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Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab DERA BASSI FIRING INCIDENT: PUNJAB POLICE NABS ASSOCIATE OF THE LAWRANCE BISHNOI AND GOLDY BRAR GANG; ONE PISTOL RECOVERED — PUNJAB POLICE COMMITTED TO MAKING PUNJAB A SAFE AND SECURE STATE AS PER DIRECTIONS OF CM BHAGWANT SINGH MANN — ARRESTED ACCUSED MEHFUJ KHAN MASTERMIND BEHIND FIRING INCIDENT AT IELTS CENTRE IN DERA BASSI, SAYS DGP GAURAV YADAV CHANDIGARH, January 25:           In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive against organised crime launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Anti-Gangster Task Force Punjab (AGTF) Punjab in a joint operation with SAS Nagar Police has apprehended an associate of Lawrance Bishnoi and Goldy Brar gang in co...

Chandigarh, January 24:           Following the directions of Cabinet Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains, the Punjab School Education Department, on Friday, suspended a School Principal and a Campus Manager of a Government Senior Secondary School of Ludhiana. This strict action was taken against them over corporal punishment to students for arriving late to school.           S. Harjot Singh Bains said that Principal of Government Senior Secondary School Jawahar Nagar, School of Eminence (Boys), Ludhiana has been suspended and the Campus Manager of the same school has been dismissed for making the students to shift sand & gravel for coming late to the school.      &nbs...

Chandigarh, January 22, 2025 - The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, has arrested a police Constable Kindar Singh, posted at police station Garhshankar, in Hoshiarpur district for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 30000. In this case co-accused SHO Baljinder Singh Malhi escaped from the scene evading his arrest. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said this case has been registered against the aforementioned police official on a complaint lodged by Hardeep Kaur, a resident of Nangal sub-division in Rupnagar district. He further informed that the said complaint has approached the VB complaining that the said accused has demanded Rs one lakh on behalf of SHO Inspector Baljinder Singh Malhi for ...

Chandigarh, January 20 Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Monday announced that the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has achieved a record electricity supply of 66914 MUs as of January 19, 2025, marking a 13% increase compared to the same period last fiscal year. He said that this significant growth underscores PSPCL's efforts to enhance power infrastructure and meet the growing electricity demands of Punjab's residents and industries. Revealing further, the Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO said that the maximum demand met during fiscal year 2024-25 is 16058 MW, which is 5% higher than the previous year. “PSPCL has ensured uninterrupted electricity supply to all categories of consumers in Punjab, without imposing any power cuts”, said the Power Min...

Patiala/Chandigarh, January 19 Under the guidance of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, with the leadership and special efforts of Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar and the dedicated endeavors of PRTC Chairman Ranjodh Singh Hadana, the salaries of 1148 employees, who have been working continuously for over a year, have been increased by ₹2500 along with an additional 10% hike.  It is noteworthy that a meeting between the PRTC Contract Workers union under the leadership of Ranjodh Singh Hadana  held with Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar. During the meeting, officials including Additional Chief Secretary (Transport) D.K. Tiwari, MD Bikramjit Singh Shergill, GM Maninderjit Singh Sidhu and other senior officials were present.  Speaking on the occasion, Tra...

Moga, January 19- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday laid the foundation stone of expansion of the District Administrative Complex (DAC) by constructing the third and fourth floor of the building at a cost of Rs 10.31 crore. The Chief Minister said that it is a red letter day in the history of district as construction of additional two storey of Block B in DAC has commenced today. He said that the DAC building consisting of four blocks viz. A block, B block, C block and D block were constructed in 2004. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that in order to ease the space crunch being faced by various offices and to shift some government offices that are being run from other places, additional two storeys are being constructed. The Chief Minister said that the project will be ...

alandhar,  18 January :      Under the aegis of NCC Group Headquarters Jalandhar, the Army Attachment Camp of Senior Division Cadets began at Jalandhar Cantonment. 210 cadets are going to participate in this camp. Cadets from four NCC battalions are participating in a 12-day army day-night camp to get a closer look of the working style of the Indian Army. In this camp, NCC cadets will learn the responsibilities and procedures of various army regiments. Colonel Vinod Joshi, Commanding Officer of 2 Punjab NCC Battalion, said that all preparations for providing military training to the cadets were completed yesterday late night. Cadets from Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Phagwara and Jalandhar will receive training on drill, military weapons, firing, leadership qualities,...

Jalandhar, January 17: Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal today released pictorial art calendar 2025 and documentary "Heritage Monuments of Punjab - Landmarks of Historic Legacy" at District Administration Complex, Jalandhar.  While unveiling the calendar 2025, showcasing the centuries old heritage monuments of Punjab, Dr. Aggarwal, acknowledged the commendable efforts of author Harpreet Sandhu, for his meticulous research and artistic dedication towards compiling this valuable pictorial project dedicated to the culture and heritage of Punjab State. The DC lauded Harpreet Sandhu for prominently highlighting the four of the prominent heritage locations of District Jalandhar in the pictorial calendar i.e. Dakhni Sarai (Nakodar), Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort (Phil...

CHANDIGARH, January 17:           Punjab Police on Monday organised a one-day workshop on nuances of provisions of Article 21 of the Indian Constitution with a special focus on rulings of various Hon’ble Courts, especially Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, regarding scope of this article. This article protects the right to life and personal liberty of individuals, which is an extremely important arcticle of the Indian Constitution.           Former Director of the National Judicial Academy and a Distinguished Legal Luminary Dr Balram Gupta, who delivered an enlightening keynote address, especially focused on expansion of scope of this article from 1951’s landmark case AK Gopalan vs State of Madras...

Chandigarh, January 16: In a bid to bolster the state's cyber security infrastructure by enhancing the defence mechanisms of the state's digital landscape, Punjab Government has decided to establish a Security Operations Centre (SOC) to ensure the protection of critical IT infrastructure including various applications and websites of the state government. This significant decision was taken in 19th meeting of the Board of Governors of Punjab State e-Governance Society (PSeGS) chaired by Mr. Aman Arora, Minister of Governance Reforms and Public Grievances Punjab, here at MGSIPA, on Thursday. With the implementation of SOC, to be established at the cost of Rs. 42.07 crore, Punjab will become one of foremost states in Northern India with high level Cyber Security capabilities. In the...