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Chandigarh October 27, 2025 – The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Monday, arrested Jatinder Singh, a Security Guard posted at the Civil Hospital Baba Bakala Sahib, Amritsar district, red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 15000. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the accused was apprehended following a complaint of Resham Singh. The complainant has alleged to the VB that said accused has demanded bribe of Rs 15000 for facilitating the issuance of a negative dope test certificate for an arms licence. He informed that after a preliminary examination of this complaint a Flying Squad team from VB laid a trap during which the aforementioned accused was arrested while he was taking the bribe of Rs 15000 from the complainant in the presence of ...

Chandigarh,   October 27: The pious book on religious heritage titled  “ Spiritual Journey of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib” – A Pictorial Depiction  Dedicated to 350th Martyrdom of Sacred Legacy of Ninth Sikh Guru was  presented to the Honble Chief Justice High Court Mr Justice Sheel Nagu by State Information Commissioner Punjab Harpreet Sandhu, who is the author of this book  today at Chief Justice chambers in High  Court Chandigarh. The pictorial compilation is dedicated to the upcoming 350th Martyrdom Year of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji, showcasing the sacred shrines where Guru Sahib left footprint from his birth till Martyrdom. The book , “Spiritual Journey of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib”, reflects an inspiring visual narrative of the Guru’s t...

New Delhi/ Chandigarh October 27- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday extended an invitation to the President of India Droupadi Murmu to attend the events commemorating the  350th martyrdom day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji  at the holy city of Sri Anandpur Sahib. In a meeting held here at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Bhagwant Singh Mann urged the President of India to join the mega events to mark the auspicious occasion. The Chief Minister said that he had urged Droupadi Murmu ji to be a part of the historic events adding that modalities for their visit will be finalized very soon. He said that a detailed official program of events had been shared with the President of India and she has been requested to attend these events as per their convenience. Bhagwant Si...

Chandigarh, October 27: In view of the upcoming bye-election for the 021-Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency scheduled for November 11, the first rehearsal for polling staff deployed for election duties was conducted at Mai Bhago College of Nursing, Piddi (Tarn Taran). Joint Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, Sakatar Singh Bal, PCS specially visited the venue to review the arrangements and observe the training session. He was accompanied by Returning Officer cum SDM Gurmeet Singh and other officials. During the session, Master Trainers imparted training to around 1,200 polling personnel on handling EVMs, VVPATs, and Control Units, as well as on the entire polling-day procedure. A mock drill was also conducted for Presiding Officers (PROs), during which they cast at least five votes for...

Chandigarh, 25 October 2025: In order to fulfil the dreams of PCS aspirant students of Punjab, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan informed that a total of 5764 students from across Punjab got free of cost PCS(Executive)-2025 Preliminary examination coaching from Raj Malhotra's IAS Study Group, Chandigarh. He revealed that free of cost notes/materials have been provided to the students for this preparation so that students can explore their unlimited potential and change their destiny with devotion and dedication. He added that our government has taken several initiatives to further strengthen the education ecosystem in Punjab. He highlighted that education is the backbone of the society and our government is leaving no stone unturned to provide quality education ...

Bassi Pathana/ Morinda, October 23: In wake of the massive damage caused to the paddy crops due to the floods in the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday urged the Government of India (GOI) to give relaxation in the uniform specifications for Paddy procurement. The Chief Minister, who inspected the ongoing procurement operations in the local grain market, said that the farmers of the state have suffered huge loss due to the flood fury in the state. He said that in wake of loss suffered by the food growers due to such inclement weather conditions the Government of India should give relaxation in uniform specifications for Paddy procurement because the moisture content, damaged and discoloured grains quantity in paddy has increased. Bhagwant Singh Mann said ...

Chandigarh, October 21 : Reiterating his government’s zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has suspended IPS officer Harcharan Singh Bhullar, who was recently arrested on corruption charges. In a statement, the Chief Minister said that corruption-free governance lies at the core of the state government’s ethos, which has been consistently demonstrated through its actions over the past four years. He emphasized that the Punjab government has upheld a strict zero-tolerance approach by sparing no one found guilty of corrupt practices. Bhagwant Singh Mann stated that, in line with this policy, the IPS officer recently arrested by a central agency for corruption has been suspended. The Chief Minister added that this action reflects the Pun...