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Chandigarh, August 1: Following reports highlighting the extremely poor and distressing conditions of children and their families begging near the Dera Bassi flyover, Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur has taken swift cognizance and issued strict directions for their immediate rescue and rehabilitation. As per reports from the concerned area, these children and their families are living in unsafe and unhygienic open spaces. Dr. Baljit Kaur expressed serious concern that these children are vulnerable to exploitation, and ensuring their safety is a top priority for the government. The Minister has directed officials of the Department of Social Security, Women and Child Development, Child Protection Units, and the district administration to i...

Shaheed Udham Singh Wala (Sunam), July 31: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and National Convener of Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday paid floral tributes to Shaheed Udham Singh in a state level function to commemorate his 86th martyrdom day and laid foundation stone of development projects worth around Rs 85 crore to the native town of martyr. Paying rich tributes to Shaheed Udham Singh at Udham Singh Samark in the local stadium, the Chief Minister and Arvind Kejriwal laid wreaths at the memorial to pay homage to the martyr. They said that this true son of soil had in a heroic act exhibited exemplary courage by killing Michael O’ Dwyer, the prime perpetrator of Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Both the leaders said that the supreme sacrifice made by this son of the soi...

Chandigarh, July 30: In a significant development to boost the dairy farming sector, Punjab Animal Husbandry department has made significant strides by conducting 22.26 lakh Artificial Inseminations (AIs) in FY 2024-25, supported by the production of 18.50 lakh semen straws (6.47 lakh for cows and 12.03 lakh for buffaloes), said S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, Punjab. While addressing a seminar on “An Innovative Approach to Animal Nutrition, Repeat Breeding and Disease Control” here at Kisan Bhawan, on Wednesday, S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian stated that 3.75 lakh doses of frozen sexed semen were purchased to produce high genetic merit female calves, which will contribute to reducing the number of stray animals and lowering the fina...

Chandigarh, July 30: A high-level delegation from the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) conducted a review visit to the Punjab Transparency and Accountability Commission (Pb-Trac), marking a significant step toward strengthening India's Right to Service (RTS) implementation framework. The strategic engagement, led by Dr. Surendrakumar Bagde, IAS, Director General of NCGG under the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India, underlined the commitment to advancing citizen-centric governance models. The coveted meeting brought together senior administrative leaders including Sh. V.K. Janjua, Retd. IAS, Chief Commissioner of Pb-Trac, Dr. Nayan Jassal, PCS, Secretary of Pb-Trac and Ms. Shivani, Governance Fellow with the Commission. Th...

CHANDIGARH, July 30:           In a pathbreaking initiative to combat the escalating burden of cancer, the Government of Punjab, in close technical collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) India, has launched a comprehensive and people-centred Cancer Care Pilot Project in the districts of Bathinda, SAS Nagar (Mohali), and Gurdaspur. This transformative project was jointly unveiled by Punjab’s Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dr Balbir Singh, and WHO Representative to India, Dr. Roderico H. Ofrin, marking a significant milestone in the state's commitment to strengthening cancer care and ensuring access to early, equitable, and quality treatment for all.           This pioneering ...

Chandigarh /New Delhi, July 29, Punjab's education minister S.Harjot Singh Bains, voiced strong dissent, stating that the centre government is overstepping its bounds and encroaching on states' rights through new education policy. Punjab Education Minister S. Bains was here to attend the Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam organised by Union Ministry of Education at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was the chief guest of this national level event. The Punjab Education Minister stated that as education being a concurrent subject between the Centre and the states, the Central Government is overpowering its authority through its new education policy. The Minister highlighted that despite Punjabi being one of the 22 scheduled languages under the Con...

Chandigarh, July 29 In a significant decision aimed at enhancing the healthcare and education sectors in Punjab, Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema announced on Tuesday that the Finance Department (FD) has officially approved the proposal from the Medical Education and Research Department to increase the retirement age for doctors and dental faculty governed by the Punjab Dental Education (Group-A) Service Rules, 2016, from 62 to 65 years. Revealing this in a press communiqué issued here, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema elaborated that this crucial approval would extend the retirement age of the Dental Teaching Faculty to 65 years, mirroring the policy already in place for the Medical Teaching Faculty at the Government Medical Colleges and Hospitals in Amritsar and Pa...

Chandigarh, July 29 Punjab Finance Minister Cum Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee for the Resolution of Employee Issues, Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, today convened productive meetings with three employee unions to discuss their demands and expedite solutions. The meetings, held at the Finance Minister's office in the Punjab Civil Secretariat, included representatives from the Unemployed PSTET Pass Art and Craft Sangharsh Union Punjab, the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board Employees Contract Workers and Labour Union, and the PWD Field and Workshop Workers Union Punjab. During the discussion with the Unemployed PSTET Pass Art and Craft Sangharsh Union, Finance Minister Cheema issued directives to the Education Department. He directed the department to arrange a joint meet...