Punjab

MOHALI: The Veterinary doctors of Punjab will not participate in the statewide milk-yield competitions being organized by the Department of Animal Husbandry from tomorrow. This decision was taken at a meeting of the state executive of the Joint Action Committee of Vets for Pay-Parity (JAC), which has been striving for nearly four and a half years to restore the pay-parity of veterinary doctors with medical doctors, re-implement the 4-9-14 Dynamic Assured Career Progression ( DACP) scheme, HRA on NPA, and other legitimate demands.

AMRITSAR: MLA Dr. Ajay Gupta, MLA from the Central Assembly Constituency, today inaugurated the development work on four radial roads leading to Sachkhand Sri Darbar Sahib, a center of faith worldwide. MLA Dr. Gupta said that at a cost of approximately 41 crore, Mahan Singh Road, Sherwala Gate, Ghee Mandi, and Ramsar Road, leading to Sri Darbar Sahib, will be given a Heritage Street look. He said that over 100,000 devotees from India and abroad travel daily through these four roads to pay obeisance at Sri Darbar Sahib. 

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur said , the Punjab Government has further intensified its efforts to make the state free from child begging. In this context, two children found begging in Faridkot were rescued.

CHANDIGARH: As the 350th Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji approaches, Punjab Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains has made an impassioned plea to the Central Railways Ministry to substantially boost in rail services to the holy city of Sri Anandpur Sahib to facilitate seamless travel for millions of devotees converging to pay homage to the 9th Guru and his devoted disciples Bhai Mati Das ji, Bhai Sati Das ji and Bhai Dayala ji’s supreme sacrifice.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has taken suo moto notice in the suicide case of Haryana's ADGP Y Puran Kumar in Chandigarh and has sought a report from the Director General of Police Chandigarh. 

CHANDIGARH: Padma Shri Pargat Singh, Secretary of the All India Congress Committee and MLA, has strongly condemned the increasing atrocities against the Dalit community nationwide, calling it a deliberate and dangerous conspiracy. He explicitly held the BJP-led central government to account for these developments. Singh cited recent incidents—including the brutal murder of a Dalit man in Rae Bareli, the attack on a Dalit Supreme Court judge, and the suicide of a Dalit IPS officer in Haryana—as proof of a grave and growing crisis. He demanded strict enforcement of the SC/ST Act, independent inquiries, and sweeping reforms to eradicate caste discrimination.

CHANDIGARH: Strongly condemning the attempt to hurl shoe at Chief Justice of India, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday said that it is the result of anti- Schedule caste (SC) tirade of BJP. 

NANGAL: In a groundbreaking move to persistent drinking water woes of Nangal residents, Punjab Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains has announced a Rs 16 crore piped water project to supply clean drinking water from the Sutlej River to every household in the town, slated for completion within 18 months. 

CHANDIGARH: Farmers of Punjab to get free wheat seeds worth ₹44.40 crore from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central Government. This timely initiative will serve as a lifeline for those preparing for the upcoming rabi season after facing severe crop losses due to floods, said Anil Sarin, State General Secretary, BJP Punjab. 

KALJHARANI(Bathinda) : Punjab Government has launched a major scheme to construct more than 3100 ultra modern stadiums across the state at a cost of Rs 1194 crore. 

JAGRAON: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday mourned the sad and untimely death of noted Punjabi singer Rajvir Jawanda who passed away at a private hospital in SAS Nagar (Mohali) after he met with an accident a few days ago.

CHANDIGARH: In a major breakthrough against Pakistan’s ISI-backed terror network amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Jalandhar has busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module with the arrest of its two operatives and recovered RDX-based improvised explosive device (IED)— weighing nearly 2.5kg— and one remote control from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, who is also the Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee formed to resolve employees issues, on Thursday directed the Milkfed authorities to immediately constitute a High-Powered Committee to address the concerns of the Verka Milk and Cattle Feed Plant Outsourced Mulazam Union.

PHAGWARA: A high-level meeting was held in Surat, Gujarat, under the leadership of Union Minister for Water Resources C. R. Patil, to discuss the purification and reuse of the city’s polluted water. Attending the meeting, Rajya Sabha Member Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal stated that no river in the country can be cleaned without active public participation.

PATIALA: All unions and associations representing the power sector of Punjab have decided to oppose the move to sell or lease valuable lands and assets of the power sector .In case the Punjab government moves in this direction they will immediately launch protests. 

