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Aug292025 by editorNo Comments

CM CONSTITUTES A HIGH POWERED COMMITTEE TO SUPERVISE RELIEF AND RESCUE WORK IN FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS OF PUNJAB

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Chandigarh, August 29: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday constituted a high powered committee comprising three top officers of the state to supervise the relief and rescue operations in the flood affected districts of the state on a day to day basis. Chairing a high-level meeting to review the situation of floods, the Chief Minister said that the committee comprising senior officers of Revenue, Water Resources and Food and Civil Supplies department will remain permanently stationed at Amritsar and other flood affected districts permanently. He asked the Deputy Commissioners and other officers to ensure that the directions of this high powered committee are implemented in right earnest to provide succor to the flood affected people. Bhagwant Singh Mann categorically ...

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Rajya Sabha Member Sant Seechewal writes to the Prime Minister demanding floods be declared a National Calamity

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New Delhi/Chandigarh, 29 August Taking serious note of the large-scale devastation caused by floods in Punjab, Rajya Sabha Member Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal has written a letter to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi demanding that the situation be declared a National Calamity. In his letter, he stated that cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir have caused heavy loss of life and property. He further mentioned that rains in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab have also worsened the situation. Quoting media reports in his letter, he pointed out that nearly 500 villages, 300 government schools, and crops belonging to 3 lakh farmers have come under the grip of floods in Punjab. On the night of 26 August, the Ravi River had a water flow of 14.11 lakh cusecs, whereas in 1988 the h...

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PUNJAB POLICE, NDRF, SDRF & ARMY WORKING IN TANDEM; OVER 7600 PEOPLE RESCUED FROM FLOOD-AFFECTED AREAS

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CHANDIGARH, August 29: With the heavy rainfall in the catchment areas continues to swell the Sutlej, Beas, Ravi and Ujh rivers, Punjab Police along with the teams of Indian Army, Border Security Force (BSF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Civil Administration have been working in tandem and as many as 7689 people have been evacuated and shifted to safe places so far, informed Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla here on Friday. The districts, which are affected by floods, includes Pathankot, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Fazilka and Ferozepur. ...

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Ensuring Safety and Relief for Flood-Affected Families is Punjab Government’s Top Priority: Dr. Baljit Kaur

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Chandigarh, August 29: Punjab’s Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister, Dr. Baljit Kaur, today said during a press conference at Punjab Bhawan that under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government is taking immediate and appropriate steps to ensure safety and relief for the people affected by floods. She emphasized that protecting human lives and providing security to citizens is the government’s foremost priority. Special Arrangements for Senior Citizens Dr. Baljit Kaur informed that currently 41 Old Age Homes are operational in Punjab, with a total capacity of housing 572 senior citizens, which is being expanded to 700. She said that elderly persons affected by floods will be provided safe accommodation, food, clothing, medicine...

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RAKESH GAGGI’S MURDER CASE: PUNJAB POLICE NABS SHOOTER FROM KHARAR; PISTOL RECOVERED

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CHANDIGARH, August 29: In a major breakthrough against organised crime, Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab apprehended one of the main shooters involved in the sensational murder of Rakesh Kumar alias Gaggi at village Khwaja Basal in Una, Himachal Pradesh and recovered one .32 bore country-made pistol along with six live cartridges from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday. The arrested accused has been identified as Vipan Kumar, a resident of Bassi Muda, Baghpur Mandir in Hoshiarpur. DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that this inci...

Aug282025 by editorNo Comments

DESIGNATE SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR ALL SKILL INITIATIVES, AMAN ARORA URGES UNION MINISTER

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Chandigarh, August 28: Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister and State President of Aam Aadmi Party Mr. Aman Arora today urged Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Sh. Jayant Chaudhary to designate the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship as the single point of contact for all skill development initiatives to bring uniformity in monitoring and implementation in Centre Govt’s skill development schemes. While addressing the Regional Conference of Skill Ministers today organised here at a hotel, Mr Aman Arora also suggested two key measures to further enhance skill development, which include ensuring continuity in skilling schemes by allocating training numbers for 3-5 years, allowing for better planning and i...

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HARJOT BAINS PUSHES FOR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SKILLS IN LUDHIANA & 5 ITI HUBS FOR PUNJAB

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Chandigarh, August 28: To make Punjab a leader in skill development across the country by bridging skill gap with industry relevant training for youth, Punjab Technical Education and Industrial Training Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains urged the Union Government to establish an Indian Institute of Skills in Ludhiana and five ITI hubs across the state. S. Bains raised the demands during the Regional Conference of Skill Ministers chaired by Sh. Jayant Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. While addressing the conference, S. Harjot Singh Bains emphasised Ludhiana's suitability for an Indian Institute of Skills, highlighting that 20 acres of land are readily available in the industrial city for this purpose. S. Harjot Singh Bains highlighted P...

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FURTHER INTENSIFY THE PACE OF RELIEF AND RESCUE MEASURES IN FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS : CM TO OFFICERS

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Beas (Amritsar), August 28- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday asked the Deputy Commissioners of the flood affected districts to further intensify the pace of relief and rescue measures besides providing all necessary material to the families stranded at inundated villages. The Chief Minister, who conducted the whirlwind tour of the flood affected areas here today, during which he was briefed by the local officials on the damage caused to the standing crops, houses, public installations and livestock due to floods. Describing the situation as unprecedented, he assured of all possible assistance from his government to the people adding that the state government has already started massive relief and rescue work. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the state government is ...

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CENTRE AND NEIGHBOURING STATES TURNING BLIND EYE TO PUNJAB IN HOUR OF NEED, LAMENTS BARINDER KUMAR GOYAL

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Chandigarh/Fazilka, August 28: Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal today came down heavily on the union Government and neighbouring states, stating that just a few months ago when it was about diverting Punjab’s water, every law and regulation was conveniently set aside to exploit the state’s share. Yet now, when Punjab is in dire need of support, no one is stepping forward to help. Interacting with the media after reviewing the ongoing flood relief operations at Kawaan Wali Pattan, the Cabinet Minister said that since Punjab is the food bowl of the nation, it becomes the moral responsibility of the Centre to provide a special relief package without even waiting for a demand from the state. He further stressed that those consuming Punjab’s water resources should have...

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Setting up of a new Greenfield Steel Plant in Punjab with a capex of Rs. 2500 crore including Solar Plant, Says Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora

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Chandigarh, 28 August 2025: Aiming to make Punjab as a major industrial hub and paying the way for providing ease of doing business, Punjab Cabinet Minister Sh. Sanjeev Arora today informed that Vardhman Special Steels Limited (VSSL) in joint venture with Aichi Steel Corporation (ASC), Japan is setting up a new Greenfield Special & Alloy Steel Plant in Ludhiana district, Punjab. This project reflects our commitment to establish a sustainable, technologically advanced and globally competitive steel manufacturing facility in the state. Speaking to the media about this project, Sanjeev Arora said that total investment for this project is ₹2500 crores. In this context, installed capacity of 5 Lakh Tonnes Per Annum (TPA) of Alloy & Special Steel is a Plant Capacity &am...