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PUNJAB’S 4th BATCH OF 50 HEADMASTERS EMBARK ON LEADERSHIP TRAINING AT IIM AHMEDABAD

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Chandigarh, November 2: Reinforcing its commitment to educational excellence, Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government, on Sunday, sent fourth batch of 50 headmasters to the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad for a specialised leadership training program. While sharing this information today, Punjab Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains informed that the 4th batch will undergo rigorous one-week training program from 3rd to 7th November 2025, focused on "Leadership and Mentorship Skills," designed to transform them into catalysts of change within their schools. The momentum will continue with the 5th batch of headmasters scheduled for training at IIM Ahmedabad from December 15 to 19, 2025, announced S. Harjot Singh Bains, while s...

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Punjab Achieves 21.51% Surge in Net GST Collections Despite Adverse Conditions: Harpal Singh Cheema

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Chandigarh, November 2 :- In a remarkable display of fiscal resilience and administrative efficiency, Punjab has recorded a 21.51 percent increase in Net GST collections up to October 2025, alongside a robust 14.46 percent growth for the month of October alone. Revealing this in a press communique issued here, Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema lauded the State’s performance despite widespread floods and the recent rationalisation of tax rates under GST 2.0. Giving the details of the growth, the Finance Minister said that the state collected Rs 15,683.59 crore in Net GST from April to October 2025, compared to Rs 12,907.31 crore during the same period in the previous fiscal year (FY), with an impressive gain of Rs 2,776 crore. By...

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Vigilance Bureau nabs Forestor red-handed accepting Rs 15000 bribe

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Chandigarh, November 1, 2025 – In its ongoing crackdown on corruption, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) today arrested a Forestor, Surinderjit Pal, posted at Forest Department Mahilpur in district Hoshiarpur. He was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 15000 from a complainant resident of village Thidan, in tehsil Garshankar. Disclosing this a spokesperson of VB said the complainant has been engaged in the wood cutting business for the past 10-12 years. On 11.10.2025, the complainant and his associate Gurvinder Singh alias Goni, returned to village Thidan in their car after completing their day's work. The complainant parked the vehicle in his uncle's plot. While Gurvinder Singh alias Goni remained seated in the car, and the complainant went home to get his dinner. A...

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CM’S MISSION ROZGAR CROSSES 56,000 AS 858 NEWLY RECRUITED CANDIDATES GOT APPOINTMENT LETTERS

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Chandigarh, November 1: Setting another milestone, the Punjab government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh on Saturday created a new record by providing 56856 government jobs to the youth in the last 3.5 years thereby checking the trend of brain drain from the state through migration. Addressing the gathering in a function to hand over job letters to the youth, the Chief Minister envisioned that these jobs will transform the destiny of youth. He said that this venue has witnessed a number of such events in which youth have got jobs in various government departments. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this reflects the commitment of the state government to ensure the well being of youth and opening new avenues of employment for them. The Chief Minister further said that it is a m...

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Speaker strongly condemns dissolution of Syndicate of Panjab University

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Chandigarh, 1 November 2025: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S Kultar Singh Sandhwan raised serious concerns over the move to dissolve the Senate Syndicate of Panjab University. This step cannot be called as a reform, but rather a deep rooted political sabotage. He further said that it is the part of the series of attacks on institutions across the country by the Central Government. Speaker Sandhwan said that Punjab University belongs to the people and not to those who want to muzzle the voice of the common man. Sandhwan highlighted that this will lead to a far-reaching consequences and demolishing the federal structure of this country will not be tolerated at any cost. He will raise voice against this unfortunate decision of the central government.

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EIGHT MONTHS OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH: OVER 34K DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 1512KG HEROIN

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CHANDIGARH, November 1: With the ongoing decisive war against drugs ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has completed eight months, Punjab Police has registered 23,164 first information reports (FIRs) and arrested 34,727 drug smugglers leading to the recovery of 1512 kg heroin since March 1, 2025. Since the launch of this anti-drug drive, Punjab Police, under the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav, has been conducting operations daily simultaneously in all the 28 Police districts of the state. Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann had asked the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior...

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GMADA HOLDS CAMP FOR SPEEDY DISPOSAL OF PENDING CASES, 864 CASES RESOLVED ON FIRST DAY: HARDEEP SINGH MUNDIAN

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Chandigarh/SAS Nagar, November 1: In a move to address pending matters of the general public, promoters and developers, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) organized a two-day special camp at PUDA Bhawan, SAS Nagar, where as many as 864 cases were resolved on the first day. Disclosing this here, Housing and Urban Development Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian said that Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government has been consistently striving for the welfare of every section of society. As part of this mission, GMADA has launched this two-day camp to facilitate resolution of long-pending issues of citizens, developers and promoters through a single-window approach. The Cabinet Minister informed that of the total 864 cases settled, 618 pertained to ...

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GURDASPUR POLICE CRACKS TWO FIRING INCIDENTS LINKED TO EXTORTION; TWO HELD WITH PISTOL

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CHANDIGARH/GURDASPUR, November 1: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Gurdaspur Police has cracked two recent firing incidents linked to extortion with the arrest of two accused and recovered one sophisticated 9MM Glock pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday. Those arrested have been identified as Nitish Singh, a resident of Kotla Sultan Singh in Amritsar and Karan Masih alias Ajay alias Ajju, a resident of Deol in Gurdaspur. As per the information, on September 22,2025, two bike borne persons opened fire at a Medical Store owner, who sustained injuries during the attack. Similarly, on October 15, 2025...

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AMAN ARORA & SOND MEET UTTAR PRADESH CM YOGI ADITYANATH; EXTEND INVITATION FOR 350TH MARTYRDOM ANNIVERSARY OF SRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR JI

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Chandigarh/Lucknow, November 1: As a part of the Punjab Government’s initiative to invite leaders from across the country for the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib ji, Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training and State President of the Aam Aadmi Party Mr. Aman Arora, along with Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Mr. Tarunpreet Singh Sond, called on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Sh. Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow. The primary objective of the meeting was to formally invite the UP Chief Minister to join the state of Punjab in the solemn commemorations of the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of Ninth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji. During the cordial meeting, the ministers highlighted the profound historical and spiritual signi...

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WANTED CRIMINAL RANJIT ALIAS SAPP HELD FROM BATHINDA; PISTOL RECOVERED

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CHANDIGARH/BATHINDA, November 1: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), Punjab, in a joint operation with Bathinda Police, apprehended a wanted criminal identified as Ranjit Singh alias Sapp of village Bangi Nihal Singh in Bathinda, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday. Police teams have also recovered one illegal .32 bore pistol along with four live cartridges from his possession DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused is a close associate of gangster Rammi Machana and was wanted in two criminal cases. He said that earlier, police had re...