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Chandigarh, October 7: In a significant move to ensure the seamless procurement and management of the ongoing paddy procurement season, the Punjab Mandi Board has set up a control room. It will help to provide immediate support and address issues of farmers, arthiyas (commission agents) and labourers in real-time across all grain markets (mandis) in the state, informed S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Punjab. To ensure robust and responsive operations, the Agriculture Minister said that the control room has been manned by four dedicated officials, divided into two teams working in shifts from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM daily to provide continuous coverage and real-time assistance to farmers and other stakeholders by ensuring that no query or concern goes...

Chandigarh, October 6, 2025:  The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has arrested Balwant Singh, Superintendent, posted at the Punjab Roadways depot-1 in Jalandhar red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 40000. Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the VB stated that the case was registered based on a complaint filed by a retired driver of Punjab Roadways. “The complainant has approached the VB alleging that the aforementioned Superintendent has demanded Rs 50000 in lieu of preparing his overtime bills pending prior to his retirement. Upon his requests the Superintendent has agreed to take Rs 40000 for the same but he didn’t want to pay the bribe. He further alleged that the accused official had al...

Lehra, October 4 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday lambasted the Opposition for creating hurdles in the state’s progress for their vested political interests. The Chief Minister, while addressing the gathering after dedicating slew of development projects here today, said that the leaders of opposition parties have myopic mindset towards Punjab and its people. Targeting Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, he said that the Congress leader is making desperate attempts to defame the government but has failed miserably in dearth of any concrete issue.Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the Opposition leaders are eyeing a return to the Chief Minister’s House in Chandigarh, but their fate is sealed because they have consistently ignored the aspirations of the people. Re...

Chandigarh, October 4: Ensuring safe and secure travel for school-going children, the Punjab Government has intensified the enforcement of the Safe School Vehicle Policy across the state. Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur said that strict monitoring and enforcement measures are being carried out on priority. Dr. Baljit Kaur informed that from 2022 till July 2025, a total of 13,819 school buses were checked across Punjab, out of which 4,351 buses were issued challans and 87 were impounded. She further said that keeping in view the winter fog conditions, a special drive was launched in August during which 1,486 school buses were checked and 561 challans were issued. Notably, under this special campaign, inspections were carried out in 187 schools ...

Chandigarh, October 4: Punjab Labour Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond today informed that all services and industrial schemes offered by the Department of Labour under various Acts have been fully digitized to ensure transparent, time-bound, and hassle-free service delivery to workers, industries, and other stakeholders. Highlighting the government’s commitment towards “Ease of Doing Business” and “Ease of Living”, the Minister said that the Department has integrated a wide range of approvals, registrations, licenses, and welfare services on a single digital platform. These services include Approval of Building Plans, Acceptance of Stability Certificates, Registration and Licensing of Factories, Renewal and Amendment of Licenses, Permission to Employ Women in Night Shifts, Registrat...