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Chandigarh, January 8:           The Punjab Government has declared a local holiday on the occasion of Mela Maghi on January 14, 2025 (Tuesday) in government offices, boards/corporations and  educational institutions of district Sri Muktsar Sahib.           The official spokesperson of the government said, a notification in this regard has been issued.

Chandigarh January 7 2025 -           The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, has arrested deed writer Raj Kumar alias Ginni red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 11,000 in the name of Tehsildar.           Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the VB said the above mentioned accused has been arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged by Gurdeep Singh, a resident of Sarabha Nagar, Malout city, in Sri Muktsar Sahib district.           Giving further details, he added that the complainant has approached the VB and informed that he had purchased a land in village Husnar in the na...

Chandigarh/Tarn Taran, January 7:           Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a crime-free state launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police have solved at least two firing incidents in the district Tarn Taran with the arrest of two associates of foreign-based gangster Prabhdeep Singh alias Prabh Dasuwal after a brief encounter took place at Valtoha in Tarn Taran, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.           Those arrested have been identified as Karanpreet Singh alias Karan, a resident of village Toot in Tarn Taran and Gurlaljit Singh alias Laali, a resident of Village Bhangala in Tarn Taran. Police teams hav...

Jalandhar, January 7 : In a major breakthrough, the Jalandhar Rural Police solved a murder case within 24 hours, arresting two accused in connection with the killing of a man in Akalpur village, Phillaur. The accused have been identified as Lakhvir Singh, son of Pyara Singh, and Arvinder Singh, son of Kewal Singh, both residents of Bakkapur village. Speaking to the media, Senior Superintendent of Police Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh said that the swift action was carried out under the supervision of SP Investigation Jasrup Kaur Bath, IPS, and DSP Phillaur Sarwan Singh Bal. The accused were apprehended by a special team led by Inspector Sanjeev Kapur, SHO of Phillaur Police Station. The arrests were made in connection with the murder of Jagtar Singh, a resident of Akalpur village, who ...

Jalandhar, January 6 : In a significant breakthrough against organized crime, the Jalandhar Rural Police arrested a main shooter of the Balachoria and Kaushal gang extortion ring. The accused was found to be instrumental in a plot to target a crusher owner in Himachal Pradesh and was being used by the gang as a front to make extortion calls. The accused, identified as Manjot Singh alias Mani, son of Kulwinder Singh and resident of Moranwali, Police Station Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur, was apprehended by a team led by Sub-Inspector Amandeep Verma, in charge of the Crime Branch Jalandhar Rural. The arrest occurred during a naka operation at Adda Noorpur near GT Road under Maksudan Police Station on January 4, 2025. During questioning, the accused disclosed the location of anoth...

Chandigarh, January 4, 2025 – The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption, has arrested Constable Sukhpreet Singh, a gunman attached to the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) Bathinda for collecting monthly bribes amounting to Rs 20-25 lakhs from transporters with the help of their accomplices. The Mohali court has sent him on four days police remand to the VB for further questioning. Disclosing this an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said this arrest was made based on an online complaint submitted by Dharam Singh, a transporter from village Lehra Dhurkot, near Rampura in Bathinda district, on the Chief Minister’s Anti-Corruption Action Line. The spokesperson stated that the complainant had alleged that his trucks and tippers were bei...

AMRITSAR, January 3: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted a cross-border drug and weapon smuggling cartel with the arrest of 12 persons, including kingpin identified as Manjeet Singh alias Bhola of village Jhanjoti in Ajnala, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.           Other 11 arrested persons have been identified as Aniket Verma of Cheharta, Jobanpreet Singh alias Joban of Cheharta, Babli of Naraingarh in Cheharta, Harpreet Singh alias Happy of Guru Ki Wadali, Amritpal Singh Alias Ansh of Naraingarh in Cheharta, Reshma of Kartar Nagar in Cheharta, Harshpreet Singh alias Harman alias Hamma of village Thanda i...

Chandigarh, January 3: To improve livestock productivity and promote agricultural sustainability, the Punjab Government will encourage collaborative initiatives to incorporate alfalfa into the state's forage system, addressing the challenges related to fodder production, said S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Food Processing, Punjab. He was addressing the Stakeholder Conference on Sustainable Forage Solutions: Alfalfa– Mechanisation, Production & Marketing organised by Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Limited (PAIC) in collaboration with Namostute Innovators LLP (NSI) and Team Athena here at the CII Northern Region Headquarters. While emphasising the importance of innovative solutions to tackle fodder scarcity and enhance livestock prod...

determined to destroy farming and Punjab, he categorically added. Praising local MLA Kulwant Singh Bazigar, Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal noted his effective representation of constituency issues in the assembly. MLA Kulwant Singh Bazigar thanked Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, saying that the Punjab government has removed the stigma of backwardness from the Shutrana constituency. He lamented that previous governments had ignored the constituency's decades-old demands, but now all work is being done on a priority. Prominent amongst others who were present during the function included ADC (G) Isha Singal, SDM Ashok Kumar, Malkeet Singh Parta, Mahinga Singh Brar, Suresh Sharma, Block President Buta Singh Virk, Ranjit Singh President Truck Union, Madan Lal Goyal, Canal Department (...

Rs. 50 lakh for the third, and progressively lower amounts for subsequent ranks. The lottery offers a total of 68,819 prizes with a total prize amount of Rs. 23,47,90,000.           The Finance Minister emphasized that the Punjab Government has been proactively implementing innovative strategies to bolster the state's own revenue receipts. He said that this approach has been aimed to propel Punjab onto a higher growth trajectory, fostering an era of unprecedented prosperity.