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Chandigarh, February 4: To provide transparent and time bound citizen centric services, Punjab Police on Tuesday introduced an improved system for the passport verification which will allow citizens to receive pre-verification SMS and would also be able to submit feedback through Post-verification SMS.  Divulging details, Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Community Affairs Division (CAD) Gurpreet Kaur Deo said that the Punjab Police has been working day in and day out to provide hassle free and efficient services to the citizens. She said that with effect from February 05, 2025, Punjab Police shall send an SMS notification from ‘PBSANJ’ to the applicant providing the name of the official conducting the verification and date and time of visit. This improvement a...

Chandigarh, February 4 Punjab has achieved a remarkable milestone in environmental education and sustainability by winning the prestigious ‘Best State’ and ‘Best District’ awards at the Green Schools Awards 2025, organized by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The awards were presented by renowned environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk and Ms. Sunita Narain, Head of the Centre for Science and Environment to Er. Pritpal Singh, Executive Director and Dr. Kulbir Singh Bath, Joint Director of the Punjab State Council for Science & Technology (PSCST). A unique initiative of CSE the Green Schools Programme (GSP) has been actively implemented in Punjab by PSCST under its Environment Education Programme. The program encourages schools to optimiz...

Jalandhar, 3 February: In a major breakthrough against interstate drug trafficking, Jalandhar Rural Police has successfully dismantled a sophisticated narcotics supply chain operating between Bihar and Punjab. The well-coordinated operations led to the seizure of substantial quantities of contraband and the arrest of four accused, revealing a meticulously planned trafficking network that exploited railway routes and used women carriers to evade detection. The arrested accused have been identified as Pooja Kumari (24) and Babita Devi alias Babbo (29), both from Nawabganj Purabtola, and Arnav Kumar Jaiswal alias Lallan (24) from village Kursheila, all residents of District Katihar, Bihar. In a separate operation, the police apprehended Mohit Dhanda alias Mohit (24), a resident of Villa...

Chandigarh, February 2 The Punjab Government has released ₹55.45 crore as the state’s share for the financial year 2024-25 under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Caste (SC) Students. This initiative will benefit 86,583 students from the sanctioned budget.  Providing further details, Dr. Baljit Kaur, Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment, and Minorities, stated that ensuring education for Scheduled Caste students is a top priority for the state government. She emphasized that the primary objective of this scheme is to assist students from economically disadvantaged families in completing their education. Additionally, the remaining eligible students will receive their scholarships soon.  Dr. Baljit Kaur highlighted that the Punjab Government, under the ...

Chandigarh, February 2: Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led State Government is committed to the planned development of cities. In line with the commitment to provide transparent, smooth, corruption-free and convenient services to the people of the state, a third special camp is being organized soon to issue clearance certificates related to real estate sector. This was disclosed by Housing and Urban Development Minister Hardip Singh Mundian in a press communiqué released here today. Mr. Mundian said that the State Government is making sincere efforts to increase investment opportunities in the state, under which it has started giving clearance certificates on the spot by organising camps to resolve the issues of promoters/developers on a priority basis. So far, 17...

Jalandhar, February 1 : Ahead of Basant Panchami, Jalandhar Rural Police has warned of strict action against anyone using or selling Chinese kite string (synthetic manjha), including booking them for attempt to murder. Senior Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar Rural, today announced that special police teams will conduct raids across the district to check the sale and use of this deadly string. "Despite being banned, some people continue to sell and use Chinese string, putting innocent lives at risk. We will book offenders under non-bailable sections, including attempt to murder," the SSP Khakh said. The SSP Khakh explained that Chinese string has caused several fatal accidents in the past, particularly involving two-wheeler riders. "This synthetic string is as dangerous as a wea...

Chandigarh, February 1 Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema has strongly criticized the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman for the fiscal year 2025-26, terming it as a "disappointing budget" for the people of Punjab. Finance Minister Cheema said that the budget is focused on Bihar's election, catering to the BJP's political interests rather than addressing the needs of the nation. Addressing a press conference here at Punjab Bhawan, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema expressed his disappointment that none of the demands made by Punjab during the pre-budget meeting held in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan on December 20, 2024, were met in the budget. He pointed out that the budget failed to mention the names of states other than belongs to parties...

Chandigarh, February 1 Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led State Government will leave no stone unturned to provide clean and sufficient drinking water to the villages of the state. Disclosing this here today, Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Hardip Singh Mundian said that in order to overcome the problem of water quality and its shortage, the department is running 15 major canal water projects at a cost of Rs. 2174 Crore, and work is going on war footing with regard to these projects. He said that from March onwards, these projects will start getting completed in a phased manner and all the projects will be completed by the end of the year. Mr. Mundian further said that after the completion of this project, 1706 villages will be covered, which will benefit a population of ...

Chandigarh, January 31:           Central Civil Services Cultural and Board are organizing the All India Services Athletics, Swimming and Yogasana (Men & Women) tournament from 19th February to 8th March 2025 at Chandigarh and Gujarat.           Trials for the selection of Athletics and Yogasana teams will be held at Polo Ground Patiala on 11th February at 11 am and Swimming teams will be held at Multipurpose Stadium, Sector 78 SAS Nagar (Mohali) on 11th February at 11 am.           The spokesman of the sports department further informed that in these trials security services personnel/para-security organizations/central police organizations/po...

Chandigarh, January 30: As a part of its relentless efforts to elevate the state’s school education system at par to the world-class standards, Punjab School Education department has initiated the selection process for the primary and elementary teachers, who wish to undergo training at University of Turku in Finland. Divulging the details about the selection process, Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains informed that the 2nd batch of 72 primary and elementary teachers (BPEOs, CHTs, HTs) will be sent to University of Turku, Finland for training. The three week training program will consist of one week in Punjab, followed by two weeks in Finland. Interested teachers can apply online at e-Punjab School portal epunjabschool.gov.in till February 2, 2025 by 5PM...