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PUNJAB DELEGATION CALLS ON 16TH FINANCE COMMISSION CHAIRMAN; SEEKS SPECIAL REHABILITATION PACKAGE AFTER RS 20,000 CRORE FLOOD DAMAGE

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Chandigarh/New Delhi, September 30 A high-level delegation of the Punjab Government comprising Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, Chief Secretary KAP Sinha, and Additional Chief Secretary, Home Affairs and Finance, Alok Shekhar, on Tuesday called on the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission Dr. Arvind Panagariya in Delhi to present a forceful case for the special long term rehabilitation package to state, citing the recent experience with devastating floods, among the worst in decades, which caused an estimated damage of Rs 20,000 Crores, particularly in border areas, to crops, homes, and infrastructure. Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema highlighted the immense strain placed on Punjab’s finances due to its unique status as a frontline border state, recent natu...

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HARDEEP SINGH MUNDIAN AND LALJIT SINGH BHULLAR KICK START “MERA GHAR, MERA MAAN” SCHEME FROM TARN TARAN

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Chandigarh/Tarn Taran, September 30: Punjab Cabinet Ministers S. Hardeep Singh Mundian and S. Laljit Singh Bhullar today kick started the “Mera Ghar, Mera Maan” scheme from Tarn Taran district and distributed property cards to beneficiaries of 11 villages of Tarn Taran constituency who are given ownership rights of land and properties located within Lal Lakir. Constituency in-charge S. Harmeet Singh Sandhu, Additional Deputy Commissioner Mr. Rajdeep Singh Brar, SDM Tarn Taran Mr. Gurmeet Singh and District Revenue Officer Mr. Gurpreet Singh Dhillon were also present on this occasion. Addressing the gathering, Cabinet Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian said, "the day was historic as the Mann government was handing over ownership rights of properties to the people." He said that “Mera G...

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VB drive against corruption: Education department JE nabbed red handed taking Rs 4000 bribe

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Chandigarh September 29, 2025 - The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its drive against corruption has apprehended Harjit Singh, Junior Engineer (JE), Education Department, posted at Kapurthala red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs. 4000. Disclosing this a spokesperson of the VB said the accused has been arrested following a complainant from a school teacher posted in Government School, Dhaliwal Dona, in Kapurthala district. He further stated that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the aforementioned accused had demanded a bribe of Rs. 10,000 for issuing a completion certificate in respect of a grant amounting to Rs 40 lakh, utilized by the said school. The accused JE had already taken Rs 2000 for this purpose and demanded the remaining money. The c...

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TIME TO RISE ABOVE PARTY LINES: DR BALBIR SINGH APPEALS FOR COLLECTIVE VOICE TO SECURE PUNJAB’S SHARE FROM CENTRE

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CHANDIGARH, September 29: Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Wednesday informed the Vidhan Sabha that a proactive and pre-emptive health strategy successfully averted any major disease outbreaks in the state's flood-affected areas, while calling for all parties to unite and secure Punjab's rightful assistance from the Central Government. Detailing the government's response, Dr Balbir Singh stated that following the 2023 floods, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann had constituted a high-level committee to ensure advance preparations. This year, this preparedness was operationalised through 818 dedicated teams—comprising 458 Rapid Response Teams and 360...

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CM ANNOUNCES TO GIVE RS 7200 PER ACRE TO FARMERS UNDER JISDA KHET, USDI RET SCHEME FOR DESILTING IN THEIR FARMS

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Chandigarh, September 29- In a major relief to flood affected people, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday announced to give Rs 7200 per acre for de-silting of sand from fields of the farmers under ‘Jisda Khet, Ohdi Ret’ scheme in the flood affected districts. Winding up the discussion during a special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, the Chief Minister said that under ‘Jehda Khet, Ohdi Ret’ the farmers have been allowed to remove sand and silt accumulated due to floods in their fields and sell them if they desire. He said that due to the floods, sand and silt have accumulated in several fields at the inundated villages therefore, it has been decided that farmers will be allowed to remove sand and silt from their own fields. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the sta...

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Punjab Vidhan Sabha passes six important bills

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Chandigarh, September 29: The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Monday passed six significant bills aimed at enhancing transparency, accountability and efficiency in governance and public services across the state. The legislative reforms seek to strengthen regulatory mechanisms, simplify processes and ensure greater ease of doing business while safeguarding the rights and welfare of citizens. The bills passed including The Seeds (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2025 introduced by the Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian; The Punjab Right to Business (Amendment) Bill, 2025 introduced by Cabinet Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond; The Punjab Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025 introd...

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Cheema Slams Bajwa for Securing Rs 1.18 Crore of State Money to Save Just ₹25 Lakh Worth of Personal Property

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Chandigarh, September 29 Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Leader of the Opposition, Partap Singh Bajwa, on the floor of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, accusing him of purchasing land on the banks of the Beas River, inside the Dhussi Bandh, with the ulterior motive of sand mining and then pressuring the state government to spend public funds on stone studs to protect that land. The Finance Minister said that while LoP Bajwa demands the formation of a House Committee or the resignation of Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal, his own actions reveal a disturbing pattern of self-interest. Finance Minister Cheema revealed specific details of a land transaction on July 15, 2025, where Bajwa purchased 16.10 marlas of lan...

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CONGRESS, SAD-BJP’S COLOSSAL CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE BEHIND DELUGE IN PUNJAB: AMAN ARORA

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Chandigarh, September 29: Exposing the decades of negligence and political deceit that led to the devastating floods across the state, Cabinet Minister and President of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab, Mr. Aman Arora, today held the previous Congress and SAD-BJP governments, along with the BJP-led central government, directly responsible for the disaster and Punjab’s plight, cataloguing a series of catastrophic policy failures and criminal acts of betrayal against the state's interests. While dismantling the opposition's rhetoric during the special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Mr. Aman Arora pointed to the Congress government's 2017 decision to declare a 260-km stretch of the Beas River a "Ramsar Site" as a prime example of a hollow political wisdom. He termed it a blind, politic...

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Punjab Vidhan Sabha unanimously passes Punjab Town Improvement Act

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Chandigarh, September 29: To streamline the development works of Cities, Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Monday passed The Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922. Presenting the bill, the Punjab Local Government Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh said that the motive of this bill to enable the urban local bodies of the State to utilize funds available with the Improvement Trusts. The Minister said that the Bill aimed at upgrading municipal infrastructure and improving management of civic services for residents of municipal towns in the State through optimal utilization of resourced of Improvement Trusts.

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OPPOSITION PLAYED POLITICAL CARD AND MISLED HOUSE EVEN DURING FLOOD CRISIS: BARINDER KUMAR GOYAL

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Chandigarh, September 29: Punjab Water Resources Minister Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal on Monday strongly criticised the opposition for indulging in politics during floods and misleading the august House. Speaking on the second day of discussion on the resolution “Rehabilitation of Punjab” during the special session of the Assembly, Sh. Goyal said leaders of the opposition, who remained in power for decades, are now resorting to baseless allegations merely to score political points. Referring to Congress leader Pratap Singh Bajwa’s claim that seven lakh cusecs of water was released from Ranjit Sagar Dam, the Water Resources Minister clarified that the actual figure was only around 2.15 lakh cusecs. He said Bajwa committed an offence by misleading the House with false claims and must a...