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 Chandigarh, August 11:  Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO has made a fervent appeal to employees of Powercom carrying strike to end their agitation and return to work immediately in view of the larger public interest especially amid the ongoing summer season at the time of high power demand.           The Minister emphasized that uninterrupted power supply is crucial for households, agriculture, and industrial sectors thus the agitating employees should resume the duties. He said that the prolonged strikes could cause significant hardship to millions of consumers, which should not be suffered at any cost. He assured the employees that the state government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, has s...

Chandigarh, August 10: In a moment of great pride for Punjab, ten students from the state government schools were honoured to participate in the Raksha Bandhan celebrations at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, alongside President Smt. Droupadi Murmu. Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains extended his heartiest congratulations to the students and their teachers for participating in the prestigious event. He informed that a total of 10 students—Usha Rani, Mehakdeep Kaur, Pinky Kaur, Arshdeep Kaur, Bimandeep Kaur, Preetjot Kaur, Baljinder Kaur, Veerpal Kaur, Sunita Kaur, and Sehajdeep Kaur—had the privilege of interacting with the President, immersing themselves in India's rich cultural heritage and creating unforgettable memories. These students participation in the ...

CHANDIGARH, August 10:           Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 162nd day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 391 locations on Monday leading to the arrest of 68 drug smugglers after registration of 50 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 25,343 in 162 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 1.4 kg heroin and 1594 intoxicant tablets/capsules from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.           The operation was conducted on ...

Chandigarh, 7 August 2025: Political Counsellor of British High Commission Daniel Sherry  has a special courtesy call visit today with Cabinet Minister Sh. Sanjeev Arora at Udyog Bhawan, Chandigarh pertaining to “Visa Fraud Ton Bacho” Campaign. The meeting was held keeping in mind the interests and future of the youth of Punjab, in which the emerging challenges in the form of frauds in the name of foreign travel, illegal agents and fake documents were discussed. During discussion, they have expressed their desire to make awareness campaigns more intensified being run by the Government of Punjab to provide correct information to the people as well as work jointly to prevent such frauds.