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Oct282025 by editorNo Comments

FOR THE FIRST TIME NUMBER OF COPS TO CROSS ONE LAKH MARK IN PUNJAB: CM

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Patiala, October 28: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said that in order to deftly maintain law and order in the state, the number of personnel in the Punjab Police will for the first time cross the figure of one lakh as the state government has embarked on a massive recruitment drive for it. Addressing the gathering during the launch of six-day Certified Investigator Course for Punjab Police investigation officers, the Chief Minister said that in the year 2000, the strength of Punjab Police was 80,000, and it remains almost the same even today. He said that this despite the fact the challenges and problems faced by the Punjab Police has enhanced manifolds adding he bemoaned that none of the successive governments had ever bothered about this thing. However, Bhagw...

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CABINET APPROVES NEW BUILDING BY-LAWS, APPROVAL OF LAY OUT PLANS WILL BE CORRUPTION FREE: CM

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Chandigarh, October 28: In a major people friendly initiative aimed at giving fillip to urban development and industrialisation, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday gave nod to Punjab Unified Building Rules, 2025. A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of Council of Ministers held here under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that a this act aims to introduce a comprehensive and uniform regulatory framework governing building and development activities across Punjab. These Rules apply equally to the Department of Housing & Urban Development and the Department of Local Government, ensuring consistency and simplification in approvals and enforcement....

Oct282025 by editorNo Comments

DR. BALJIT KAUR AND MOHINDER BHAGAT EXTEND INVITATION TO MADHYA PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER

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Chandigarh, October 28:- As part of Chief Minister S.Bhagwant Singh Mann’s initiative to invite Chief Ministers from across the country for the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji, Punjab Cabinet Ministers Dr. Baljit Kaur and Mohinder Bhagat today met Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav and extended a formal invitation to attend the main events scheduled at Sri Anandpur Sahib next month. The Ministers apprised the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister about the series of religious and cultural events being organized to commemorate the supreme sacrifice of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, who laid down His life to uphold the principles of faith, righteousness, and freedom of conscience. They also briefed him about the key highlights of the commemorations, includin...

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Punjab Government announces big relief for industry & trade, Says Sanjeev Arora

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Chandigarh, 28 October 2025: Cabinet Minister Sh. Sanjeev Arora today informed that Govt. of Punjab had imposed stamp duty of 0.25% of the loan amount on all equitable mortgages (where land is given as collateral) and hypothecation of immovable property i.e. stocks given as collateral against the Bank loans in January 2025, a further 0.25% subject to a ceiling of 1 lakh, on registration of equitable mortgages was also imposed. Addressing the media, Cabinet Minister Sh. Sanjeev Arora revealed that the Government of Punjab was earning quite a lot of revenue. However, multiple industry associations like CII, PHDCCI, APEX CHAMBER, CICU, FICO, SLBC had highlighted several challenges like double taxation as most industrial loans involved both equitable mortgage as well as some hypothecatio...

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PUNJAB TO HONE ENGLISH SKILLS OF GOVT SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH “THE ENGLISH EDGE”

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Chandigarh/Amritsar, October 28:- Marking a significant leap towards redefining the future of the state’s youth, Punjab Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains, along with Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab Incharge Sh. Manish Sisodia, today launched 'The English Edge – Learn Smart, Speak Sharp', a flagship program to empower government school students with world-class English communication skills. While addressing the gathering at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, S. Bains said that currently, this ambitious program has rolled out to empower 3 lakh students in Grades 9 to 12 across 500 government schools in Punjab, equipping them with confident English speaking, reading and thinking skills, besides enhancing their employability and access to the global market. Describing it as a m...

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‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 241, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 58 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 10.6KG HEROIN

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CHANDIGARH, October 28: Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 241st day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 311 locations on Tuesday leading to the arrest of 58 drug smugglers after registration of 48 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 34,362 in 241 days. The raids have resulted in recovery of 10.6 kg heroin and 1 kg ganja from the possession of arrested drug smugglers. Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann has asked the Comm...

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ONE LINKED TO CROSS-BORDER DRUG CARTEL HELD WITH 5KG HEROIN IN FEROZEPUR

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CHANDIGARH/FEROZEPUR, October 28: In a major intelligence-led operation amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence Ferozepur has busted a cross-border drug cartel with the arrest of its one operative and recovered 5 kg heroin from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday. The arrested accused has been identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gora, a resident of village Habib Wala in Ferozepur. Apart from recovering 5 kg heroin, police teams have also impounded his Hero Splender Plus Motorcycle (PB-05-AU-0504), which he was riding. &n...

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Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema Assures Veterinary Students Union of Swift Action on Demands

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Chandigarh, October 28 : Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday assured the Veterinary Students Union, Ludhiana, that their legitimate demands would be fulfilled within 15 days. The assurance was given during a meeting held at the Finance Minister's office, where the union presented their grievances and demands. The meeting, attended by Special Chief Secretary, Sports and Youth Services, Sarvjit Singh, Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries, Rahul Bhandari, Special Secretary of Finance, Showkat Ahmad Parray, and Vice Chancellor of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Dr. Jatinder Paul Singh Gill, was a significant step towards addressing the concerns of the veterinary students. The Veterinary Students ...

Oct272025 by editorNo Comments

Vigilance Bureau arrests security guard accepting Rs 15000 bribe for dope test certificate

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Chandigarh October 27, 2025 – The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Monday, arrested Jatinder Singh, a Security Guard posted at the Civil Hospital Baba Bakala Sahib, Amritsar district, red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 15000. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the accused was apprehended following a complaint of Resham Singh. The complainant has alleged to the VB that said accused has demanded bribe of Rs 15000 for facilitating the issuance of a negative dope test certificate for an arms licence. He informed that after a preliminary examination of this complaint a Flying Squad team from VB laid a trap during which the aforementioned accused was arrested while he was taking the bribe of Rs 15000 from the complainant in the presence of ...

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350TH MARTYRDOM DAY OF SRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR JI: HARJOT BAINS MEETS J&K CHIEF MINISTER, EXTENDS INVITATION

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Chandigarh, October 27:- As part of the Punjab Government's initiative to invite leaders from across the Nation for the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji, Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, along with Advisor to Tourism & Cultural Affairs Department Deepak Bali, called on the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Mr. Omar Abdullah at Srinagar on Monday evening, and extended a formal invitation to attend the main events scheduled at Sri Anandpur Sahib next month. The Education Minister briefed Mr. Abdullah about the series of state-level events being organized to pay homage to the supreme sacrifice of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, who laid down his life to protect the values of religious freedom and human dignity. He also apprised him about the...