Punjab News

CHANDIGARH, February 10: In a major crackdown on fraudulent immigration consultants exploiting innocent individuals, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Punjab Police has taken strict action to dismantle the multinational human trafficking nexus operating in the region. This action pertains to the Indian citizens who had been deported from the United States of America and had landed in Amritsar. Punjab Police has recorded statements against travel agents who defrauded them with false promises of illegal entry into the United States. Acting on Complaints from victims, Punjab Police has registered a total of eight first information reports (FIRs) including two in district police and six in the NRI Affairs Wing of the Punjab Police, against travel agents based on ...

Chandigarh, February 10: Today, the Minister for Local Government, Dr. Ravjot Singh, chaired a meeting at the Municipal Bhawan with senior officials from the Punjab Pollution Control Board, Punjab Science, Technology and Environment Department, and Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board to discuss urgent measures to make Buddha Dariya  pollution-free. He instructed that strict measures should be taken to ensure that the discharge of industrial wastewater is fully stopped to avoid affecting the efficiency of the sewerage treatment plants. During the meeting, Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh emphasized that no industry or individual would be allowed to pollute Buddha Dariya. He directed that immediate and strict action be taken against factories or units violating the regulations. C...

Ludhiana, February 10  Cabinet Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian today asked the police officers to adopt zero-tolerance policy against drugs, crime, and corruption. During a meeting with Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) and Station House Officers (SHOs) in his office, the Minister emphasized the need to fully implement the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann regarding effective policing at the grassroots level. He urged officers to make every effort to provide transparent and responsive policing to the community, stating that inefficiency in delivering services will not be tolerated. Mundian encouraged officers to adopt a humane approach while upholding a zero-tolerance policy against drugs and crime, and he stressed the importance of new technologies to co...

 Chandigarh, February 9  Punjab Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur, while addressing a high-level meeting in Delhi with the Union Minister and Ministers from various States and Union Territories, highlighted the unique challenges faced by Punjab and urged the Government of India to implement key policy reforms for the welfare of Scheduled Castes. She commended the Government of India for this initiative, emphasizing that each state has its own set of challenges and that this platform provides an opportunity for states to voice their specific concerns. Cabinet Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur highlighted that Punjab has a Scheduled Caste population of nearly 32%, which may have further increased. Given this demographic, she stated that the gap-fillin...

Jalandhar, February 8 : In a significant breakthrough against drug trafficking, Jalandhar Rural Police has successfully apprehended a notorious drug peddler and seized 50 grams of heroin during a special operation conducted in the Kartarpur area. The arrested accused has been identified as Baldev Singh alias Ballo, son of Narinder Singh, a resident of village Jagatpura, Police Station Jhabal, District Tarn Taran. Senior Superintendent of Police, Harkamal Preet Singh Khakh said that acting on specific inputs, a special team of CIA Staff Jalandhar Rural, supervised by SP Investigation Jasroop Kaur IPS and DSP Investigation Sarvanjit Singh, conducted the operation near Link Road Kishangarh. Inspector Pushap Bali, leading the operation with SI Nirmal Singh, intercepted the accused ...

Chandigarh, 8 February 2025:           The National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) project has been launched in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Secretariat under the dynamic leadership of S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, Chief Minister of Punjab and the proceedings of the events in Punjab Vidhan Sabha have been made paperless. This is a revolutionary step to improvise the functioning of the State Legislative Assembly.           Sandhwan said digitization of Punjab Vidhan Sabha would enhance the efficiency of MLAs to raise the leading issues of public concern and this is a beginning of a new era as the working of Vidhan Sabha has been made paperless. It has been easier to trace decisions and records vis-i-vis to sh...

Chandigarh, February 7:           Taking another welfare step for labourers, the Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has abolished two year service condition of labourers under stipend schemes for their children.           Disclosing this here today, Punjab Labour Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond said that this step would be immensely beneficial for labour fraternity as earlier the condition of two years service was mandatory. He said that the decision was taken in the 55th meeting of Punjab Labour Welfare Board late last evening. He said the Board’s stipend schemes provide monetary assistance for education to the children of labourers.      ...

Chandigarh, February 7           The Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, remains committed to honoring the dignity and ensuring the welfare of freedom fighters and their families. These views were expressed by Freedom Fighter Minister Shri Mohinder Bhagat during a review meeting held at the Punjab Civil Secretariat to evaluate the department's activities and the implementation of various welfare schemes for freedom fighters.           During the meeting, Special Chief Secretary, Department of Freedom Fighters, Smt. Raji P. Shrivastava, provided detailed updates on the functioning of existing programs, including pension benefits, healthcare support, educ...

Chandigarh, February 6           In a major relief to landowners, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government has announced a significant increase in the compensation rate for the land owners going to be affected by the laying down of 66KV electric supply lines. This decision was revealed today by Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO in a press communique issued here.           Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO said, "The rate of compensation towards the diminution in the value of land of the persons affected due to the installation of electric supply lines has been more than doubled. This is a landmark decision aimed at ensuring fair compensation for the affected landowne...

Tarn Taran/Chandigarh, February 6:           With the aim of creating an anemia-free Punjab, Social Security, Women, and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur today launched an anemia screening campaign for girl students studying in government schools from Sri Guru Arjan Dev Government Senior Secondary School (Girls) in Tarn Taran. On the first day of the campaign, around 1,152 girl students were tested for anemia by 10 teams.           On this occasion, Deputy Commissioner of Tarn Taran, Mr. Rahul, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Mr. Rajdeep Singh Brar, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, SDM Tarn Taran Mr. Arvinderpal Singh, and Civil Surgeon Dr. Gurpr...