PHAGWARA: Members of the Aam Aadmi Party’s Scheduled Caste (SC) Wing on Thursday staged a protest in Phagwara against the recent incident in which a shoe was allegedly thrown at the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, Justice B. R. Gavai. The protest, led by Jarnail Nangal, Incharge of the AAP SC Wing (Doaba) and Improvement Trust Phagwara Chairman was organised against the BJP-led Central Government, which the demonstrators accused of promoting Manuwaad in the country.

AMRITSAR: The birth anniversary of Sri Guru Ram Dass founder of this holy city was celebrated with great enthusiasm and thousands of devotees took a holy dip in the sacred sarover of Sri Darbar Sahib here today. 

CHANDIGARH: In a significant move to ensure transparency and mutual consensus, Punjab Finance Minister and Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee for the Resolution of Employees' Issues, Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday directed the officials from the administrative departments to involve the respective union leaders in the process of finalising the draft proposals before these are formally sent to the Finance Department, the Personnel Department, or the Cabinet Sub-Committee for final approval.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan extended greetings to the people of state on the auspicious occasion of Prakash Purb of Sri Guru Ramdas Ji.

CHANDIGARH: A government spokesperson informed that the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), New Delhi, will now hold a public hearing on October 14, 2025, at 2:00 PM at UT Guest House, Chandigarh, regarding the inclusion of various castes of Punjab in the Central OBC list of the Government of India.

PHAGWARA: In a tragic road accident in Italy, four Punjabi youths lost their lives. To ensure that their mortal remains are brought back to India, Rajya Sabha Member Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal has reached out to External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar seeking urgent assistance. 

JALANDHAR: The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA), led by its Executive Director Satnam Singh Chahal, has urged the Governor of Punjab to immediately intervene and direct the state government to halt the sale and transfer of historic and heritage properties across Punjab. 

CHANDIGARH: Senior Congress leader Pargat Singh, MLA and Secretary of the AICC, today strongly condemned the Centre’s decision to withhold ₹450 crore under the National Health Mission (NHM) for Punjab. He said that the ongoing political branding war between the BJP-led Centre and the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab is directly punishing ordinary citizens — a situation both irresponsible and unacceptable. 

CHANDIGARH: The devastating floods of 2025 have laid bare a monumental collapse of governance, preparedness, and accountability under the Bhagwant Mann–led Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab, said the Punjab BJP’s Chargesheet detailing the reasons for flood mismanagement in Punjab, which Ashwani Sharma, Working President, Bharatiya Janta Party Punjab, at Party headquarters in Chandigarh, released. 

CHANDIGARH: In a significant move to ensure the seamless procurement and management of the ongoing paddy procurement season, the Punjab Mandi Board has set up a control room. It will help to provide immediate support and address issues of farmers, arthiyas (commission agents) and labourers in real-time across all grain markets (mandis) in the state, informed S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Punjab.

PHAGWARA: In a significant food safety operation, the Kapurthala Food Safety Wing, under the guidance of Assistant Food Commissioner Dr. Harjot Pal Singh, intercepted a large consignment of khoya being transported illegally from Rajasthan to Amritsar. The operation was conducted early this morning at 5 a.m. at the Dhilwan Toll Plaza in Kapurthala district.

CHANDIGARH: Marking a significant leap towards transforming Punjab’s green energy and agricultural landscape, the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, to establish a pioneer Pilot Demonstration Project for the production of Green Hydrogen from biomass, particularly paddy straw.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond today announced that the State Government has initiated several major projects in connection with the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, with the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Department designated as the nodal department for these commemorations.

CHANDIGARH: The paddy procurement during the current season is gathering pace with each passing day as is clear from the fact that till late evening yesterday a total of 824732.78 Metric Tonne (MT) produce has arrived in the mandis of the State.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Revenue Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian today said that the recently launched "Easy Registry" project has emerged as a game-changer in delivering citizen-friendly governance. Designed to make property registration transparent, corruption-free and hassle-free, the initiative ensuring online scrutiny of documents, eliminating the VIP culture of favouritism, empowering citizens with real-time digital updates and even extending doorstep services for drafting and registration of deeds.

CHANDIGARH: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh today exposed the Aam Aadmi Party government’s unprecedented misuse of Rs 12,589.59 crore of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). Instead of keeping this vital fund in a separate account as mandated, the money was siphoned into the general pool and shamelessly spent on routine government expenses. This is the first time in the country’s history that a state government has been caught red-handed diverting disaster relief meant for the people. 

KAPURTHALA: Senior Congress leader and Kapurthala MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh today reaffirmed his commitment to the farming community by announcing the start of maize procurement in the region.