Punjab News

Chandigarh, August 1: Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian handed over appointment letters to 11 youth as Agriculture Development Officers (ADOs) in the Agriculture department, at his office here on Friday. Extending heartiest congratulations to the newly appointed ADOs, Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian exhorted them to dedicate themselves to their roles, working tirelessly to empower the state's farmers and drive agricultural growth. He emphasised the importance of their responsibilities, while encouraging them to go above and beyond in providing guidance and support to farmers to making Punjab a thriving agrarian state. Highlighting the Agriculture department’s recruitment drive, S. Khudian informed that...

Chandigarh, August 1: Taking suo moto cognizance of the tragic suicide case involving two truck drivers from village Niyal near Patran in Patiala district, Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission Chairman S. Jasvir Singh Garhi has summoned Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Patiala. Divulging further, Commission's spokesperson said that the two drivers from village Niyal, located near Patran town in Patiala district, had recently taken their own lives. One of the deceased, Harpreet Singh, belonged to the Scheduled Caste community. The bereaved family members have been conducting a continuous protest on the Patran-Patiala highway for the past six days, demanding justice and appropriate action. In response to this matter, Commission Chairman S. Jasvir Singh Garhi has directed th...

Chandigarh, July 31: Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission Chairman Sardar Jasvir Singh Garhi today met the State Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema. During this meeting, Jasvir Singh Garhi discussed several issues related to the Scheduled Castes people of the state. On this occasion, Sardar Garhi also apprised the Finance Minister about the functioning of the Scheduled Castes Commission and also talked about the early disposal of the pending cases related to the Commission so that the process of justice for the Scheduled Castes people of the state can be made faster and smoother. He also demanded to provide more staff in view of the current workload of the Commission. Sardar Garhi said that the Finance Minister has assured to resolve all the issues related to the...

Chandigarh, July 30: The Punjab Government’s Project JEEVANJYOT 2.0 is making visible strides in transforming the lives of child beggars—shifting them from a life of vulnerability on the streets to a future of education, safety, and self-reliance. This was stated by Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur. Providing details, the Minister informed that a total of 245 special rescue raids have been conducted across the state so far, leading to the rescue of 214 child beggars, out of which 106 children have been successfully reunited with their families. These outcomes reflect the Punjab Government’s firm commitment to eradicating child begging. Dr. Kaur said that in the latest round of action, 16 special raids were carried out across 16 districts, durin...

Chandigarh/ Sri Anandpur Sahib, July 30: Punjab government has decided to organize four religious yatras and major events on the occasion of the 350th martyrdom day of the Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji. Punjab Cabinet Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains, Cabinet Minister S. Harbhajan Singh ETO, Cabinet Minister S. Tarunpreet Singh Sond and Advisor of Punjab Tourism and Cultural Affairs department Mr. Deepak Bali, who attended the first meeting held at Virasat-e-Khalsa today, gave detailed information about the outline of the religious ceremonies to be held. Advisor of the Tourism Department Mr. Deepak Bali and Secretary of the Tourism Department Dr. Abhinav Tarikha were also present with them. They gave detailed information about the entire program to the officers of the district administrat...

CHANDIGARH, July 30:           Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 151st day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 312 locations on Wednesday leading to the arrest of 81 drug smugglers after registration of 61 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 23,942 in 151 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 337 grams heroin, 154 kg poppy husk and Rs 7490 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.           The operation was cond...

Chandigarh, July 29: Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann-led government has completed the cleaning of the state's drainage systems and strengthened embankments to tackle any kind of flood-like situation, stated Punjab Water Resources Minister Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal while addressing media persons here at Punjab Bhawan today. After reviewing the arrangements made by the Water Resources Department to deal with any potential floods during the high level meeting, Sh. Goyal informed the journalists that the state government has completed 1220 projects worth Rs.276 crore to tackle potential flood situations. These projects include river revetment work, installation of studs, strengthening operations and desilting/cleaning of drains. He said that additionally, 600 check dams have been co...

Chandigarh, July 29: Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission Chairman Sardar Jasvir Singh Garhi returned home today after his 27-day visit to New Zealand. Sardar Garhi will hear public grievances at the Punjab Civil Secretariat, Sector 1, Chandigarh, on July 30, 2025. During his New Zealand tour, Jasvir Singh Garhi visited several regions across the country. He met members of the Punjabi community living in Auckland and Hamilton, and also held meetings with National Party Member of Parliament Cameron Brown and Senior Opposition Member of Parliament Phil Tifford, where he shared the issues faced by the Punjabi community.