Punjab

JALANDHAR:The Commissionerate police have issued various prohibitory orders to maintain the law and order in its jurisdiction.
Exercising the powers vested under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act 1973, the deputy commissioner of police (DCP)  Balkar Singh ordered all restaurants, clubs, bars, pubs or any licensed eating or drinking place to not to take any order for food, beverages, alcohol and no new customer should be allowed to enter in its premises after 11 pm.

JALANDHAR:Tightening noose on the fruits and vegetable  sellers in Madhi  In a special drive against fruits and vegetables unfit for human consumption under ‘Tandarust Punjab’ Mission, a team of district administration destroyed around 60-kg papaya and 20-kg pears in the local wholesale fruit and vegetable market.

CHANDIGARH/SULTANPUR LODHI(Kapurthala):With a pledge to follow the teachings and philosophy of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji in our lives, the curtains fell today for the spectacular Light and Sound show being organized by the Punjab government since November 4 here at the PUDA city ground.  
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LUDHIANA:Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President  Sunil Kumar Jakhar today accused the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) led Union government of being the biggest threat for the Indian economy. He alleged that the Union government is wilfully ignoring the interests of the government departments/institutions and is instead promoting big corporate houses. Besides, the BJP has caused huge damage to the backbone of Indian economy by implementing GST and demonetisation, due to which the residents are suffering.

JALANDHAR:Dr. Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar to Deliver the Convocation Address............Kanya Maha Vidyalaya- the Heritage & Autonomous institution, Ranked No.1 in India by India Today Ranking is organizing the Annual Convocation on  November,18  at 09:30 a.m. Throwing more light on it, Principal Prof.( Dr.)Atima Sharma Dwivedi averred that KVM has a rich legacy of 134 years of providing education to the women students. During this Convocation, Dr. Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar will be the Chief Guest. Chander Mohan, President, Arya Shiksha Mandal will preside over the function.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission today sought a report from Senior Superintendent of Police Sangrur over incident of a SC man beatan and forced to drink urine in Changaliwala village.

CHANDIGARH:Invites NRI Punjabi community to participate in Punjabi Saptah during coming February ......The Nanak Naam Leva Sangat of Dubai held a religious function at Gurudwara Guru Nanak Durbar in Dubai in commemoration of the 550th prakash purb of Sahib Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Technical Education and Employment Generation Minister, Punjab, Mr. Charanjit Singh Channi also made an appearance at the function.

CHANDIGARH:The Punjab government has so far disbursed over Rs. 19.09 crore to 29343 non-basmati paddy cultivating small and marginal farmers from across the state, who have not burnt the paddy residue.
It may be recalled that the state government has decided to give Rs 2,500 per acre as compensation to those small and marginal farmers, who have refrained from burning paddy straw.

CHANDIGARH:The Venue Committees at District level have been constituted in order to make the World Kabaddi Cup tournament a memorable event. It is worth noting that the Sports Minister rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi had recently announced that World Kabaddi Cup would be organized which would be dedicated to the 550th Prakash Purb of Sahib Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The matches would be played at Amritsar, Kapurthala, Gurdaspur, Ferozepur, Bathinda, Patiala and Ropar.

CHANDIGARH:99.41% Lifting accomplished in the State
Payments worth Rs.24574 crore made
With over 90% paddy arrivals in the grain markets state-wide, Sangrur leads the State with paddy procurement to the tune of 1654691metric tonnes closely followed by Ludhiana, Moga and Patiala having procured 1626361, 1206246 and 1202459 MT paddy respectively, informed an official spokesman of Government of Punjab.

JALANDHAR:A meeting of Punjab Unaided Technical Institutions Association (PUTIA), Punjab Unaided Colleges Association (PUCA) and Polytechnic Association was held today in Chandigarh.

CHANDIGARH:State Vigilance Bureau today nabbed Kanugo red handed for accepting bribe of Rs. 5,000.

CHANDIGARH/BEAS:Sri Amritsar residents evening witnessed glimpses of Guru Nanak Dev ji’s grandeur through floating light and sound show organized here in river Beas  to commemorate the 550th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji. MP S. Jasbir Singh Dimpa and MLA S. Santokh Singh Bhalaipur Baba Bakala were specially present during start of the show. 

PATIALA:The Birth anniversary of Mahatma Hansraj was celebrated at Police DAV Public School.

CHANDIGARH:  Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore has granted pardon to Majit Singh Dhaner, who was undergoing life imprisonment in the 2001 Barnala Murder case.

PHAGWARA:Tension Prevailed in Village Chhokrra near Goraya on  late Wednesday evening when a case of sacrilege has come to the fore as some pages of “ Holy Gutka Sahib” were found burnt lying in a drain in the Village.

CHANDIGARH:Community Health Centre at Dhakoli to be upgraded to Sub-Divisional Hospital: Health Minister With an aim to treat various diseases and promote healthy living in a natural way, the Health and Family Welfare minister Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu and Member of Parliament Mrs Preneet Kaur today laid the foundation stone for a AYUSH hospital at Dayalpura village in the Mohali district.

CHANDIGARH:Assures to raise issues of review of courses and recovery of interst with the chief minister
Directs dept to immediately release balance sc scholarship amount and submit  utilisation certificate to centre
Joint action committee holds meeting with minister

CHANDIGARH:Golden dance to win first prize of rs 3 crore
First prize to surely be given in public
After the biggest success of the Maa Lakshmi Diwali Pooja Bumper 2019,  Punjab State Lotteries Department brought out New Year Bumper-2020 in the market. The first prize of the bumper is Rs. 3 crore.

CHANDIGARH/SULTANPUR LODHI:Dedicated to the 550th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the Grand light and sound show in the holy city continued to enthral the audience.