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Chandigarh, May 3 The Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab government’s ambitious ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign to eradicate drug abuse has reached a decisive stage, with every village and ward actively participating in the fight against this menace. In a statewide mobilisation effort today, five Cabinet Ministers, including Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, Laljit Singh Bhullar, Tarunpreet Singh Sond, Hardeep Singh Mundia, Gurmeet Singh Khudiya and Barinder Kumar Goyal, along with 16 MLAs, other political dignitaries, and Civil and Police administration officials, held meetings across multiple districts, urging citizens to join the movement and transform it into a people-led initiative. Along with this, Cabinet Ministers and MLAs also reiterated the government's commitment to ...

Garhshankar, May 3, 2025: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today presided over the Youth Club Leadership Program organized by the Aam Aadmi Party in Garhshankar, where he inspired young people to work in the interest of the nation.  In his motivating address, the Chief Minister urged the youth to take a leading role in nation-building. Addressing young volunteers of the Aam Aadmi Party who had gathered from various districts of Punjab, he stated that the youth are the true strength of the country. Bhagwant Singh Mann recalled that freedom fighters like Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev, and Kartar Singh Sarabha sacrificed their lives for the nation at a very young age. The Chief Minister said Shaheed Bhagat Singh was martyred at 23, and Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha at just 1...

Chandigarh, May 3: The Punjab Government, under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, is consistently working towards empowering women, making them self-reliant and strengthening their role in society. Disclosing this, Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur said that the State Government has implemented a Free Bus Travel Scheme for women across Punjab. Under this scheme, during the years 2023-24 and 2024-25, women in the state availed over 13 crore free bus rides, benefitting immensely from this initiative. Dr. Baljit Kaur added that this significant initiative by the Punjab Government has provided women easier access to education, employment, healthcare, and other essential services. This scheme has not only ensured conveni...

Chandigarh, May 3: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday said that like the national freedom struggle state will lead the country in making it free from scourge of drugs. Addressing the gathering while participating in the pad Yatra against drugs, the Chief Minister said that Punjab had played  a key role in emancipating the country from the clutches of foreign imperialism. He said  that nationalists like Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha and others had steered the country to path of freedom. Bhagwant Singh Mann taking inspiration from them Punjab is today prepared towards making the country free from scourge of drugs. The Chief Minister said that this land has produced generals, patriots and ace players who had inspired the youth to exce...

Chandigarh/ Tarn Taran May 2, 2025 - The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has registered a case against son and daughter-in-law of ex-MLA from Tarntaran including Executive Officer (EO) and Clerk of Nagar Council Tarntaran and a firm owner for committing embezzlement in the funds of Council. In this case, the above said accused EO, Clerk and a firm owner have been arrested. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said in this regard a case was registered based on a Vigilance Enquiry resulting from the checking conducted by Local Government department and later the case was entrusted to the VB for further probe. Afterwards, based on the investigation an FIR No. 22, Dated 02.05.2025 under section 13(2) read...

Chandigarh/Sangrur, May 2:           Punjab Finance Minister and chairman of ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ Cabinet Sub-Committee committee Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, today, presided over Village Defence Committee meeting organised here at Sunrise Palace by Sangrur District Administration. Cabinet minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that Bhagwant Singh Mann is the first CM who has taken concrete steps to stop drug trafficking and save Punjab’s waters as well. He added that the state is waging war against drugs and traffickers have been given clear warning that they should stop drug peddling, else they will have to leave the state.           Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema said that apart from demolishing h...

Chandigarh, May 1: In a major push to combat drug addiction amidst the ongoing "Yudh Nasheyan Virudh" to make Punjab drug free state as per vision of AAP's National Convener Arvind Kejriwal and under able leadership of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Government has partnered with the “Sun Foundation” to provide skill development at the 19 Government Drug Rehabilitation Centres running in the state. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in the presence of Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Balbir Singh and Member of Parliament (MP) S. Vikramjeet Singh Sahney, Chairman of the Sun Foundation, today here at Punjab Bhawan. Underscoring his dedication to this critical cause, MP Vikramjeet Singh Sahney announced a contribution of Rs 1 crore from his MPLAD fund...

Chandigarh, May 1:           Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C informed that The Election Commission of India has introduced new initiatives aimed at improving the accuracy of electoral rolls, making the voting process more convenient for citizens. These measures are in line with the initiatives as envisaged by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India Gyanesh Kumar during the Conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs), in the presence of Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi in March this year.           The Commission will now obtain death registration data electronically from the Registrar General of India in line with Rule 9 of the Registration of E...

Chandigarh, May 1: In a landmark achievement towards ensuring timely financial assistance for Scheduled Caste (SC) students, the Punjab Government under the dynamic leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann has successfully disbursed Rs. 242.01 crore as the state’s share for 2,22,764 students before March 31, 2025. This announcement was made by Punjab Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur. Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that for the first time in the state’s history, the state’s share under the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme has been distributed within the academic year itself. In recognition of this proactive and student-centric initiative, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, has also appreciated the Punjab Government ...

Jalandhar, May 1: Punjab Horticulture and Defence Services Welfare Minister Mohinder Bhagat on Thursday strongly opposed the BJP-led Union Government’s unilateral decision to release Punjab’s share of water to Haryana, calling it a grave injustice to the people of the state. Staging a protest at Babu Jagjivan Ram Chowk, the Cabinet Minister, accompanied by District Planning Committee Chairman Amritpal Singh, said the decision disregards Punjab’s rights and is a direct attack on the state’s autonomy. “The Union Government’s dictatorial move will not be tolerated. The Punjab Government under Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann will go to any extent to protect Punjab’s water,” he asserted. Mr. Bhagat accused the Centre of pursuing a discriminatory agenda against non-BJP ruled states like...