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Chandigarh, April 30: Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission Chairman S. Jasvir Singh Garhi called upon National Scheduled Castes Commission Chairman Sh. Kishor Makwana, here today. During this meeting, S. Jasvir Singh Garhi briefed Sh. Kishor Makwana about the various initiatives being undertaken by the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission. S. Garhi urged that a system should be developed through e-governance to establish better coordination between the National Scheduled Castes Commission and various state Scheduled Castes Commissions across the country. This would enable quicker resolution of similar cases by learning from decisions made by the National Commission for the welfare of Scheduled Castes people, he added. S. Garhi noted that often, people file appeals with ...

Chandigarh, April 29: Asserting that BJP is playing duty game by pressurising Punjab to release excess water to Haryana, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said that they will not allow the saffron party to succeed in its nefarious designs against state. In a statement, the Chief Minister unequivocally said that the states of Haryana and Rajasthan are allotted share in water of state from a cycle of May 21 to May 21 every year. However, he said that the state of Haryana has utilised all the water in its share in the month of March this year due to which they are now trying to grab some more water by robbing Punjab of its water. Giving data, Bhagwant Singh Mann said that hitherto Haryana has used 103% of its allocated water and now the BJP is pressurising Punjab to rele...

CHANDIGARH/PATIALA/AMRITSAR, April 29:           Continuing its action against drug mafia amidst the ongoing anti-drugs campaign ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police with the help of local administration on Tuesday, has demolished properties of two drug smugglers in Amritsar and Patiala districts.           In Amritsar, a bulldozer was used to raze the house of a drug smuggler identified as Ranjit Singh in village Mode in Amritsar. On this occasion, Superintendent of Police (SP Investigation) Amritsar Aditya Warrier said that accused Ranjit Singh, whose house was demolished, has a criminal background with as many as 12 criminal cas...

Chandigarh, April 29: Thanks to the industry-friendly policies of the Punjab Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the state has attracted investment proposals worth over Rs. 1 lakh crore in the past three years. Punjab’s Minister for Industries and Investment Promotion, Tarunpreet Singh Sond, stated that the government’s commitment to industrial growth and its investor-friendly approach has yielded impressive results. From March 2022 till now, Punjab has received investment proposals amounting to Rs. 1,00,346 crore. These investments are expected to generate employment opportunities for over 4 lakh people. Sond extended an invitation to more industrialists to invest in Punjab and emphasized the state government's ongoing efforts to create a more b...

Chandigarh/ Kottayam, April 29: Punjab Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian visited ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kumarakom in Kottayam district of Kerala to explore collaboration opportunities in the field of agriculture, fisheries and animal husbandry as part of an inter-state exchange program. S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, along with the Principal Secretary of Animal Husbandry Mr. Rahul Bhandari and other senior officials, engaged in discussions with the KVK officials, exploring the rich potential of Kumarakom in agriculture, fisheries and animal husbandry. The region's successful integration of fish farming, particularly cage culture and inland aquaculture, with agriculture impressed the visitors. S...

Chandigarh/SAS Nagar, April 28: Continuing its relentless action against drug smugglers under the ongoing anti-drug campaign ‘Yudh Nashiyan Virudh’, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Police with the help of district administration on Monday demolished illegall construction of anotorious drug smuggler in Amlala village of Derabassi. The exemplary action was conducted under the supervision of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) SAS Nagar Deepak Pareek.           The demolished construction, illegally built on one bigha panchayat land, belonged to notorious drug smuggler identified as Salim Khan involved in four cases registered under the the IPC and NDPS Act at Punjab and Haryana. The strong action by the district police sends a clear message tha...

Chandigarh/Khanna, April 28:           “Punjab Sikheya Kranti” has begun to deliver tangible results, significantly transforming the educational landscape across the state. The introduction of state-of-the-art laboratories and smart classrooms in government schools has led to a notable increase in student attendance and a surge in new admissions.           MLA and Cabinet Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond inaugurated development works in 32 schools of the Khanna constituency between April 7 and April 19, 2025. These initiatives, undertaken at an investment of approximately Rs 4.37 crore under the “Punjab Sikheya Kranti” program, aim to modernize educational infrastructure and enhance the quality of...

Chandigarh/Ludhiana, April 28 Reaffirming the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government’s steadfast commitment to fostering excellence in education and agricultural innovation, Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema announced on Monday that Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, would receive a capital grant of Rs. 40 crores from the state government in the Financial Year 2025-26. He further emphasized that the government had already significantly bolstered PAU’s efforts in advancing agricultural research and academic infrastructure with a capital grant of Rs. 20 crores in the Financial Year 2024-25. The Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema made this announcement while inaugurating the newly established ‘Agro Processing Co...

Chandigarh, April 27 Punjab Freedom Fighters Minister Mr. Mohinder Bhagat informed that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has written to the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi urging the Government of India to issue commemorative coins in honour of the brave sons of Punjab who made supreme sacrifices during India’s freedom struggle. The Cabinet Minister Mohinder Bhagat said that the Chief Minister’s letter highlights the immense contribution of Punjab to the country’s independence movement with legendary names such as Shaheed-E-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Sukhdev, Shaheed Rajguru, Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, Shaheed Lala Lajpat Rai and Shaheed Udham Singh etched forever in the annals of Indian history. Mr. Bhagat said that Punjab’s soil is soaked with the blood of martyrs and iss...

Chandigarh/Sangrur, April 27 Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise, and Taxation Minister, Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, today announced a significant breakthrough in the state’s ongoing ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ (War Against Drugs) campaign, with the seizure of 2,240 litres of illegally pilfered Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA), averting a potential major hooch tragedy. In addition, the Minister highlighted the campaign's success in registering 4,745 NDPS cases, arresting 7,536 individuals, and demolishing illegal properties of 71 smugglers. Addressing a press conference at Sangrur, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who also chairs the ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ Cabinet Sub-Committee, revaled the details of the operation. “Acting on credible intelligence, a joint team of the Excise Department and ...