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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...

Chandigarh, January 12 Punjab Finance, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema announced today that the special operation group comprising the Mohali Excise team and Mohali Police intercepted a truck near Handesra, seizing 220 cases of liquor marked “For Sale in Chandigarh Only.”  He said that this operation was part of a special campaign launched across the state over the past few days to tackle the persistent menace of illegal liquor smuggling from Chandigarh (U.T.). Detailing the operation, the Excise and Taxation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema revealed that this seizure is one of six major instances in recent times where liquor was being smuggled into Punjab from Chandigarh. He stated that FIR No. 01 dated 11.01.2025 has been registered under Sections 61(1)(1...

Ludhiana, January 11: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday mourned the sad and untimely demise of MLA Gurpreet Singh Gogi who passed away on Friday night. In a condolence message, the Chief Minister, who attend the cremation of deceased MLA, described Gogi as a hardworking, dedicated and committed colleague. He said that it was a huge personal loss for him and an irreparable loss for the Aam Aadmi party, as Gogi was a committed foot soldier of the party. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that Gogi had worked tirelessly for the well being of people especially of his constituency. The Chief Minister said that he was saddened to learn about the death of Gogi adding that the deceased leader has left a void in AAP and in hearts of the people. Meanwhile, Bhagwant Singh Mann laid...

Chandigarh, January 11: Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan has expressed deep grief over the demise of MLA Gurpreet Gogi. In a press statement issued today, the Speaker said that 57-year-old Mr. Gurpreet Gogi was elected MLA from Ludhiana West in 2022. The Speaker remembered Gogi’s dedication to his work and said that Mr. Gogi and Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal had a long discussion yesterday regarding re-converting Budha Nallah into Budha Darya. The Speaker said that as a leader, he will always be remembered for his services to the society especially to the Ludhiana region. The Speaker prayed before Almighty to grant eternal peace to the departed soul and strength to family to bear loss.

Chandigarh, January 10: Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, State Information Commissioner of the Punjab State Information Commission, issued an order today imposing a one-year ban on Manjinder Singh, resident of  Kharar, District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, from filing any further applications under the Punjab State Information Commission. This order follows the instructions of the RTI Commission, in which on January 8, 2025, State Information Commissioner Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal was conducting hearing about 70 cases related to RTI appeals filed by Manjinder Singh under the second appeal category. During the hearing, it was revealed that Manjinder Singh had been using RTIs of a fabricated nature to blackmail government employees and officials, influencing government work through corrupt pra...

Chandigarh, January 10 Dr. Baljit Kaur, the Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities, on Friday, chaired a special meeting with officials in Chandigarh to review various welfare schemes and initiatives being run by the department. During the meeting, the Minister had an in-depth discussion with the Additional Chief Secretary of the department, Mr. Alok Shekhar and the Director, Mr. Sandeep Hans, regarding the functioning of the department and the outreach of its schemes to the public. The officials provided detailed information about the implementation of welfare schemes under the department. The Minister discussed several key schemes during the meeting, including the Ashirwad Scheme, Post-Matric Scholarship, Adarsh Gram Yojana, Prime Minister's Abhyudaya Yojana, ho...

Chandigarh, January 10 Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema and Forest and Wildlife Preservation Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak held a detailed meeting today with the Janglat Workers Union. The meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Cheema, who is also the Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee formed to address employee issues, focused on the pressing demands and challenges faced by the Janglat Workers and finding tangible solutions for the same. During the discussions, Finance Minister Cheema directed the Forest Department to convene a subsequent meeting with the union to address their services related issues. He emphasized the need for a positive approach in resolving these issues and instructed that the case concerning financial obligations be forwarded to the Finance...