turning the challenge of paddy stubble management into a lucrative opportunity for green energy production. The MoU, which was signed by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) PEDA Ms. Neelima and the Registrar of IIS...