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Chandigarh, February 20, 2025: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), as part of its ongoing campaign against corruption, has arrested a private individual, Jagat Ram, a resident of Mullapur Dakha, Ludhiana district, for accepting bribes amounting to Rs 42.60 lakh while falsely claiming to be a government official. Disclosing this today, an official spokesperson of the VB stated that the case was registered against the accused based on a complaint filed by Rakesh Sachdeva, a resident of SBS Nagar, Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana, through the Chief Minister’s Anti-Corruption Action Line. The complainant alleged that Jagat Ram had taken a bribe of Rs 42.60 lakh from him to obtain No Objection Certificates (NOCs) that were pending with the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT). According to the com...

Chandigarh, February 20, 2025 -           The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its anti-corruption drive, has arrested Harpreet Singh, PCS, Assistant Labor Commissioner (ALC) Hoshiarpur, for demanding a bribe of Rs 30,000 who was absconding for the last three months. In this case, Alka Sharma, Computer Operator posted in his office had already been arrested red handed for accepting Rs 30,000 bribe on behalf of ALC. The VB has arrested Harpreet Singh after he surrendered before the local court as his bail application was dismissed by Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Hoshiarpur court has granted one day police remand to the Vigilance Bureau for further investigation.           Disclos...

Jalandhar, February 20 : In a significant breakthrough against organized crime, the Jalandhar Rural Police has apprehended a shooter of the notorious Bambiha gang and recovered sophisticated weapons. The arrest was made during a strategic operation in village Liddharan under Police Station Maksudan. The accused has been identified as Aman Kumar alias Golden, son of Gulab Chand, originally from village Padraunan, Police Station Khushinagar, District Gorakhpur (UP), currently residing at House No. 1218, Street No. 7, New Beant Nagar, Jalandhar. Divulging details, Senior Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar Rural, Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh, said that following specific intelligence, a special operation was conducted on February 19, 2025, under the supervision of SP Investigation Jasru...

Chandigarh 19 February 2025: The Administrative Reforms and NRI Affairs Minister S. Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal held a third online NRI Milnee today to address the complaints and concerns of NRI Punjabis at Punjab Civil Secretariat-1and personally heard the problems and complaints of NRI Punjabis through online Video-Conferencing. He highlighted that this is a unique initiative which was started under the visionary leadership of S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, Chief Minister of Punjab to sort out the grievances of NRI Punjabis forthwith.  He added that no other state does such type of NRI Milnee for the redressal of NRI grievances. He directed the ADGP NRI Wing of Punjab Police  Praveen K Sinha and SSPs of the concerned districts to resolve their grievances forthwith.  He inform...

Chandigarh, February 19           To ensure the supply of clean canal water to the  residents of Ludhiana, a Water Treatment Plant Project, initiated with joint support from the World Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Punjab Government, was reviewed today by Local Government Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh. He conducted a special meeting with company representatives and department officials at Municipal Bhavan, directing them to expedite the project's progress.           Dr. Ravjot Singh stated that work on Water Treatment Plant worth ₹1550 crore has already commenced, with a plan to complete the project within three years. Upon completion, lakhs of Ludhiana residents will...

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, February 19:           Amidst the ongoing war against drugs waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a cross-border drug smuggling racket with the arrest of a drug smuggler and recovered 10 kg heroin from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.           The arrested accused has been identified as Harmandeep Singh, a resident of village Ghumanpura in Amritsar. Apart from recovering heroin, Police teams have also impounded his black coloured Hero Splendor Motorcycle (PB02EW5675), which he was riding.          ...

Chandigarh, February 18, 2025 –  Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Mr. G. Nageswara Rao, IPS, today assumed charge as the Chief Director of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) at Vigilance Bhawan, SAS Nagar. Reaffirming Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s commitment to a Corruption-free Punjab, Mr. Rao emphasized that the zero-tolerance policy adopted by the state government would be strictly enforced to eliminate corruption from all departments of government. Highlighting the need for efficiency in administration and transparency in governance, the newly appointed VB chief assured that swift and thorough investigations would be conducted for all types of corruption cases and Vigilance Enquiries (VEs). He also stated that all cases would be pursued rigorously in the ...

CHANDIGARH, February 18: A high-profile delegation from New Zealand, comprising Professor Garry Udy from MPI, Prof Nicolas Lopez from Massey University, and Dr David Hayman from TRG/ABS, along with Dr RO Gupta from NDDB, on Tuesday, met with Principal Secretary of Punjab Animal Husbandry department Mr Rahul Bhandari to discuss mutual collaboration in the animal husbandry sector, with a special focus on animal breeding and small-holder dairy systems. Mr. Rahul Bhandari briefed the delegation on the ongoing initiatives under the National Dairy Plan-1, which was launched in July 2013. He said that the project focuses on improving genetic merit in cattle and buffalo populations through progeny testing, genetic evaluation, and selective breeding.  Key objectives of the project inc...

Chandigarh/Bathinda, 18 February: Under the dynamic leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government remains steadfast in its commitment to delivering efficient governance and public welfare. This was emphasized by Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Dr. Ravjot Singh, while presiding over a high-level meeting with officials at the Municipal Corporation Office. The meeting was attended by MLA Bathinda (Urban) S. Jagroop Singh Gill, Deputy Commissioner Mr. Shawkat Ahmad parray, SSP Madam Amneet Koundal, Mayor Mr. Padamjeet Mehta, and several other key officials. Dr. Ravjot Singh directed municipal authorities to enhance the cleanliness drive within the city, making the process more structured and effective. He instructed officials to address issues related ...

Chandigarh, February 18: With the efforts of Punjab's Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond, 65,607 new MGNREGA job cards have been created across Punjab in the last one and a half months. During the first review meeting of the department in January, Sond had ordered all the district officials to organize as many camps as possible in the villages and create cards under MGNREGA for the needy people immediately. After these orders of Panchayat Minister, 65,607 new job cards have been created by setting up 10,533 camps in villages across Punjab. It also includes 2180 job cards for disabled people. At present, a total of 12,27,603 job cards are active in Punjab under MGNREGA. Sond said that to provide maximum employment in the villages, instructions were given...