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CHANDIGARH, April 12:           In a continued push to reinforce law enforcement and public safety in the wake of forthcoming Vaisakhi festival as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday conducted surprise inspections in Jalandhar and Amritsar districts as part of the statewide 'Night Domination' operation. The late-night visits aimed to assess police preparedness, strengthen anti-crime measures, and foster stronger police-public relations.           The operation was conducted from 10 pm to 4 am simultaneously in all 28 Police districts of the state and Spl DGP/ADGP/IGP/DIG ran...

Chandigarh, March 12: The Punjab Government has released financial assistance worth Rs. 301.20 crore to beneficiary families belonging to Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes under the Ashirwad Scheme during the financial year 2024–25. This was disclosed by Dr. Baljit Kaur, Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment, and Minorities. Sharing further details, Dr. Baljit Kaur said that out of the total amount, Rs. 198.51 crore was disbursed to 38,922 beneficiaries from Scheduled Castes, while Rs. 102.69 crore was provided to 20,136 beneficiaries from Backward Classes. Dr. Baljit Kaur informed that under the Ashirwad Scheme, financial assistance of Rs. 51,000 is provided for the marriage of girls, and the benefit can be availed for a maximum of two daughters. The amount is directly tra...

Chandigarh/Dirba/Sangrur, April 11 To strengthen the school infrastructure under the Punjab Sikhya Kranti initiative, Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday inaugurated three new classrooms and a boundary wall at Government High School Ugrahan, constructed at a cost of Rs 41.28 lakh.  During the event, the Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government has been providing top-tier facilities to government schools and elevating school education to international standards. Reflecting on the promises made by the Aam Aadmi Party, Cabinter Minister Cheema said that significant strides have been made in education and health sectors over the past three years, with plans for further transformative projec...

Chandigarh, April 11: Taking a significant decision to digitize employee attendance, the Punjab Transport Department has implemented an online attendance system from today onwards. All employees will now be required to mark their online attendance twice daily. Punjab Transport Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar said that previously, attendance was recorded manually in registers. He said that complete training has been provided to all employees working in the Transport Department and SDM offices including regular, outsourced, contractual staff and lab attendants, to ensure a smooth transition to the online attendance system. The Cabinet Minister informed that instructions have been issued for all employees to mark their attendance on the M-Seva App, adding that starting today, employ...

Chandigarh, April 11: Lashing out the opponents for engaging in petty politics over infrastructure development projects being inaugurated under “Sikhya Kranti” initiative in the state government schools, Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains shamed Congress and SAD-BJP leaders for their decades-long neglect of government schools, where students were deprived of even basic facilities like toilets and boundary walls.  Addressing a press conference here at Punjab Bhawan, on Friday evening, S. Harjot Singh Bains stated that during his visits to government schools, some students and teachers informed him of the lack of basic facilities like toilets, boundary walls, and desks, forcing them to go outdoors to relieve themselves and the students had to sit on the ground....

Chandigarh, April 10:           Punjab Cabinet Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities, Dr. Baljit Kaur represented the state at the National Chintan Shivir organized by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, held in Dehradun. Strongly voicing key issues concerning the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SC), Backward Classes, and Minorities, she made a robust case for Punjab's concerns before the Central Government.           Praising the initiative, Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that platforms like these provide states with valuable opportunities to share the challenges and policy-level hurdles encountered while implementing welfare schemes. She affirmed that th...

Chandigarh, April 09, 2025:  The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), as part of its ongoing campaign against corruption, on Wednesday arrested Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Jaswant Singh, posted Police Station Cantonment, Amritsar, for accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000. An official spokesperson of the State Vigilance Bureau disclosed that the arrest was made following a complaint filed by a resident of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. The spokesperson further stated that the complainant had lodged a complaint on the Anti-Corruption helpline, alleging that his son had an accident with an autorickshaw and the accused ASI allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000 to resolve the case. Subsequently the complainant paid Rs 3,000/-  as bribe to the accused ASI for ensuring a favorable o...

Chandigarh, April 9: In a path breaking initiative, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday asked the officers to organize a special Kisan Milni at Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana on April 12 to sensitize the farmers regarding cultivation of paddy. Chairing a meeting here at his official residence, the Chief Minister said that the special Kisan Milni will focus on making the farmers aware about cultivation of paddy before the starting of paddy season. He said that during the Milni the farmers will be apprised about the innovative and less water guzzling techniques of paddy transplant. Likewise, Bhagwant Singh Mann said that focus will be on motivating the farmers to use only the high yielding varieties of paddy approved by the PAU. The Chief Minister sai...

Chandigarh, April 9:  Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday called upon the newly promoted officers of Punjab Police Service (PPS) to work diligently and with full honesty for wiping out the curse of drugs from the state. Welcoming the 17 newly promoted Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) from Technical cadre, the Chief Minister said that Punjab is fighting nation’s war against drugs and Police is playing an important role in it. He said that in wake of this the Police officers have a huge role to play in making Punjab a drug free state. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that it is the need of hour to save our coming generations from the scourge of drugs. The Chief Minister said that state government is equipping the Punjab Police with best infrastructural facilit...

Chandigarh/Rupnagar, April 8: Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond, accompanied by former Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia, conducted an inspection of schools and sports grounds in various villages of Rupnagar district on Tuesday. The villages visited included Chairian, Bahrampur, Chandpur, Dakala, Lohgarh Phidde, as well as the government primary school and sports ground in Bahrampur Chaklan. Speaking on the occasion, Minister Sond announced that in an effort to promote a culture of sports and protect the youth from drug addiction, the Punjab Government will construct sports grounds in every village across the state. He shared that approximately 13,000 villages will benefit from this initiative, with sports facilities tailored to local youth demand. ...