Punjab News

Chandigarh, February 15, 2025 – The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), as part of its ongoing anti-corruption drive, has arrested Harjit Singh, ex- Sarpanch of village Kalia, and Manjit Singh, Lambardar of village Sakatra in Tarn Taran district for committing embezzlement of Rs 20 lakh from compensation funds meant for farmers and others affected by floods. Disclosing this here today a VB spokesperson said the arrests were made following an investigation into a complaint filed by Harnand Singh, who had served as Sarpanch of cillage Kalia until 2019. During the verification of the complaint it was found that the accused had fraudulently opened bank accounts in the names of beneficiaries, including ineligible individuals, in connivance with bank officials. They then withheld the benefici...

Furthermore, Sond directed that panchayat lands should be leased in a transparent manner to ensure that the revenue generated is utilized for village development. He urged all officials to serve the public with dedication and integrity and set a target to complete all objectives by March 31, 2025. During the meeting, the minister also issued instructions to accelerate the construction of Anganwadi centers, sports grounds, and projects under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural) in villages. The meeting was attended by Dilraj Singh, Administrative Secretary of the department; Parmjit Singh, Director; Dr. Sheena Aggarwal, JDC; senior officials from the headquarters; and ADCs (Development), DDPOs, BDPOs, and officers from various wings across Punjab.

Chandigarh, February 14 Punjab’s Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister for Dr. Baljit Kaur, stated that the state government has taken a unique step by making the "Punjab Financial Assistance Scheme for Acid Victims-2024" gender-neutral. This scheme, which was previously limited to women, will now also benefit male and transgender acid victims. Under this initiative, acid victims will receive a monthly financial assistance of ₹10,000.  Dr. Baljit Kaur expressed her gratitude to Punjab Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann and his entire cabinet for this significant decision. She stated that this move reflects the government's commitment to equality and justice in society.  The Minister further informed that the Punjab Government has decided to increase fi...

Chandigarh February 13, 2025 -  The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Satinder Kumar, Assistant in Emergency Ward, Civil Hospital, Ludhiana red handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 7000. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above mentioned accused have been arrested based on a complaint lodged by Vijay Kumar, a resident of Jassal Colony, Ludhiana. He further informed that the complainant has approached the VB alleging that the above said employee has demanded a bribe of Rs 10000 for issuing a receipt regarding medico-legal report. The complainant further alleged that the accused has already taken Rs 3000 from him regard a d demanding the remaining amount. The s...

Chandigarh February 13, 2025 -  The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, on Thursday, has arrested Jatinder Singh, posted as Junior Engineer (J.E) of Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) at Sub Division Qadian, in Gurdaspur district for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused has been arrested based on a complaint lodged by Kashmir Singh, a resident of Mohalla Tarkhanwali, Qadian. He informed that the complainant has approached the VB alleging that the above said accused has demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 for issuing temporary domestic electricity connection for an under construction house of his daughter-in-law. ...

 Chandigarh 12 February 2025: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan extended his heartly greetings to the people of the State on the occasion of Sri Guru Ravidas Jayanti.  Kultar Singh Sandhwan said that Sri Guru Ravidass ji taught us unwavering faith in values of harmony and brotherhood. He did not believe in any kind of discrimination. Sri Guru Ravidas ji ushered in  several changes in our society.  His teachings are eternal and still relevant for people of all sections of society. Forty-one shabads of Sri Guru Ravidass ji were included in Guru Granth Sahib Ji. He highlighted that Sri Guru Ravidas ji was a great social reformer and messenger of peace, love and brotherhood. Sri Guru Ravidas Ji considered the service to humanity as service to God...

Chandigarh, February 12, 2025:  The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has apprehended Sukhdev Singh, a resident of Chandigarh, one of the key co-accused in the ‘Guava Orchard Scam’ that took place in village Bakarpur, SAS Nagar district in the year 2016-17. The accused had fraudulently received approximately Ra 12 crore in compensation in his own and his wife’s accounts, in collusion with government officials and other individuals. Disclosing the details an official spokesperson of the VB stated that Sukhdev Singh played an active role in the criminal conspiracy, indulging in cheating, forgery, and falsification of records, thereby causing wrongful loss to the state exchequer while obtaining illicit financial gains through bribery. The VB investigation has revealed that with the i...

SAS Nagar, February 11, 2025:In a bid to further enhance governance and accessibility of government services to the citizens of the state, the ambit of Door Step Delivery Services have been expanded to 406 citizen centric services.     Divulging the details about the initiative taken by the Governance Reforms Department of Punjab Government, Deputy Commissioner Aashika Jain said that in continuation to the existing 43 services started under "Bhagwant Mann Sarkar, Tuhade Dwaar" scheme, addition of 363 more citizen-centric services, has allowed the people to avail 406 services, being offered in Sewa Kendras, at their doorsteps.     She said that this initiative of offering doorstep delivery of 406 services, included driving licenses, Police Verification and passport applications also.     Sh...

Chandigarh, February 11: To promote democratic school governance  system in the state, Punjab School Education Department on Tuesday held a Mega School Management Committee (SMC) meeting in all the 19,110 government schools across the state, allowing parents of the pupils and community representatives to play a direct role in school decision-making. Disclosing this here today, Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains said that this time, the Mega SMC meeting was focused on cleanliness and hygiene in school campuses. SMC members and parents conducted rounds of their respective schools to evaluate sanitation conditions, identify areas needing improvement, and suggest local solutions. Additionally, they also discussed beautification efforts and long-term maintenance p...

Jalandhar, February 11- Safer Internet Day is observed worldwide on the second Tuesday of every February to Raise awareness, Promote the safe and responsible use of the internet. Particularly among children, women, young people and Government Officers/Officials. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is celebrating a nationwide awareness campaign on 11th February, 2025 under the aegis ISEA Project in collaboration with NIC. A workshop was conducted today at VC Room of NIC Office Jalandhar. Sh. Ranjit Singh, Senior Director(IT) & DIO, NIC Jalandhar along with his team gave the session on Safer Internet day where several Government employees from various Departments were present. The aim of the workshop was to aware the Government Officials about Cyber Frauds an...