Punjab

CHANDIGARH: Punjab’s Minister for Industry, Commerce, and Investment Promotion today conducted a review meeting on Friday evening with senior officials from various departments linked to Invest Punjab. The meeting, held at Udyog Bhawan, lasted nearly three hours. During the session, Minister issued strict instructions to the concerned departments to expedite the overhaul of focal points.

AMRITSAR: Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi today expressed grief to MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on the death of his mother late Gurmeet Kaur ji. They specially called MP Aujla and asked him to keep courage in this hour of grief. Apart from this, many current ministers, former ministers, chiefs and administrative officers reached MP Aujla on this occasion to express their grief.

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Akali Dal has taken seriously the issue of registration of non-Sikhs and other fake votes in the voter lists of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee across Punjab and all SGPCs related to the party An emergency meeting of member colleagues has been called on January 21 at 1.30 pm at the party headquarters, Chandigarh.

PHAGWARA: A Mahilpur resident Paramjit Singh was killed on the spot while his wife Gurminder Kaur sustained serious injuries when a car in which they were going to Jalandhar side dashed against a pole near Mehli-pass on Banga—Phagwara highways on Wednesday Evening.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Manjit Singh, Junior Engineer (J.E), and Harjeet Singh, Lineman, both posted at Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) office Bhogpur in Jalandhar district red handed while accepting second instalment of bribe of Rs. 5000.

AMRITSAR: As per the orders of the Director Youth Services Punjab, 45 youth of the district were taken on a four-day tour of the country's capital Delhi under the leadership of Assistant Director Youth Services Amritsar Preet Kohli Amritsar .

AMRITSAR: Addressing the meeting of the Road Safety Committee, Deputy Commissioner Mrs. Sakshi Sahni directed the officers to replace the damaged street lights on the roads in the city and install maximum reflectors in view of the foggy weather.

CHANDIGARH: After the RDX blast took place at the residence of Punjab Congress leader from Batala, Aman Jaitipuria, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Thursday, condemned the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who also held the Home Portfolio in the strongest possible terms, for his utter failure to maintain law and order situation in Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: Under the able leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann and the guidance of Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur, the department is working diligently to ensure the welfare of Divyang persons. As part of this effort, the Social Security, Women and Child Development Department has appointed grievance redressal officers under Section 23 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, 2016, to address their complaints.

CHANDIGARH: In order to ensure foolproof security arrangements in wake of forthcoming Republic Day-2025, Punjab Police on Thursday conducted a special Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) at and around all the Railway Stations across the state.

CHANDIGARH: After the massive success of its political conference at the Maghi Mela in Muktsar, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has decided to focus on conducting the targeted 25 lakh strong membership drive as part of its organizational elections.

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal has convened a meeting of Parliamentary board of party at its headquarters here on January 20 at one PM.

AMRITSAR: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, expressing strong objection to the movie 'Emergency' made by BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, wrote a letter to the Chief Minister of Punjab Mr. Bhagwant Mann and asked him to completely ban it in Punjab. This movie is releasing on 17 January 2025.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to bolster the state's cyber security infrastructure by enhancing the defence mechanisms of the state's digital landscape, Punjab Government has decided to establish a Security Operations Centre (SOC) to ensure the protection of critical IT infrastructure including various applications and websites of the state government.

MUKATSAR: Radical leaders and supporters of jailed preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh on Tuesday floated a new regional political outfit 'Akali Dal Waris Punjab De' in the Muktsar district on the occasion of Maghi Mela.

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami has strongly condemned the desecration of Gutka Sahib of Gurbani in Golewala village of Faridkot district.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, on Wednesday has apprehended Harsimratjit Singh, posted as Patwari in revenue Circle Chogawan, Amritsar district while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 20000.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Information and Public Relations Department today organized third religious congregation and Guru Ka Langar dedicated to the birth anniversary of the Tenth Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and for the universal welfare, on the advent of the new year.

CHANDIGARH: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing war against drugs waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Tarn Taran Police has busted a Pak-backed drug trafficking cartel with the arrest of a kingpin and seized 5 kg heroin from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH: In a path-breaking move to empower the state’s young women, Punjab Government has trained as many as 265 girls for Army, CAPF and Punjab Police for the first time through Centre for Training and Employment of Punjab Youth (C-PYTE) camps across the state, informed Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Mr. Aman Arora, who was chairing 5th Governing Council meeting of the C-PYTE, here at his office, on Wednesday.

PATIALA: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday dedicated the first of its kind boutique and heritage hotel Ran Baas- Palace constructed at Quilla Mubarak here in the royal city to the people.

PHAGWARA: Deputy Commissioner Kapurthala, Amit Kumar Panchal, announced a reward of up to ₹25,000 for individuals providing information on the use, sale, or storage of China Dor. The initiative, launched under the Punjab Pollution Control Board’s directives, aims to curb the harmful effects of synthetic nylon strings, commonly known as China Dor.

AMRITSAR: Bibi Amarjit Kaur, wife of the Bhai Fauja Singh , were given their last rites in the house of humanity amid the echo of zacharya.
On this occasion, tears were in the eyes of the helpless girls and women living in the house of humanity, telling how much they love their Biji.

MUKATSAR: Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today made a fervent appeal to the people of Punjab to rebond with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) even as he vowed that he was ready to sacrifice his life for the Panth as well as peace and progress of Punjab.

PHAGWARA: A fourteen years old boy sustained a major injury after a Chinese 'manjha' sliced his neck in Phillaur on Monday.

MOHALI:  Sanjha Teachers' Front Punjab and Democratic Teachers' Front have expressed their lack of seriousness towards education by not holding a meeting at Punjab Bhawan, Chandigarh on the invitation given by the Education Minister in a written letter as a result of the protest held in front of the house of Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan.

CHANDIGARH: The state-level Republic Day celebrations for 2025 will be held in Ludhiana, where Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria will hoist the National Flag on January 26. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann will preside over the flag-hoisting ceremony at Faridkot.

CHANDIGARH: In a heartwarming display of community service on the occasion of the Maghi Festival, Punjab Police Sewa Committee organized a langar (community kitchen) outside Punjab Police Headquarters (PPHQ) here on Tuesday.

AMRITSAR: Two independent councillors today joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)joining the party today. Councillor Anita Rani (Ward No. 67) and Councillor Usha Rani (Ward No. 63) officially became part of the AAP family in a ceremony held in Amritsar.

MUKTSAR SAHIB: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker accompanied by Cabinet Ministers today paid obeisance at Gurudwara Tutti Gandi Sahib on the occasion of Mela Maghi.

CHANDIGARH: The coordination meeting of SKM, SKM (NP) and KMM was held at Patran, near Khanauri border of Punjab successfully.

CHANDIGARH: As part of the ongoing organizational elections of the BJP, the nomination process for the posts of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chandigarh State President and National Council Members will be held tomorrow. This information was given by Dr. Dharinder Tayal, Chief Spokesperson, BJP Chandigarh. Dr. Narinder Singh Raina, MLA from Jammu and Kashmir and National Secretary of the BJP, will be the Returning Officer for these elections. Dr. Raina also played the important role of Punjab Pradesh Co-Prabhari, and brought valuable experience to ensure a smooth and transparent process.

AMRITSAR: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday announced to set up a state of the art Surjit Patar Centre for ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Guru Nanak Dev University.

AMRITSAR: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday announced to set up a state of the art Surjit Patar Centre for ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Guru Nanak Dev University.