CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, has taken a new initiative to launch the "Saade Bjurag Sadda Maan" campaign dedicated to the International Day of Senior Citizens. This campaign will be launched in Faridkot district on October 3rd. Minister of Social Security, Women and Child Development, Dr. Baljit Kaur, will attend the function as the chief guest.

AMRITSAR: We inform with deep sorrow that Tejpal Singh, aged 32 years, son of Amrik Singh Punjab News Express conrrespondent in Amritsar passed away today. Amrik Singh is an ex-staffer of The Indian Express group.

RAJPURA: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday said that due to strenuous efforts of the state government global Bussiness tycoons are making beeline to invest in state.

CHANDIGARH: In order to give further impetus to the industrial growth in the state, a Holland based company is setting up a cattle feed plant at the cost of Rs 138 crore, the foundation stone of which will be laid by the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday (October 1).

CHANDIGARH: In a commendable initiative by Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains, unique signboards have been installed along the state highway in the Anandpur Sahib Vidhan Sabha constituency. These distinctive directional boards not only guide travelers by indicating distances and the next city but also offer concise historical insights into significant religious sites along the route.

CHANDIGARH: The Vigilance Bureau of Punjab, in the course of its investigations, has uncovered a distressing situation regarding the Golden Sandhar Sugar Mill in Phagwara, Kapurthala district. The mill, previously known as Wahid Sandhar Sugar Mills, has failed to settle outstanding payments to cane farmers for the past four years, accumulating a staggering debt of approximately Rs 40 Crores 71 Lakhs 68 Thousand.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Saturday arrested Jarnail Singh Wahad, Managing Director Wahad-Sandhar Sugar Mills Limited Phagwara, his wife Rupinder Kaur Wahad, Director and his son Sandeep Singh Wahad, Director Wahad Sandhar Sugar Mill Limited Phagwara and Director Sugar Mill Plaza Private Limited, Phagwara, District Kapurthala after finding them guilty for misappropriating government land of sugar mill Phagwara and causing financial loss to the state government.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, is continuously working to uplift the economic status of the backward classes. In the year 2023-24, the Punjab government has disbursed Rs. 25 crore to resolve NMDFC's outstanding liabilities.

PHAGWARA: The Vigilance Bureau Jalandhar team led SSP Vigilance Rajeshwar Singh Sidhu today arrested Akali Dal(Badal) leader and former Chairman of Markfed Jarnail Singh Wahid from his native cillage Khurampur PS Sadar Phagwara.

NEW DELHI: An RPG that targeted the Punjab Police's Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali last year was actually intended for singer and rapper Sidhu Moosewala, who was shot dead in May 2022, top sources in the Delhi Police revealed.

KHARAR: The issue of pay disparity of Punjab Vets with their counterparts in health department will be resolved shortly in a positive manner.

CHANDIGARH: In order to ensure procurement of every single grain of the paddy crop as desired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Mandi Board has notified 1854 purchase centres to ensure hassle-free procurement operations, beginning from October 1, said Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian.

SANGRUR: In a landmark initiative aimed at inculcating reading habits amongst the youth of the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday dedicated 12 state of the art Libraries to the people of the state.

CHANDIGARH: The prayer meet, in memory of the eminent educationist and Chemistry Professor Mr. B.C. Verma, will be held tomorrow i.e. October 1 at Mata Mansa Devi Complex, Panchkula between 2 and 3 pm.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Water Regulation & Development Authority (PWRDA) issued directions for the extraction and conservation of groundwater and the same was notified on 1st February 2023. With the coming into force of the directions, all non-exempt users who are extracting groundwater shall have to pay groundwater extraction charges (GEC) w.e.f. 1st February, 2023. Even those users who have not installed a water meter shall have to pay these charges. For details the PWRDA website https://pwrda.punjab.gov.in. can be accessed.

CHANDIGARH: Anganwadi workers play an important role in creating a healthy society as they are providing nutritious food and disease prevention to the child from birth to adulthood. These views were expressed by the Minister of Social Security, Women and Child Development Dr. Baljit Kaur while addressing the State Level Poshan Maah function organized at Giani Diti Singh Auditorium of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College. She said that the Punjab Government is working day and night to strengthen the foundation of society with women empowerment so that women can be given due respect.

