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Chandigarh, July 4: The Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, remains fully committed to making the state free from the social evil of child marriage and continues to take firm, effective steps in this direction. In one such instance, the timely intervention of Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur led to the prevention of a child marriage involving a 15-year-old girl in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Sharing details of the case, Dr. Baljit Kaur revealed that a few months ago, a minor girl made a distress call to the 112 emergency helpline from a beauty parlour, pleading for help to prevent her impending marriage. Acting swiftly, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Crimes Against Women and Children) im...

Chandigarh, July 3: Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission Chairman S. Jasvir Singh Garhi has embarked on a month-long personal visit to New Zealand, combining personal travel with mission-oriented activities. According to a spokesperson, during his stay in New Zealand, S. Jasvir Singh Garhi will actively promote and disseminate the transformative ideology of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the visionary principles of Sahib Sri Kanshi Ram Ji among the community. The Chairman is scheduled to return to India in the first week of August and will subsequently resume his official responsibilities at the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission.

Chandigarh 2 July 2025: NRI Affairs Minister S. Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal  today met C R Patil, Union Minister of Jal Shakti, on a matter of significant concern regarding the River Ravi, which flows through the Ajnala district of Amritsar, Punjab, and forms an international border with Pakistan. He earnestly requested him to grant necessary funds to the Government of Punjab. These funds are crucial for implementing the required projects to safeguard our land, protect our security infrastructure, and curb the heightened risk of Illicit activities along this sensitive border. During periods of heavy flooding, the areas along the Ravi in Ajnala experience substantial damage. This includes not only the loss of valuable cultivable land for our farmers but also severe damage to critical ...

Chandigarh, June 30, 2025 –  Continuing its ongoing relentless drive against corruption in the state, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), on Monday arrested Head Constable (HC) Mandeep Singh, posted at Police Post Patran, district Patiala, red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 30,000. 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 village Jhaloor, in tehsil Monak, district Sangrur. He further added that the complainant has approached the VB alleging that the said accused HC had demanded Rs 30,000 as illegal gratification and threatened to register a false FIR under arms act if the bribe was not paid. The spokesperson informed that after verification...

CHANDIGARH, June 30:           With the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state completed 121 days, Punjab Police on Monday arrested 83 drug smugglers and recovered 65.4 kg heroin, 1.2 kg opium and Rs 1.04 lakh drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 19,801 in just 121 days.           The operation was conducted on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav simultaneously in all 28 Police districts of the state.           Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann has aske...

Chandigarh, June 30:           The Punjab Government has taken a major step toward modernizing fire safety services and streamlining the ease of doing business for industries in the state. To support this initiative, the Punjab Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2024 has been implemented for industries and the general public. A key amendment now allows industrial buildings with heights up to 21 meters, up from the previous limit of 18 meters.           Addressing a press conference at Punjab Bhawan, Industry Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond announced that a notification issued on June 27 by the Directorate of Punjab Fire and Emergency Services (under the Local Government Department) introduces sever...

Chandigarh, June 29 : In a major bonanza for the people of Punjab in general, and the residents of Dhuri in particular, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann announced on Sunday that construction work on a double-lane Railway Overbridge (ROB) at Dhuri will commence soon. The Chief Minister stated that the necessary clearance has been granted by the Ministry of Railways after persistent efforts by the state government. He said the state-of-the-art ROB will be constructed at level crossing (phatak) number 62A and will play a crucial role in resolving the traffic congestion faced by residents of the Malwa region, particularly those in the Dhuri segment. The total cost of the project is ₹54.76 crore, which will be entirely funded by the state government, added Bhagwant Singh Mann. The Ch...

Chandigarh, June 28: The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Mr. Lal Chand Kataruchak today congratulated Mr. Jasvir Singh Sekhon on being appointed as the Member of the Punjab State Food Commission by the State Government. Extending his Congratulations to Jasvir Singh Sekhon, the Minister expressed gratitude to the Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. He further expressed confidence that Mr. Sekhon would fully justify the faith reposed in his abilities and ensure that the schemes initiated by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department are percolated to all sections of the society especially those linked with the farming sector as it is the core part of the procurement operations. Notably, Mr. Sekhon has Sekhon appointed as ...

Chandigarh, June 28, 2025: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), continuing its relentless drive against corruption, today apprehended Vikas Jindal, Clerk posted at the office of District Education Officer (Elementary), Malerkotla, red handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 20,000 from a teacher. According to an official spokesperson of the VB, the accused clerk had demanded Rs. 30,000 from a complainant of village Bagrian, district Malerkotla in lieu of for processing his pending allowances in the DEO office. The complainant has alleged to the VB that said clerk had already taken Rs. 10,000 from him and demanding the remaining amount. He further informed that after a preliminary verification of this complaint a VB team from Patiala range laid a trap during which the accused cle...

CHANDIGARH, June 27:           In a major crackdown on online child exploitation, Punjab Police’s Cybercrime Division has arrested two individuals and identified 33 suspects involved in viewing, transmitting and distributing of Child Sexual Exploitative and Abusive Material (CSEAM) using various online platforms, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav  here on Friday.           The operation, codenamed CSEAM-4, conducted on Thursday, spanned 40 locations across 18 districts and three Commissionerates following actionable cyber tip-lines from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).        ...