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Chandigarh, September 23 Ensuring the financial security of retired employees of the state's Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis, Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday announced that the pensions for these employees will be disbursed directly into their bank accounts before the 10th of every month. This move is expected to benefit over 3,000 pensioners, ensuring they receive their dues in a timely and predictable manner. In a further move to support these employees, the Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has also approved the disbursement of pending arrears for Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti employees and pensioners, soon in four installments as per the policy approved by the Finance Department. These arrears will be paid in accordance with the poli...

Chandigarh 22 September 2025: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan extended his warm greetings to the people of state on the Aagman Purab of the great Sufi saint Baba Farid Ji. S. Sandhwan said that Baba Sheikh Farid Ji gave the message of peace, brotherhood and harmony to the people in his Bani. The Bani composed by Him has even more relevance in the current materialistic society. Speaker  appealed to the people to follow the path shown by Baba Farid Ji and live with mutual love.It is noteworthy that 112 sacred verses and 4 sacred shabads of Baba Farid Ji are also recorded in Sri Guru Granth Sahib.x`

CHANDIGARH, September 22:           Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 205th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 395 locations on Monday leading to the arrest of 81 drug smugglers after registration of 59 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 30,540 in 205 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 922 grams heroin, 4 kg poppy husk, 336 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 980 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.        &nb...