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Moga, January 19- Underlining the crucial role of Women in overall progress and development of the society, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday said that empowerment of women is pivotal for empowering the entire society. Addressing the Women Empowerment Summit at ISF College, the Chief Minister  complimented the Indian women in general and Punjabi women in particular for making marvelous contributions towards the empowerment of womanhood in the modern society. He said that in today’s society women are playing a decisive role to foster social and cultural cohesiveness thereby bringing awareness amongst mankind across the world. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that women had tremendous potential to usher in an era of prosperity and development across the globe. The...

Chandigarh, January 18:           The Punjab Government has released ₹30.35 crores for 5,951 beneficiaries belonging to Scheduled Castes under the Ashirwad Scheme during the current financial year 2024-25.           Providing more details, Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur, shared that Ashirwad for Scheduled Caste Scheme the amount had been sanctioned to address the pending applications of beneficiaries for 2023-24 and 2024-25 received through the Ashirwad Portal. Beneficiaries from the districts of Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Fazilka, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Mansa, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Patiala, Rupnagar, SAS Nagar, SBS Nagar, Sangrur a...

Chandigarh, January 17: Punjab’s Minister for Industry, Commerce, and Investment Promotion, Tarunpreet Singh Sond, conducted a review meeting on Friday evening with senior officials from various departments linked to Invest Punjab. The meeting, held at Udyog Bhawan, lasted nearly three hours. During the session, Minister Sond issued strict instructions to the concerned departments to expedite the overhaul of focal points. He emphasized that the goal of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s government is to enhance industrial investment in Punjab. He stated that unless high-level facilities and amenities are provided to traders and industrialists in industrial areas and focal points, achieving targets would not be possible. The minister stressed that all focal points in Punjab must be ...

Chandigarh January 17, 2025 -  The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Manjit Singh, Junior Engineer (J.E), and Harjeet Singh, Lineman, both posted at Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) office Bhogpur in Jalandhar district red handed while accepting second instalment of bribe of Rs. 5000. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above mentioned accused have been arrested based on a complaint lodged by Sumeet Wadhwa, a resident of Sudarshan Park, Maksudan in Jalandhar. He further informed that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that both the accused have been demanding a bribe of Rs 10000 for installing new electricity meter and replacing old meter at h...

Chandigarh January 16 - The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its campaign against corruption in the state, has arrested a private security guard Narinder Kumar, deployed in the Civil Hospital Jalandhar, and resident of village Chak Sadhu Wala in Hoshiarpur district for demanding a bribe of Rs 10,000 in the name of a PCMS doctor. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said this case has been registered against the above mentioned accused based on a complaint lodged by Lokesh, a resident of Mallanwala Khas, district Ferozpur on the Chief Minister's Anti Corruption Action Line. He further informed that the complainant had informed in his complaint that he had approached an orthopaedics specialist in the office of civil surgeon Jalandhar to issue disabi...

Chandigarh, January 15: In a path-breaking move to empower the state’s young women, Punjab Government has trained as many as 265 girls for Army, CAPF and Punjab Police for the first time through Centre for Training and Employment of Punjab Youth (C-PYTE) camps across the state, informed Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Mr. Aman Arora, who was chairing 5th Governing Council meeting of the C-PYTE, here at his office, on Wednesday. Highlighting another major decision, he said that the state would soon open a C-PYTE camp exclusively for girls aspiring to join the armed forces at village Theh Kanjla in Kapurthala district and the camp will be run entirely by the women staff. An additional C-PYTE camp will also be established in Pathankot district to en...

JALANDHAR, January 15, 2025: In a major breakthrough against organized vehicle theft, Jalandhar Rural Police have dismantled an inter-district motorcycle theft gang, arresting two members and recovering six stolen motorcycles. The arrested accused have been identified as Sandeep Singh alias Soni and Tarjinder Singh alias Kaka. Speaking to the media, the senior superintendent of police, Harkamal Preet Singh Khakh said that the  operation was initiated following a complaint lodged by Surjit Singh, a resident of Raipur Araian, regarding the theft of his black Splendor Plus motorcycle on January 7, 2025. Based on the FIR registered at Police Station Mehtpur, The police team  under the supervision of DSP Shahkot, Onkar Singh Brar, and Inspector Sukhdev Singh, SHO Mehtpur. con...

9 of 949 Print all In new window Eng & Pbi PN with Pics:--Punjab Cabinet Ministers, Speaker Vidhan Sabha pay obeisance on Mela Maghi Inbox Search for all messages with label Inbox Remove label Inbox from this conversation DPR PUNJAB <dipr.pb.chdja@gmail.com>6:46 PM (1 hour ago)to bcc: me Translate to English Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab Punjab Cabinet Ministers, Speaker Vidhan Sabha pay obeisance on Mela Maghi Chandigarh/Sri Muktsar Sahab, January 14:           Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker accompanied by Cabinet Ministers today paid obeisance at Gurudwara Tutti Gandi Sahib on the occasion of Mela Maghi.        ...

Chandigarh, January 14: The state-level Republic Day celebrations for 2025 will be held in Ludhiana, where Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria will hoist the National Flag on January 26. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann will preside over the flag-hoisting ceremony at Faridkot. A government spokesperson provided further details, stating that Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan will hoist the National Flag in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and Deputy Speaker Jai Kishan Rori will do so in Rupnagar. Other ministers will participate in Republic Day ceremonies at various locations: Finance, Planning, and Excise Minister Harpal Singh Cheema in Sangrur. New and Renewable Energy and Printing & Stationery Minister Aman Arora in Jalandhar. Social Justice, Social Security...

CHANDIGARH, January 13:           In order to ensure peaceful celebrations of Lohri festival as desired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police on Monday conducted a cordon and search operation (CASO) at all the Bus Stands across the state.           The operation was carried out on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav from 2 pm to 4 pm simultaneously in all the 28 Police districts.           Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla, who was personally monitoring this state-level operation, said that all the CPs/SSPs were asked to ensure heavy deployment of police for...