Sandhwan highlights teachers’ role in shaping responsible citizens and lauds Punjab’s education initiatives. Chandigarh , September 5 Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Saturday extended his greetings to teachers across the country on Teachers’ Day and highlighted their role in shaping students into responsible, capable citizens. Sandhwan said education plays an important role […]
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Chandigarh, September 4 The Punjab Chemists Association has said Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh assured representatives of the chemist and pharmacy sector that concerns over several government portals and regulations would be addressed before further implementation. The assurances were given during a nearly two-hour meeting at the Punjab Secretariat on September 2, according to a […]
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MP says five family members’ votes were not mapped, questions difficulties faced by ordinary voters. Patiala, September 4 Patiala MP Dr Dharamvir Gandhi has raised questions over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, claiming that his name was missing from the voter list and that the votes of five members of his family, including himself, […]
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Chandigarh, September 3 The BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) separately demanded an independent investigation on Thursday into allegations that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his wife were allegedly involved in suppressing a rape case and protecting the accused in connection with an alleged ₹5 crore bribe. The BJP’s national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari, […]
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Police say minor quarrel escalated into fatal blade attack Patiala, September 3 The police have reportedly arrested three youths in connection with the killing of a 16-year-old boy in Ranjit Nagar, here recently. SP (City) Mohit Aggarwal said the victim, identified as Tanveer, was allegedly attacked with a “kirch” (a small sharp-edged piece of metal […]
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Chandigarh, September 2 Punjab has launched a statewide digital portal aimed at helping families identify unidentified and unclaimed deceased persons in government mortuaries.The portal, called Pehchaan, was launched by Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Balbir Singh on Wednesday. Under the initiative, facial photographs, permanent identification marks such as tattoos and birthmarks, physical deformities […]
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Viral clip alleges cabbage picked from a garbage heap was cleaned and used by a Chinese fast-food vendor Patiala, September 2 A video from Patiala’s Sanaur vegetable market has gone viral on social media, with the person recording it alleging that a Chinese fast-food vendor was collecting cabbage from a garbage heap, cleaning it and […]
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Favours dialogue with employees to resolve DA issue Patiala, September 2 Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Punjab media advisor Baltej Pannu on Wednesday criticised Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia following the latter’s press conference held on Tuesday, questioning his drug trade allegations against the ruling government and asking him to explain how his […]
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Chandigarh, September 1 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday called for a wider awareness campaign to further reduce paddy straw burning, after the state recorded an 86 percent fall in stubble-burning incidents between 2023 and 2025. The Chief Minister directed officials to take the campaign to villages and blocks, with greater involvement of […]
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Varun Sharma transferred as Mohali SSP as part of the latest IPS reshuffle in the state. Patiala, September 1 Several IPS officers have been transferred in Punjab as part of an administrative reshuffle. Harmandeep Singh Hans has been appointed as the new Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Patiala. The current Patiala SSP, Varun Sharma, […]
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