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Chandigarh/Mandi Gobindgarh, April 18 Punjab Cabinet Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond, participated as the chief guest in a marathon organized by the Municipal Council of Mandi Gobindgarh with the support of the district administration. The event, held on Thursday morning, commenced from the local Indoor Stadium and witnessed enthusiastic participation across all age groups. Addressing the gathering, Minister Sond emphasized that the eradication of drugs requires the united efforts of every section of society. However, he underlined that the active involvement of youth plays a decisive role in ensuring the success of any such campaign. He appreciated the enthusiastic participation of young people in the state-wide anti-drug initiative 'Yudh Nashiyan Virudh', launched under the leadersh...

CHANDIGARH/TARN TARAN, April 18:           Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab in a joint operation with Tarn Taran Police has arrested two key associates of Terrorist Lakhbir Singh alias Landa Harike and Gangster Satnam Singh alias Satta Naushehra Gang after a brief exchange of fire took place near village Jawanda in Tarn Taran, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.           Those arrested have been identified as Mehakpreet Singh alias Mehak, a resident of village Sekhwan in Batala and Yuvraj Singh alias Jaggu, a resident of Muradpu...

Chandigarh/Tarn Taran, April 17: "Punjab Sikhya Kranti will help elevate the educational standards in the state and the improved facilities in government schools will boost student morale", said Punjab Cabinet Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar, after inaugurating infra projects worth crores at various government schools of Patti constituency. S. Bhullar said that Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led government is transforming government schools and continuously strengthening their infrastructure to provide students with better education, adding that the initiative to provide all kind of facilities to students in government schools will continue in future. He said that the Mann Government has allocated a significant portion of the budget to education to bring about a major chan...

Chandigarh/Sri Muktsar Sahib/Malout, April 17: As part of the ongoing “Education Revolution” being carried out under the guidance of Punjab Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann and Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains, Punjab Cabinet Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development, Dr. Baljit Kaur today inaugurated various development works in government schools of Malout constituency. These development works are a significant step towards the upgradation of schools and are being carried out under the “Punjab Education Revolution” initiative of the state government. During her visit, Dr. Baljit Kaur interacted with students and encouraged them to pursue quality education to achieve new heights in life. She emphasized that girls are no less than anyone and, with qual...

Chandigarh/Khanauri/Lehra, April 17: While continuing the spree of inaugurating development projects in schools of Lehragaga constituency, Punjab Cabinet Minister Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal, on the fourth day, dedicated development works worth around Rs.1.61 crore to students across eight government schools under the 'Punjab Sikhya Kranti' initiative. Addressing the gathering, the Cabinet Minister said, "No effort would be spared in making Punjab's government school students compatible with modern times and every necessary initiative would be taken with full enthusiasm." As part of this series, on the fourth day, the Cabinet Minister inaugurated infrastructure strengthening projects including Rs.10.25 lakh at Government Elementary School Harigarh Gehlan, Rs.35.17 lakh at Government ...

Chandigarh/Khanna, April 17 The students in government schools now have the chance to excel in shooting sports, as Cabinet Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond inaugurated a shooting range at Raghvir Singh Freedom Fighter PM Shri Government High School, Amloh Road Khanna, on Thursday as part of the Punjab Sikhya Kranti program. The five-target shooting range was constructed at a cost of Rs 5 lakh. This is the first shooting range built inside a government school in Ludhiana District. In addition to the shooting range, infrastructure development projects totalling Rs 71.15 lakh have been dedicated to five government primary and high schools within the Khanna constituency. Minister Sond expressed that Punjab’s shooters have been achieving accolades at the international level. By establish...

Chandigarh, April 16, 2025 – The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state on Wednesday arrested Rashpal Singh, Mandi Supervisor posted at Market Committee, Kahnuwan, in  Gurdaspur district for accepting a bribe of Rs. 7,000. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the aforementioned accused has been arrested based on a complaint lodged by a Commission Agent in Grain Market, Kahnuwan. He further added that the complainant has approached the VB stating that the Market Committee Kahnuwan had wrongly imposed a penalty of Rs. 18,610 on his firm in December 2024. Despite repeated attempts to resolve the matter, Market Committee officials refused to withdraw the penalty. As the wheat procurement season ...

Chandigarh/Tarn Taran, April 16: In an effort to transform the education system of the state by ensuring ultra-modern infrastructure in government schools, Punjab Transport and Jail Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar, today inaugurated infra projects worth RS.1.10 crore in six schools of Patti constituency as part of the "Punjab Sikhya Kranti" initiative. S. Bhullar dedicated various development projects to students at Government Elementary School Thatha, Government Elementary School Chaudhriwala, Government Elementary School Dargapur, Government Elementary School Kheda, Government High School Dadehar Sahib and Government High School Thathian Mahantan in the constituency. The Cabinet Minister said that the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led government has launched the "Sikhya...

Chandigarh April 16, 2025 -  The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state has arrested Chiman Lal, posted as District Manager, Punjab Scheduled Caste Land Development and Finance Corporation, Tarn Taran, red handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 10000. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the arrest was made following a complaint lodged by a complainant from village Gidhri Baghihari, in Tarn Taran district. He further informed that the complainant has approached the VB and stated that his handicap sister had availed a loan of Rs 1,00,000 from the above said the corporation in 2009. Afterwards, the  Government had announced a waiver of such loans under a relevant scheme but the af...

Chandigarh/Malout, April 15: Under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann and Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains, the Punjab Government is steadfastly committed to revamping the state's education infrastructure and ensuring the delivery of quality education through its ongoing ‘Education Revolution’. In line with this initiative, Punjab’s Cabinet Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development, Dr. Baljit Kaur today inaugurated several development projects in government schools at village Abul Khurana, Malout constituency. Dr. Baljit Kaur inaugurated development works worth ₹1.40 crore at the Government Primary School (Girls), Abul Khurana. Interacting with students on the occasion, she encouraged them to pursue quality education with dedica...