Chandigarh, January 31:

           Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday accepted the invitation of Dera Ballan management committee to flag off the train from Jalandhar city station to Benaras on February 2 for commemorating parkash purab of Sri Guru Ravidass ji.

CHANDIGARH/FATEHGARH SAHIB, January 31:

As part of the ongoing drive against drugs launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Fatehgarh Sahib Police has busted an inter-state pharmaceutical drug cartel being running from Jail with the arrest of four persons including two jail inmates and a supplier after recovering 5.31 lakh Pharma opioids from their possession.

Chandigarh, January 31:

Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur condemned the false news published in some newspapers, and said that these news are beyond facts. She said that the Punjab government has released an amount of Rs 110.83 crore as its share under the post-matric scholarship scheme on January 10. This amount has been passed from the treasury and has been deposited in the account of the department on January 27. Action Regarding portal PFMS Integrate is under consideration by the Central Government.

Chandigarh, January 30

The delegation of 63rd course of National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi led by college secretary Brigadier AK Pundir paid a courtesy call on Punjab Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua on Monday at Chandigarh.

The delegation is on study tour of the state of Punjab. The delegation interacted with Chief Secretary on various facets of the state.

Chandigarh, January 30

Following the directions of Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema to ensure zero tolerance against tax evasion, the GST wing of the Taxation Department, Punjab on Monday arrested 4 persons for GST fraud of Rs. 48 Crore from Jalandhar, in a major operation against tax evaders. The suspects allegedly were running fake firms related to the iron scrap and had obtained GST registrations only to claim Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraudulently by issuing only invoices without the supply of actual goods.

Chandigarh, January 29

In order to regulate the Groundwater of the State of Punjab, the Punjab Water Regulation and Development Agency has notified “Punjab Groundwater Extraction and Conservation Directions, 2023” on 27 January 2023.

Chandigarh, January 28:

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has on Saturday arrested accused Gurdeep Singh, who has been absconding for about 3 years and 5 months in the embezzlement case pertaining to the land of Improvement Trust Jalandhar. In this case total of 12 accused have been arrested so far and the search for the rest is going on.

Chandigarh, January 28:

Punjab Transport Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Saturday, instructed all the Secretaries RTAs and SDMs to initiate an intensive joint checking drive for ensuring that every traffic violator dealt sternly. In a letter to Secretaries RTAs and SDMs, the Cabinet Minister said that the government has taken serious note of the orders and directions issued by the hon'ble courts time to time, which requires intensive traffic checking.

Chandigarh, January 28:

Lambasting the former MLAs of Congress and SAD for misusing Vidhan Sabha stickers and its powers, Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday reminded them that people of Punjab have rejected them and they should now stop misusing the government machinery.

CHANDIGARH, January 25:

Recognising the outstanding services of the Punjab Police, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (GOI), on the eve of 74th Republic Day announced the names of the Punjab Police officers/officials, to be awarded President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPMDS) and Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PMMS).

Chandigarh January 24 :

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), on Tuesday arrested Mahesh Bansal, executive officer (Coordination), PUDA, Mohali in connection with case FIR No. 03, dated 17.01.2023 registered under sections 13 (1) (a) and 13(2) of prevention of corruption act and 409, 420, 120-B of IPC at VB police station Flying Squad, Punjab at Mohali.

Chandigarh, January 24
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan has advised the students to read the other books also with the syllabus books so that their knowledge could not limited to studying the syllabus only.
On the occasion of honoring the winners of "Essay Competition" in the Vidhan Sabha, Mr. Sandhwan said that students should not be limited to only the syllabus but they should also read other books including history and literature. He said that literature plays an important role in the development of human beings, that is why every child must read novels, stories, poems etc.

Chandigarh, January 21 :

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the State, as directed by the Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, nabbed a Inspector of Police (SI) Baljit Singh red handed for accepting a bribe of Rs 7 lakh.