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CHANDIGARH, February 15:  In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of Punjab Police has arrested four associates of Gurpreet Sekhon Gang for their involvement in sensational murder of Overseer Singh alias Satinder Singh alias Satti and recovered one .32 bore pistol along with six cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday. Those arrested have been identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi of village Selbrah in Bathinda, Lovejeet Sharma aliad Lavi of village Bhai Rupa in Bathinda, Vinod Kumar alias Skill Sharma of village Bhai Rupa in Bathinda and Gagandeep Singh of Bhagta Bhaika in ...

Chandigarh/Pathankot, February 15: Punjab Cabinet Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak, on Saturday, distributed grant worth around Rs.2.5 crore to 48 new panchayats of Bhoa assembly constituency for various development works and basic infrastructure facilities. While addressing the gathering of Sarpanches and Panches during the function held at village Kataruchak, the Cabinet Minister said that Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led government is leaving no stone unturned for the state's development and maximum grants are being given for the village development, adding that today, the Mann government has distributed funds worth around Rs.2.5 crore for developing basic amenities in villages. Answering the queries of media persons, Lal Chand Kataruchak said that since taking power in 2...

Chandigarh, February 15: Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led State Government has increased the honorarium of village Chowkidars, upholding its commitment to the welfare of every section of the state. This decision passed by the Cabinet will benefit 9974 Chowkidars of the state. With this, the Chowkidars will get an additional benefit of Rs. 3 Crore annually. Punjab Revenue and Rehabilitation Minister Hardip Singh Mundian said that the promises made by the government to every section of the state are being fulfilled. He said that in an important decision taken by the Cabinet led by the Chief Minister, the monthly honorarium of village Chowkidar has been increased from the current Rs. 1250 to Rs. 1500. The honorarium of Rs. 1250 per month has been going on since 2017. Now after eig...

Chandigarh, February 15: The Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has undertaken remarkable initiatives to encourage the people of the State towards sports. One such example is Rajneet Kaur, a Bodybuilder as well as Powerlifter who is serving as the Food Inspector in Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department at Chandigarh. This proud sportsperson has just recently won Gold Medal in North India Powerlifting competition under 57 kg senior group. Not only this but she also bagged Bronze medal at 1st Physique Sports Championship in Ladies Model Physique category. Her list of achievements is endless. She won Gold Medal in the Women's category at 12th Mr./Ms. Chandigarh Championship 2024 organized by the Indian Body Builders Federation which is re...

Chandigarh, February 14: Punjab Government yet again played a pivotal role in breaking the ice between the Centre Government and farmer unions. Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sh. Pralhad Joshi, accompanied by Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian and Food & Civil Supplies Minister Sh. Lal Chand Kataruchak held a key meeting with farmer leaders including Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Sarwan Singh Pandher, agitating under the banner of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, here at MGSIPA, on Friday evening. S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian welcomed the team of Union Government led by Sh Joshi and farmer union representatives and urged the Union Minister to consider the farmers' legitimate demands sy...

Chandigarh, February 14: Punjab Government led by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, has recruited 48 youths for various positions in the Dairy Development department over the past 35 months. This information was shared by S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, while handing over a job letter to a clerk on compassionate grounds here on Friday. Wishing the newly inducted clerk best for the future, the cabinet minister exhorted him to serve the people with full dedication and honesty.  Reiterating the Punjab Government's commitment  to providing ample job opportunities for the youth of the state, S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian stated that 34 youths have been recruited as Dairy Development Inspectors Grade-2, 10 as clerks, thr...

Chandigarh, February 14- Further tightening noose around corruption, the Punjab government has directed the Deputy Commissioners (DCs), Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDMs), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSPs) and Station House Officers (SHOs) to check corruption in their respective areas else face action. Disclosing this here today a spokesman of state government reiterated the unwavering commitment of the Punjab government to ensure full transparency, accountability and integrity in Public service delivery. As corrupt practices undermine public trust, weaken institutions and hinder national growth, so top priority must be accorded to check this menace. Punjab government has also directed that in order to ensure corruption free and citizen friendly governance, all the field officers...

Chandigarh, February 14, 2025:  In its continued crackdown on corruption, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested a private individual named Rampal, an accomplice to Patwari Vipan Kumar, posted at revenue halqa Nawanshahar-1, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 on behalf of the Patwari. An official spokesperson of the VB disclosed that the arrest was made following a complaint lodged by Pardeep Kumar, a resident of New Abadi, Nawanshahar city in SBS Nagar district. He further informed that the complainant had approached the VB after Patwari Vipan Kumar had demanded Rs 5,000 bribe to process the mutation of his ancestral house. Acting on the Patwari’s instructions, the complainant had already paid Rs 2,000 bribe in advance to Rampal, his middleman. When the a...

Chandigarh, February 13 In a bid to reduce road accidents and improve accident reporting and claim settlements, a one-day training session was conducted at MGSIPA in Chandigarh to ensure the implementation of the eDAR (Electronic Detailed Accident Report) software in the state of Punjab. This session was jointly organized under the guidence of Transport Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar by NIC (National Informatics Centre) and the Transport Department, Punjab, as per the guidelines of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Dignitaries attending the event included State Transport Commissioner Shri Jaspreet Singh, Additional State Transport Commissioner Shri Sukhwinder Kumar, State Head NIC Punjab Shri Vivek Verma, CGM NIC Delhi Shri Jatinder...

Chandigarh February 13, 2025 - The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing anti-corruption drive, on Thursday arrested an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Gurmeet Kaur, posted at EVS South and her accomplice Harpreet Singh, a private person, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000. 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 Sikander Singh, a resident of village Wazir Bhullar, in tehsil Baba Bakala, Amritsar district. He further informed that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged in his complaint that the accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 1,50,000 for favoring the complainant, his father and brother in a police case being investigated by the above s...