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Punjab to subsidise surface seeders to dissuade stubble burning

September 4, 2023

In a move to exhort farmers not to burn crop residue and instead use mechanisms to manage paddy stubble, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s Punjab government is subsiding Surface Seeders—an in-situ paddy stubble management device—to farmers in the state. Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Sunday...

Following Berkeley sealing, Purohit orders inquiry against Estate Office

September 2, 2023

As per senior officials from the administrative department for the Union Territory of Chandigarh, UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit—who also serves as the Governor of Punjab— is upset with Punjab Estate Office officials because of their “corrupt practices”. Early on Monday, the administration sealed Berkeley Square—a major commercial complex in Chandigarh...

Panchayat dissolution letter leaked, Punjab govt mired in social media blame game

September 2, 2023

Following the suspension of two senior IAS officers after the Punjab government rescinded its decision to dissolve 13,000 Gram Panchayats across the state, a file page containing the signatures of several ministers and bureaucrats surfaced online on Friday. Politics and blame games have since ensued as major players point fingers...

Punjab police nab six associates of Pak-backed terrorist, seize arms

September 1, 2023

Amidst the ongoing campaign to make Punjab a safer, more secure state, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in a joint operation with SAS Nagar Police has arrested six associates of ISI-backed Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Singh alias Rinda and recovered five pistols along with ammunition from their possession, said Director General...

Harsimrat Badal appeals to PM for dedicated trauma centre, medicines in Bhatinda

September 1, 2023

Former union minister and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Thursday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and order the establishment of a dedicated Trauma Centre at AIIMS, Bathinda and ensure the supply of quality drugs at reasonable prices. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mrs Badal...

Punjab govt recalls decision to dissolve Panchayats, suspends two IAS officers

September 1, 2023

The Punjab government, after finding itself under the scanner of the judiciary, has decided to undo its decision to dissolve gram panchayats in Punjab. The move came on Thursday morning and the administration withdrew the notification later in the day. By the evening of 31 August, the government ordered the...

CM Mann orders ‘strict action’ if officials go on strike

August 31, 2023

Taking cognisance of the proposed agitation by Revenue officers in favour of their colleagues who are facing corruption charges, the Punjab Government has applied the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) over the department and those officials who choose to go on strike. Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday directed...

Chief Secy suspends SDM for negligence

August 30, 2023

On the complaint of Ropar Deputy Commissioner Dr Preeti Yadav, Punjab Chief Secretary Anurag Verma has suspended Nangal Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Udaydeep Singh Sidhu for remaining absent from duty during floods in the area. Deputy Commissioner Yadav had written a letter on 17 August to Chief Secretary Verma in...

Bajwa terms dissolution of panchayats as ‘unconstitutional’

August 30, 2023

Terming the dissolution of panchayats in the state “unconstitutional”, Punjab’s Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led Punjab government of aiming for petty political benefits by putting democratic values at stake. Bajwa, a senior Congress leader, said that the rights...

AAP has funds to lease aircraft but not for compensation: LoP Bajwa

August 29, 2023

Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Legislative Assembly and Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday severely rebuked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led Punjab government for its plans to lease an aircraft amid the financial slowdown and natural calamity that the state is currently facing. Referring to...

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