Punjab Ranks 9th in India Justice Report-2025 Amid Spiralling Vacancies, Overcrowded Jails

Punjab Ranks 9th in India Justice Report-2025 Amid Spiralling Vacancies, Overcrowded Jails

Thursday, 17 April 2025 | Monika Malik | Chandigarh

Despite encouraging strides in policing and legal aid, the latest ‘India Justice Report (IJR)-2025’ painted a picture of a justice system in Punjab that continues to grapple with fundamental structural deficiencies — especially in the judiciary and prison administration. Ranked ninth among 18 large and mid-sized states, Punjab shows selective...

Transport Dept Directed to Clear All Pending Applications by April 25

Thursday, 17 April 2025 | PNS | Chandigarh

Taking another big stride towards citizen-centric governance, the Punjab Government has directed the Transport Department to dispose of all pending applications related to public services by April 25, 2025. The move, announced by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday, is in line with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s vision of...

Punjab Cong Stages Protests Against ED Chargesheet in National Herald Case

Thursday, 17 April 2025 | PNS | Chandigarh/Jalandhar

Punjab Congress on Wednesday launched massive protests across the state, including at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) offices in Chandigarh and Jalandhar, expressing strong opposition to the chargesheet filed against senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case.   Led by Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC)...

Bajwa Grilled for over 5 hrs by Punjab Police Over ‘50 Bombs’ Remark

Wednesday, 16 April 2025 | Monika Malik | Chandigarh/Mohali

High drama unfolded outside the Cyber Crime Police Station in Phase-VII, Mohali, on Tuesday as senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha Partap Singh Bajwa was grilled by the Punjab Police for five and half hours questioning over his controversial remark that “50 bombs have reached...

Bajwa Spreading Fear With Bomb Theory, Waiting for Tragedy: CM Mann

Wednesday, 16 April 2025 | PNS | Chaajli (Sangrur)

In a blistering attack on the Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday accused the Congress leader of “terrorizing people” with his baseless claim that 50 bombs have reached the State, and of deliberately withholding information for political gain.   Mann, addressing a public gathering when...

Punjab CM Dedicates School of Eminence Amid Farmers’ Protests in Sangrur

Wednesday, 16 April 2025 | PNS | Chaajli (Sangrur)

Even as Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann inaugurated a state-of-the-art School of Eminence in Chaajli village of Sangrur on Tuesday, farmers under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) staged a vociferous protest against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government just outside the venue, raising slogans and questioning the government's...

In-Briefs

Wednesday, 16 April 2025 | PNS

MCC issues 180 notices against wastage of water; Violators challaned Chandigarh: The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh on Tuesday started the drive to curb the wastage of drinking water and issued 180 notices to the violators and 8 challans have been issued to the violators. Following the orders of Amit Kumar, Commissioner, MCC...

Punjab govt further streamlines Revenue Services: Cheema

Wednesday, 16 April 2025 | PNS | Chandigarh

/ To streamline public services and eliminate any kind of corruption within the Revenue Department, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday announced a series of transformative measures including clearing all pending cases regarding attestation of uncontested mutations, copying service, issuance of income certificate and inspection of Revenue records beyond...

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