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Chandigarh, October 2: Bringing laurels to the state, as many as 47 cadets from the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (MRSAFPI) in SAS Nagar (Mohali) have achieved a remarkable feat by clearing the National Defence Academy (NDA) (II) Written Examination for the NDA-156 Course. The UPSC declared the results on Wednesday late evening. The course is set to begin in June 2026. Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Mr. Aman Arora said that out of the 57 cadets from the Institute who appeared for the NDA (II) written Examination, a stellar 47 cadets successfully cleared the exam, achieving a stupendous success rate of 82.45 percent. This is the highest success rate ever attained by the Institute for either the NDA(I) or NDA(II) examina...

Chandigarh, October 2:– Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian today informed that the Punjab Government has mapped over 85000 in-situ and ex-situ Crop Residue Management (CRM) machines on the "Unnat Kisan" Mobile App, a one-stop platform designed to make these machines more easily accessible to small and marginal farmers for promoting sustainable agriculture practices and reducing air pollution. Divulging the details about a flagship digital initiative, S. Khudian said that this initiative enables farmers to easily book CRM machines through their mobile phones from comfort of their homes. He said each machine is geo-tagged according to the cultivated land area, facilitating monitoring and documentation of residue management activities. The Agricu...

Chandigarh, October 1: Punjab Water Resources Minister Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal, on Wednesday, strongly assailed Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa for twisting facts of the Department and surprisingly siding with corrupt officials during the recent special session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha. The Cabinet Minister said that the stand taken by the Opposition leader was nothing less than an attempt to mislead the House and demoralise honest functioning within the department. Sh. Goyal clarified that the letter dated August 22, 2025, referred to by the LoP, was written by the Chief Engineer (Vigilance) of the department to Chief Engineer (Drainage) to re-assess certain flood protection works. He pointed out that this communication was an internal exercise of checks and balances to en...

Chandigarh, October 1: Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian today handed over appointment letters to 15 newly recruited employees of the department at a brief ceremony held at Punjab Bhawan. Congratulating the new recruits, the Cabinet Minister motivated them to discharge their duties with honesty, dedication and commitment. He said that by providing employment opportunities in the Water Supply and Sanitation Department, the Punjab Government has fulfilled its responsibility and expressed confidence that the employees will now serve with sincerity and diligence. He further said that their role would contribute to the holistic development of Punjab in the times to come. S. Hardeep Singh Mundian said that Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led gove...

Chandigarh/New Delhi, September 30: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP from Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Tuesday called upon Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu at New Delhi. The Member Parliament put forth the demand pertaining to the stopover of New Delhi to Ferozepur Cantt. Vande Bharat train at Barnala. He said that the game changing measure would immensely benefit the scores of nearby villages and towns who would be connected with the National Capital. Revealing more, Meet Hayer said that the Union Minister has assured him that his demand would be given due consideration and the halt of the train at Barnala would be ensured. Since long the demand was being made by me to run a train which would connect Barnala directly with the Nationa...

Chandigarh, September 30:                  In view of the upcoming bye-elections in 21–Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency, the final electoral roll has been published following the Special Summary Revision with 01.07.2025 as the qualifying date, as per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Copies of the final electoral roll were also handed over to representatives of recognized political parties in the meeting convened by the Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab.           Divulging the details, Sibin C, Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, said, “As per the revised roll, the total number of electors in Tarn Taran constituency stands at 1,93,74...

Chandigarh/New Delhi, September 30 A high-level delegation of the Punjab Government comprising Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, Chief Secretary KAP Sinha, and Additional Chief Secretary, Home Affairs and Finance, Alok Shekhar, on Tuesday called on the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission Dr. Arvind Panagariya in Delhi to present a forceful case for the special long term rehabilitation package to state, citing the recent experience with devastating floods, among the worst in decades, which caused an estimated damage of Rs 20,000 Crores, particularly in border areas, to crops, homes, and infrastructure. Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema highlighted the immense strain placed on Punjab’s finances due to its unique status as a frontline border state, recent natu...