CHANDIGARH: Reiterating the commitment of the State Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann for the complete elimination of drugs, Chief Secretary Anurag Verma asked all the stakeholders to work in a result-oriented manner for the elimination of drug menace.

CHANDIGARH: Poshan Maah is observed throughout all districts of Punjab during September with the primary goal of reducing malnutrition, anemia, and low birth weight among children. As per the daily report issued by the Government of India, Punjab has achieved the 6th rank for its exceptional performance during Poshan Maah.

CHANDIGARH: In line with the Punjab government's steadfast commitment to eradicating corruption, as instructed by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its resolute campaign against corruption on Friday successfully apprehended Sonu Goyal, District Manager (Technical Expert) at the City Mission Management (CMM) Unit of the National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) under the Municipal Corporation in Bathinda while accepting a bribe of Rs. 7,000.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is facing charges of ordering "unprovoked firing" upon peaceful protestors at Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan in 2015.

CHANDIGARH: A day after the arrest of Congress leader Sukhpal Khaira in a 2015 drug smuggling case in Punjab, Congress leaders comprising state party chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa were stopped on Friday from meeting the arrested leader in police custody.

AMRITSAR: Giani Raghbir Singh Jathedar Sri Akal Takht Sahib has strongly condemned the descreation of gurbani scrolls and Gutka sahib in Morinda and demanded the strict action should be taken against the culprits who desecrated Gurbani scrolls.

CHANDIGARH: Lokpal Punjab Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma on Thursday felicitated Harjit Singh, who was posted as Superintendent, on his superanuation.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of renowned Agri-economist Dr MS Swaminathan.

CHANDIGARH: Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government would resolve all the issues of farmers related with Golden Sandhar Mill Ltd, Phagwara at the earliest, assured Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Thursday handed over an appointment letter to Manjit Singh, newly appointed Fisherman on compassionate grounds in the Fisheries department.

KHATKAR KALAN: Pledging to make Punjab a frontrunner state in the country, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday vowed to realise dream of Shaheed Bhagat Singh by ensuring holistic development of state.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress firebrand legislator and AAP rebel Sukhpal Singh Khaira was on Thursday arrested from his Chandigarh house in a drugs case.

AMRITSAR: Giani Raghbir Singh Jathedar of Akal Takht highest seat of sikh religion has expressed grave sorrow over the death of Mr Sarwan Singh Kular member of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and said that it is big loss to Sikh panth. He prayed to Waheguru for peace of departed soul .

CHANDIGARH: Controversial Congress party MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was today early morning arrested by Punjab Police from his residence in Sector 5 in Chandigarh.

CHANDIGARH: Adding yet another feather in the cap of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (AFPI) SAS Nagar (Mohali), as many as 35 cadets of the Institute have cleared the National Defence Academy (NDA)-2 written examination conducted by the UPSC. Notably, 46 cadets of the 12th Course of the institute were appeared in the exam, of which, 35 (76.08%) passed the entrance examination for the NDA. This is the highest percentage achieved by the Institute since its inception.

NEW DELHI: Scripting its success story in `Rural Tourism` arena at the national level, the state of Punjab today bagged Best Tourism Village of India 2023Award during the Launch of Global Travel for Life on World Tourism Day organized by Union Ministry of Tourism at Pragati Maidan here today.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, has registered a case against a District Food and Civil Supplies Controller (DFSC), two inspectors from PUNGRAIN, and three commission agents (Aartiyas) for their involvement in the misappropriation of wheat stocks purchased during 2018-19 in four godowns located in Ferozepur district.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Power and Public Works Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Wednesday said 4151 new recruitments have been made by Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) since April 2022 under the efforts being made by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government to provide employment to the youth of Punjab besides increasing the efficiency of the government institutions by filling the vacant posts.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, is committed to the welfare and protection of the interests of the Scheduled Castes in the state. Acting accordingly, the fake Scheduled Caste Certificate of Davinder Kaur, daughter of Jhanda Singh from district Ludhiana and Amrit Kaur daughter of Harjit Singh from district Patiala, has been rejected by the state-level scrutiny committee constituted by the Government.