Punjab state poll panel begins process for election of 5 MCs
Punjab State Election Commission has officially begun the process for the upcoming municipal elections, following the Supreme Court’s directive. The elections will cover five Municipal Corporations, including Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, and Phagwara, as well as 43 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats across the state. State Election Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhuri...
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In-Briefs
Punjab Police partners with Rashtriya Raksha University to Bolster Police Training and Skills Chandigarh: To empower state’s police personnel with advanced skills to meet modern law enforcement challenges, the Punjab Police on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat-based Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU). The initiative sought to enhance...
Punjab BoI nominates Manpreet Singh as financial expert
The Punjab Police have nominated Manpreet Singh as a financial and cybercrime expert who will facilitate the police department in detection of financial and cyber crime frauds. An order to this effect has been issued by the Director, Punjab Bureau of Investigation (PBoI). “Keeping in view his previous association with the...
Punjab Speaker urges PM to lift airport kirpan ban immediately
Strongly denouncing the BJP-led Union Government's prohibition on Amritdhari (baptised) Sikh employees wearing the kirpan at airports, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhawan on Monday called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's immediate intervention in the matter. Sandhwan, in an official communique, said that the Union Government's restriction on religious articles of baptised...
Himachal CM inaugurates International Shri Renuka Ji Fair
The International Shri Renuka Ji Fair commenced on Monday at Renuka Ji in Sirmour district with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu receiving the palanquin of Lord Parshuram and led the procession by shouldering it at Dadahu. He said that fairs and festivals were an integral part of our rich cultural legacy...
Hry Agriculture Minister assures farmers of uninterrupted DAP supply
With Opposition questioning the availability of DAP fertiliser in the State, Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana on Monday assured farmers that the supply remains adequate and uninterrupted. Criticising opposition parties for what he called “misleading statements,” Rana emphasised the government’s commitment to support farmers through timely...
Punjab Farm fires cross 7 000-mark after over 400 fresh cases
Farm fire cases crossed the 7,000-mark in Punjab with the state reporting 418 fresh incidents on Monday. Meanwhile, the air quality in many parts of Punjab and Haryana remained in the 'poor' category on Monday. However, Chandigarh's Air Quality Index (AQI) was in the 'very poor' zone. From September 15 till...
Punjab Govt Employees Launch Door-To-Door Campaign Demanding Old Pension Scheme
Amid the ongoing electioneering in Punjab’s four by-poll-bound constituencies, a section of resentful government employees has launched a parallel door-to-door campaign against the state government demanding the reinstatement of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), as promised by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). A section of employees, under the banner of...
