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Chandigarh 28 June 2025: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan administered oath to newly elected MLA Sanjeev Arora today at Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat in the presence of  Manish Sisodia former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Cabinet Minister Aman Arora, Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema and MLA Budh Ram. Speaker presented literature of Punjab Vidhan Sabha and i-pad to Sanjeev Arora. Sanjeev Arora took the pledge that he will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of India as established by law. He will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India and faithfully discharge the duties entrusted to him. Sanjeev Arora said that he will take guidance from senior leadership of Aam Aadmi Party and leave no stone unturned for the welfare of his consti...

Chandigarh, June 25: Cracking the whip on underperforming officials, Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian has directed departmental action against districts lagging behind in the quality control drive, with weekly reviews to be conducted to ensure accountability and improvement. S. Khudian, along with Administrative Secretary of Agriculture department Dr. Basant Garg, reviewed the ongoing projects, schemes and Kharif season operations. While reviewing the quality control drive outcomes, the Agriculture Minister took strict note of the underperforming districts lagging behind the targets. He ordered the Director Agriculture to initiate departmental action against defaulting officials and ensure a weekly review of the sampling of agricultural inpu...

Chandigarh/Patiala, June 24 Punjab Finance, Excise, and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema today carried out a surprise inspection of the head office of the Excise and Taxation Department in Patiala. The Minister arrived at the department immediately after lunch, accompanied by Excise Commissioner Jatinder Jorwal, and inspected various branches of the office. During the surprise check, the Minister reviewed the attendance of officers and employees, scrutinized the files on desks, and assessed the general pace of work. Expressing strong concern over delays in the disposal of cases and files, he declared that “unwarranted delays will be treated as a form of corruption.” Cheema and the Excise Commissioner seized several documents during the inspection and compiled a list ...

CHANDIGARH, June 14:           With the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state completed 105 days, Punjab Police on Thursday arrested 158 drug smugglers and recovered 1.9 kg heroin, 1 kg opium, 2.8 kg ganja and Rs 36340 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 17,484 in just 105 days.           The operation was conducted on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav simultaneously in all 28 Police districts of the state.           Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Man...

Chandigarh 9 June 2025:  Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker  S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan met Dr. Tejinder Pal Singh, Chairman Council of Homeopathic System of Medicine Punjab and Padam Shri Bhai Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale Ji a great personality among Sikh Panth at Ludhiana and received their valuable suggestions which is a part of the campaign launched to get suggestions from various religious, social and political personalities pertaining to commemorate 350th martyrdom anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. Bhai Sahib gave important suggestions for this event and he prayed to Guru Sahib to shower His choicest  blessings so that this centenary can be observed with true spirit and in a grand manner. ----------

Chandigarh, May 4: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday patted the Punjab Police for setting another benchmark of effective Policing by arresting traitors involved in spying. In a statement, the Chief Minister said that it is a big achievement of the Punjab Police who has foiled this anti-national activity aimed at jeopardizing unity, integrity and sovereignty of the country. He said that Punjab Police has done a commendable job by foiling this conspiracy which is a matter of great pride and satisfaction for us. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that being a border state Punjab Police is vigilant for safeguarding the borders of the country. The Chief Minister said that safeguarding the borders of the country is our moral duty and we are discharging it zealously.  He sai...

Chandigarh/Ludhiana, April 26: Reiterating Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab government's commitment to ensure proper sanitation and hygiene, Cabinet Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian alongwith all the city MLAs and Mayor launched massive cleanliness drive across the Ludhiana city on Saturday. Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian launched the drive from Jamalpur chowk, Chandigarh road, while the city MLAs launched the drive from their respective constituencies. Ludhiana South MLA Rajinder Pal Kaur Chhina launched the drive from Dholewal chowk, while Atam Nagar MLA Kulwant Singh Sidhu launched the drive from Bhagwan Chowk, Gill road. Similarly, Ludhiana Central MLA Ashok Prashar Pappi launched the drive from Shagun palace and Ludhiana North M...

CHANDIGARH, March 15:           In yet another major breakthrough in the ongoing Nanded murder case, Punjab Police’s State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), SAS Nagar has arrested three more operatives of Pakistan based Babbar Khalsa International ( BKI) terrorist Harvinder Singh alias Rinda backed by Pakistan’s ISI, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.           Those arrested have been identified as Jagjit Singh alias Jaggi and Shubham Khelbude, both residents of Nanded in Maharashtra and Gurdeep Singh alias Deepa, a resident of Raipur in Ropar. Police teams have also recovered two weapons including one 12 bore pump-action gun with 15 cartridges and one .32 ...